Governance of Natural Resources

GOVERNANCE OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Blog
November 14, 2019
Experimental games help communities explore solutions for better water management
There is growing awareness that water management rules must be adapted to the specific social-ecological-technical context - but this remains a major challenge.
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Events
October 17, 2019
GLF Accra 2019: Interactive session “Restoring forests, restoring communities”
The session features research from Madagascar and Tanzania on how strong use and management rights to trees and forests have catalyzed adoption of restoration practices by local communities.
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News
October 16, 2019
Manual on woreda participatory land use planning launched in Ethiopia
The manual will provide critical guidance for land use planning in Ethiopia’s pastoral areas.
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Blog
October 4, 2019
Make food a priority in land reforms
While land titles and other reforms in forest-dwelling communities in Indonesia, Uganda and Peru have improved people’s lives, food insecurity is still a widespread problem, a new study suggests.
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Events
October 1, 2019
The IASC 2019 World Commons Week Keynote Webinars: Latin America
Webinar "How tenure reform processes can lead to improved governance of indigenous commons: Experiences from Latin America" with Iliana Monterroso (CIFOR) on October 11.
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Events
October 1, 2019
The IASC 2019 World Commons Week Keynote Webinars: Africa
Join the webinar on "Securing the Commons: Tenure and Governance" with Ruth Meinzen-Dick (IFPRI) on October 7, 2019.
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Events
September 23, 2019
Restoration for whom, by whom?
This session organized as part of the 8th World Conference on Ecological Restoration will focus on the inclusivity and the sustainability of the restoration agenda and of restoration practices across multiple places and scales.
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Webinar
June 20, 2019
Land tenure and perceived tenure security in the era of social and economic transformation in Africa
In this webinar on July 2, Dr. Hosaena Ghebru will present findings from a recent set of studies on land tenure and perceived tenure security from Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, and Nigeria.
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Blog
May 15, 2019
In Petén, Guatemala, community forestry is viable business
A recent study in Guatemala provides an example that community stewardship of tropical forest can be a viable model for conserving forest and for achieving livelihood benefits.
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