This reference list has been collated – as part of a HelpDesk enquiry that was undertaken by the Evidence on Demand team – to peer-review social and gender issues in a business case, relating to forests and climate change. Whilst not exhaustive, this list may act as a useful resource in the development of future business cases. References are divided into two main categories: 1.Gender issues and forestry Gender participation, empowerment and forests  Gender research and sustainable forestry  Gender mainstreaming  Gender and agriculture  Gender, climate change and forests

Dear friends,

Released today, the 2013 Forest Peoples Programme Annual Report, presents activities from all areas of our work over the last year, also marking our first year with Joji Cariño as Director. 

Audit of Forestland diversion  and Compensatory afforestation by Comptroller and Auditor General of India. The report provides information on forest land diverted for non-forest use, land diverted for compensatory afforestation, use of funds with identification of gaps and suggestion of corrective measures.

RCDC assigned a task of compiling a report on the functioning of PESA in the state of Odisha based both on secondary analysis and primary survey at field level, to a local consultant organization National Institute for Development Innovation(NIDI) in late 2010. Agreeing with our observation that the report submitted under the same required further improvements and enrichments the consultant made fresh efforts in 2011 and submitted an improved version of the same without any extra charges.

Os preços e mercados são elementos importantes nas decisões dos produtores, tanto na lógica da maximização do lucro como na da auto-suficiência alimentar, considerando os custos de oportunidade comparativamente com outros bens, com a utilização da mão-de-obra familiar na exploração agrícola e o assalariamento e com alocação de outros factores de produção. Os preços, associados a outros elementos, são factores determinantes da competitividade da produção doméstica, tanto para as exportações como para a substituição de importações.

A través de un análisis histórico documental se reconocen los efectos del impacto humano en el territorio insular de Aysén, entre los siglos XVI y XIX. Los resultados obtenidos permiten reconstruir un proceso de intervención ambiental que alcanzó su peak en la segunda mitad del siglo XIX, marcado por una notoria degradación de los ecosistemas locales debido a la caza comercial de pinnipedos y la tala maderera del ciprés de las Guaitecas.

The Agroforestry for Livelihoods of Smallholder farmers in Northwestern Viet Nam project (2011-2016) focuses on agroforestry trials on farms in the northwestern mountainous region of the country. The objective of the study was to make an inventory of the current upland farming systems and identify key strengths and weaknesses of each system, including economic efficiency. The farming system diagnosis was based on participatory assessments and focus group discussions and in- depth interviews with 45 project ‘farmer co-operators’ in 17 villages in Yen Bai, Son La and Dien Bien provinces.

In a new guide published today and aimed at decision-makers, key policy advisors, NGOs and governmental institutions, FAO shows how agroforestry can be integrated into national strategies and how policies can be adjusted to specific conditions. The policy guide provides examples of best practices and success stories, as well as suggesting ten major tracks for policy action, including:

Dans le contexte de mettre en œuvre ses engagements dans le cadre de la Convention des Nations Unies sur la Lutte contre la Désertification, le Maroc s’est dote d’un Programme d’Action National de Lutte Contre la Désertification (PANLCD).

This presentation highlights the key outcomes for Phase I and II and looks ahead towards the objectives and expected outcomes of Phase III of the Norad supported Grassroots Capacity Building for REDD+ in Asia project.