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Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies
… the land rights and sophisticated resource management of indigenous inhabitants; • they were based on outmoded … areas against illegal activities that threatened protected species. At the same time, scientific ecology recognised that … study we will use the term local populations to refer to indigenous peoples as well as to local communities, fixed or …
Conservation and sustainable development in mountain areas
… Earth’s Land Surface WCF Theme 3: Biodiversity Loss and Species Extinction – Managing Risk in a Changing World 16 … with mid- to high-level marginality, particularly in the indigenous ethnic groups. In the Guatemalan zone, productive … to live, are often left to marginalized people, such as indigenous communities and cultural minorities. Pushed uphill …
Depend on nature: Ecosystem services supporting human livelihoods
… development policies to ensure effective participation of indigenous and local communities. Investing in ecosystem … programmes to control and/or eradicate invasive alien species that threaten livelihoods and ecosystem productivity. … 1. Persuade national governments to recognize the role of indigenous peoples and local communities in establishing and …
Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts
… on human health, agriculture, drinking water and aquatic species. However the effluent—if properly collected and … it, and depending on tree species, they can promote indigenous biodiversity or become an invasive species. 7 by … and amongst most vulnerable: women; children; aged; indigenous groups � sea surface temperature � precipitation � …
Improving access to forest resources - Experiences in informal tenure reform from IUCN’s Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy
… to recognize existing rights of the poor (including indigenous peoples) or grant new rights through legislative … also compiled inventories that identified over 40 plant species including rafflesia, which they have documented on … that has involved planting large areas with various species, including conifers. Despite extensive reforestation …
Integrating Economics into Resource and Environmental Management Some Recent Experiences in the Pacific
… into Resource and Environmental Management While coral species have some capacity to recover from bleaching events, … Pacific Island Countries (PICs), possessing few indigenous sources of oil and gas (with the exception of … dispossession of traditional subsistence hunting areas for indigenous communities. Natural resource managers need to be …
A Gateway to Payments for Ecosystem Services. Using Payments for Ecosystem Services for Livelihoods and Landscapes
… them as natural processes by which ecosystems, and the species that make them up, sustain and fulfil human life … authors then contrast the implications for simple (smaller species pool) landscapes and complex (larger species pool) … Seeing ‘RED’? ‘Avoided Deforestation’ and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities. Forest Peoples …