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Aid
to communities for sustainable natural resource management
In
July and August 2005, TGER members engaged in a lively e-mail
discussion about aid in conservation and development. After
commentaries on the recently announced aid increases to Africa,
TGER members shared views and relayed personal experiences
about the practice of "aid" to communities, and
discussed alternative approaches, including endowment funds
for sustainable environmental management. Many stressed the
importance of ensuring relevant capacities and sound governance,
for both donors and receivers, especially in the case of the
endowment funds. Others placed the discussion within a broader
geopolitical perspective, requiring more than site-based solutions.
Several other members shared tools, described what they do
to face the issues and posted telling articles and papers.
We have now prepared a compilation of this discussion that
includes the full set of comments from the TGER e-mail discussion,
lightly edited for clarity.
The
full discussion is now available. Please click here to download
it! The people who participated in the discussion and
the issues they covered are listed below. Also, the papers
you can access on the side have been posted by members as
part of the discussion.
- POSTING
A CRITICAL PERSPECTIVE ON "AID TO AFRICA"
Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend (Italy/ Switzerland) - July
5
- ON
AID, COMMUNITES AND CULTURE
Elery Hamilton Smith (Australia) - July 5
- ADDRESS
CORRUPTION THROUGH HUMAN RIGHTS
Marco Bassi (Italy) - July 5
- THE
CRUX ARE STATES, DEBT AND STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS
James Murombedzi (Zimbabwe) - July 5
- ADDRESS
STATES AND COMMUNITIES, HUMAN RIGHTS AND CULTURE
Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend (Italy/ Switzerland) - July
5
- "MULTINATIONAL
CORPORATIONS IN CHARGE OF AID TO AFRICA"
Michel Pimbert (United Kingdom) - July 5
- GOOD
COMMUNITY AID BUILDS ON SUCCESSES AND STAYS THE COURSE
Margareth Jacobsohon (Namibia) - July 5
- RELEASE
FROM BONDAGE ALL SOUTHERN ACTORS (STATES & COMMUNITIES)
Tariq Banuri (Pakistan/ Thailand) - July 5
- WE
HAVE SO MANY RICHES AND YET WE REMAIN POOR
M. Claparols (The Philippines) - July 6
- "THE
GLOBAL AGRICULTURAL DIVIDE"
Geert van Vliet (The Netherlands/ France) - July 6
- A TELESEMINAR
ON THE TOPIC?
Conrad Steenkamp (USA/ South Africa) - July 6
- A COMPLETE
RESTRUCTURING OF AID… SHALL WE HAVE A SITE TO DISCUSS
THAT?
Ronald Leger (Canada) - July 15
- A CONCRETE
EXAMPLE: AID TO SET UP THE SUSTAINABLE USE OF TIMBER OR
A CONSERVATION TRUST FUND?
Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend (Italy/ Switzerland) - July23
- ONLY
SURE FUNDING AND CONTINUITY CAN ALLOW US TO CONSERVE BIODIVERSITY
Wil Maheia (Belize) - July 24
- THE
"PROJECT MENTALITY" … THE INCENTIVES OF THE
DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION ESTABLISHMENT
Taghi Farvar (Iran) - July 24
- A COMMUNITY
CONSERVATION FUND WOULD STILL NEED EXPENSIVE EXTERNAL MONITORS
Jocelyn Davies (Australia) - July 24
- ADDRESS
REAL THREATS… PURELY CASH-BASED SOLUTION RARELY WORK
Helen Newig (United Kingdom) - July 24
- NEOCOLONIALISM
OR A "STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES APPROACH"?
Elery Hamilton Smith (Australia) - July 24
- FUTURE
PROSPECTS ARE DIM
Jose Furtado (Singapore) - July 24
- ARE
WE ALL GOING NUTS?
Ronald Leger (Canada) - July 24
- UNDER
WHAT CONDITIONS A REVENUE INCREASE IS A REAL VICTORY OVER
POVERTY AND HUMAN SUFFERING?
Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend (Italy/ Switzerland) - July
25
- COMMUNTIY-BASED
SYSTEMS HAVE THEIR OWN LIMITATIONS
Bill Burch (USA) - July 25
- "ERADICATING
'POVERTY' OR 'THE POOR'?"
Judithe Bizot (Usa/ France) - July 25
- CONSERVATION
FUNDS GO AGAINST THE GRAIN OF MANY DONORS AND NGOS…
PEOPLE NEED FULL INFORMATION ON LAND USE OPTIONS
Luca Tacconi (Italy/ Australia) - July 25
- AID
SHOULD RESPOND TO THE FELT NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES
Claudine Ramiarison (Madagascar) - July 25
- ARE
DIRECT DISBURSEMENTS COMPATIBLE WITH "EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES"?
Fabien Nathan (France/ Bolivia) - July 26
- THE
STORY OF THE CHEPANG-THE OTHER SIDE OF A DREAM
Purna B. Chhetri (Nepal/ Pakistan) - July 26
- IT
IS HARD TO MEET THE DONORS… WE TRY TO KEEP SAFETY NETS
Wil Maheia (Belize) - July 26
- "A
CRITICAL REVIEW OF COMMUNITY-BASED AND -DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT"
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Lee Alexander Risby (USA) -July 26
- AVOID
GENERIC CRITICISMS … IN SOME CASES FOREIGN EXPERTS
ARE USEFUL
Shah Rehman (Pakistan) - July 27
- SUPPORT
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITES THROUGH DIRECT FUNDS
Isaac Harp (Hawaii) - July 27
- WE
NEED LONG-TERM ENGAGEMENTS WITH SMALLER FUNDING FOR INDIGENOUS
PEPLES IN PAYMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Ed Tongson (The Philippines) - July 27
- WE
NEED LONG-TERM ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FUNDS FOR COMMUNTIES
+ CAPACITY BUILDING FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE SOUTH AND NORTH
Rose Hogan (Ireland) - July 27
- BUILDING
THE STRENGTHS, OPTIONS AND GOVERNANCE OF COMMUNITIES IS
KEY AND NGOS WORK ON THAT… YET THEIR WORK REMAINS "INVISIBLE"
Margaret Jacobsohn (Namibia) - July 27
- NOT
ALL CONSERVATION NEEDS FOREIGN FUNDING… COMMUNITIES
CAN CONSERVE THEIR MANGROVES
Antonio Claparols (The Philippines) - July 28
- FUNDS
AT VARIOUS COORDINATED LEVELS… THE COMMUNITIES SHOULD
CHOOSE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED… FUNDS SHOULD BE RENEWABLE
Vololoniaina Rasoarimanana (Madagascar) - July 28
- VARIOUS
RESOURCES ABOUT ENDOWMENT FUNDS ... FUNDS CAN BE MULTIPURPOSE
... NEED FLEXIBLITY, TRANSPARENCY & ACCOUNTABILITY
Luca Tacconi (Italy/ Australia ) - July 28
- TO
CONSERVE BIODIVERSITY WE MUST FIRST RESOLVE THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC
ISSUES OF THE POOR
Altaf Hussain (Pakistan) - July 30
- SUSTAINABLE
USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND WELL-TIMED SUPPORT CAN HELP
COMMUNITIES… IS THIS A DREAM?
Jaques Pollini (France/ Madagascar) - August 3
- BASIC
NEEDS, GOOD GOVERNANCE AND THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF RIGHTS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
Rose Hogan (Ireland) - August 5
- CONTRACTS
ABOUT SPECIFIC RESULTS FOR BOTH COMMUNTIY GROUPS AND EXTERNAL
SUPPORTERS
Vivienne Solis (Costa Rica) - August 6
- WHAT
TYPE OF CONTRACTS?
Margareth Jacobsohon (Namibia) - August 8
- THE
THIRD AID PARADIGM MAY TELL US THAT "THE PROBLEMS"
ARE WITH THE DONORS RATHER THAN WITH THE RECEIVERS
Jacques Pollini (France/ Madagascar) - August 10
- WHOSE
INTERESTS ARE BEING SERVED IN THE AID PROCESS? ARE AID INSTITUTIONS
PERPETUATING THEMSELVES BY NEVER FULFILLING THEIR MISSION?
Jim Igoe - (United States/ Kenya) - August 11
- AID
IS JUST NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE
Antonio Claparols (The Philippines) - August 12
- "THE
SCOURGE OF INTEREST RATES"
Antonio Claparols (The Philippines) - August 12
- WE
ARE FINALLY DOING ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH WITH INDIGENOUS
PEOPLES
Elery Hamilton Smith (Australia) - August 14
- WE
DON'T NEED AID, WE NEED SOLIDARITY: PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS
THAT WORK AND FIGHT SIDE BY SIDE AGAINST THE SYSTEM THAT
REPRODUCES POVERTY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION
Ileana Valenzuela (Guatemala) - August 15
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