Baseline survey findings from a randomized control trial that examines the effects of a sustainable land management training delivered to couples or women only in the context of rural Ethiopia where all participants are beneficiaries of a targeted social safety net program. The baseline survey was conducted in June 2023 and results were presented to implementation partners in October 2023.

Lucy Billings, Dan Gilligan, Parthu Kalva, Jessica Leight, Heleene Tambet, Kibret Mamo Bahiru, Michael Mulford and Kalkidan Bekele REGIONAL WORKSHOP SPIR II Learning Event Co-organized by IFPRI, USAID, CARE, ORDA, and World Vision MAY 16, 2023 - 9:00AM TO MAY 17, 2023 - 5:00PM EAT

Samuel Jilo Dira, Mulye Girma,Tafesse Matewos, Biniyam Moreda, Melisew Dejene, Getahun Kassa REGIONAL WORKSHOP SPIR II Learning Event Co-organized by IFPRI, USAID, CARE, ORDA, and World Vision MAY 16, 2023 - 9:00AM TO MAY 17, 2023 - 5:00PM EAT

Policy Implications (Support the proper sectoral integration of SLM efforts by mainstreaming SLM strategies into national and subnational strategies, plans, and programs; Stimulate public/private funding for SLM interventions and their sustainability, generating multiple environmental and development benefits; Encourage the design and implementation of studies to assess SLM interventions’ cost-effectiveness, social benefits, and trade-offs; Encourage the design and implementation of socioeconomic and livelihood impact studies to understand social acceptance and direct/indirect benefits; a

This guidance document is designed to help Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) member states implement the IGF Mining Policy Framework (MPF). It focuses on the role that national governments can play in ensuring the effective and sustainable management of the environment and natural resources by the mining sector, using the legislative, regulatory, and policy tools and mechanisms at their disposal.

Secure land rights for all—women and men, regardless of ethnicity or religion, or civil, economic, social, or political status—are foundational for achieving a world free of poverty, hunger, and systematic gender discrimination. So, in 2015, we celebrated when world leaders recognized the critical importance of land rights within Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals. Member States’ ambitious written commitments, however, have not been followed by on-the-ground action.