Story | 23 Apr, 2021
New book: Commons institutions and how they work (or not)
CEESP News: by Prateep Kumar Nayak, Editor, and by Fikret Berkes, University of Manitoba*
Conservation depends on understanding the motivations of people who use biodiversity and practice stewardship. As a shared resource, biodiversity is both a local and a global commons. Commons…
Blog | 20 Apr, 2021
A Place to Call Her Own: Land titling and gender-based violence in South Kivu, DRC
In the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), there are no female chiefs or heads of wards across the 40 villages in Walungu. The low level of representation in these leadership spaces means that women face an uphill battle when it comes to accessing land rights.
Article | 12 Apr, 2021
Renforcement des capacités des acteurs pour une meilleure résilience au changement climatique
Koudougou, Burkina Faso, le 12 avril 2021 - L’UICN et la WASCAL organisent conjointement l’atelier de formation sur les risques liés au changeent climatique et autres facteurs de dégradation pour une gestion intégrée des écosystèmes dans les sous bassins de la…
Article | 09 Apr, 2021
Les organisations locales «ne sont pas un simple complément» aux efforts de conservation
David Kaimowitz partage ses réflexions sur le rôle du Mécanisme forêts et paysans, l’organisation mondiale qu’il dirige actuellement, il examine ensuite un nouveau rapport portant sur la gouvernance des forêts par les peuples autochtones et…
Artículo | 06 Apr, 2021
Las organizaciones locales no son simples “accesorios” de la conservación
David Kaimowitz, del Mecanismo para Bosques y Fincas de la FAO, nos comparte sus reflexiones sobre el papel de la organización mundial que dirige, analiza el reciente informe sobre la gobernanza de los bosques por parte de los pueblos indígenas y…
Story | 05 Apr, 2021
New book: "Advanced Introduction to Community-based Conservation"
CEESP News: by Fikret Berkes, University of Manitoba's Natural Resources Institute
The book is a synthesis of community-based conservation theory and practice, written as a textbook for university students and for international conservation practitioners. Berkes argues that biodiversity…
Story | 26 Mar, 2021
Local organisations “are not simple add-ons” to conservation
David Kaimowitz of the Forest and Farm Facility shares his thoughts on the role of the global organisation he now manages, discusses a new report on Forest Governance by Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, and touches on connections to primary forests…
Story | 25 Mar, 2021
Blockchain for forest landscape restoration: FLRchain marries two brilliant concepts
Were those trees actually planted? IUCN has teamed up with Gaiachain to develop FLRchain – a blockchain-based application to follow forest landscape restoration implementation through a verifiable ledger system that traces transactions from funding…
Story | 01 Mar, 2021
New data reveals slow progress in achieving gender equality in environmental decision making
Around the world, women are leaders, stewards, educators, engineers, farmers and scientists who contribute invaluable experiences and knowledge to effectively safeguard our environment and realise sustainable development goals. So where are they in top decision-making positions? This…
Story | 24 Feb, 2021
New book: "Communities, Conservation & Livelihoods"
CEESP News: by Dr. Anthony Charles *
Communities, Conservation and Livelihoods is a new and freely-available book exploring how local communities, around the world, are tackling some of the biggest global challenges: the climate, the environment, and how to reach local conservation goals…