Blog | 24 Jan, 2024
Após uma reunião com o Vice-Presidente de Ciência e Biodiversidade da Comissão Mundial de Áreas Protegidas da IUCN na Cidade do Cabo, África do Sul, gostaria de apresentar as principais conclusões de sua apresentação, na qual ele ilustrou a história, o contexto e as características das OMEC e…
Blog | 24 Jan, 2024
Luego de un encuentro con el Vicepresidente de Ciencia y Biodiversidad de la Comisión Mundial de Áreas Protegidas de la UICN en Ciudad del Cabo (Sudáfrica) voy a presentar las principales deducciones de su presentación en las que ilustró sobre la historia, el contexto y las características de…
Blog | 16 Jan, 2024
Restoring Soil and Land Health in Rwanda Using a Community Centered Approach
In 2019, in response to the challenges of landscape degradation and food insecurity, the Government of Rwanda through Rwanda Forestry Authority (RFA) and in collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) secured funding from the…
Blog | 20 Dec, 2023
El Seminario Brasileño y Encuentro Latinoamericano sobre Áreas Protegidas e Inclusión Social atrajo a más de 700 personas para compartir las lecciones aprendidas y el futuro de estos territorios en relación a la equidad y eficacia de las áreas protegidas y conservadas en la Universidad de São…
Blog | 20 Dec, 2023
O Seminário Brasileiro e Encontro Latino-Americano sobre Áreas Protegidas e Inclusão Social atraiu mais de 700 pessoas para compartilhar lições aprendidas e o futuro desses territórios em relação à equidade e à eficácia das áreas protegidas e conservadas na Universidade de São Paulo.
File | 2022
Forest Landscape Restoration - Technical Packages for Rwanda
This report offers a comprehensive analysis of landscape restoration efforts in Rwanda's Gatsibo and Gicumbi districts. Initially, it outlines various landscape restoration initiatives undertaken in these regions. Subsequently, it delves into a detailed cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to evaluate…
Grey literature | 2024
Improving the sustainability of freshwater services
The IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions™ self-assessment tool is a recent framework for assessing the effectiveness of a potential NbS intervention against eight good practice principles, associated with 28 criteria. This report brings an overview of the NbS Global Standard…
Blog | 01 Nov, 2023
TREPA project to plant over 18,000 ha of native species during 2023-2024 tree planting season
Rwanda’s Eastern Province contains the largest area of national farming lands, but it is highly vulnerable to increasing droughts. With smallholder farmers depending exclusively on rainfall, changes to weather seasonality including shorter and more intense rainy seasons have led to crop failure…
Blog | 25 Oct, 2023
Brief note about Transforming Eastern Province through Adaptation (TREPA) project
Rwanda is ranked among African countries in terms of natural resource dependency. In recent years, over the last decade, the frequency and severity of climate related impacts, particularly floods, droughts and landslides have significantly increased, resulting in loss of lives, crop and…
News | 18 Oct, 2023
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in collaboration with the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), under the leadership of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries…