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Access to land rights and sustainable agriculture for present farmers in Mato Grosso
General
Landsicherung und Unabhängigkeit von Großunternehmen für Kleinbauernfamilien im Bundesstaat Mato Grosso
Objectives
Landsicherung und Unabhängigkeit von Großunternehmen für Kleinbauernfamilien im Bundesstaat Mato Grosso
Frame Agreement with NGO (WWF Finland)
General
The aim of the programme is to conserve the mountain rainforests in Muller-Schwaner area in Borneo. The area is rich in biodiversity and home to many endemic species. Also thousands of people, including indigenous groups, live in the area. However, biodive rsity and local livelihoods are threatened by unsustainable development and infrastructure. Poor governance of natural resources is a direct and indirect cause of habitat, biodiversity, productivity loss by preventing or undermining enabling conditions and incentives for sustainable use. Deforestation, driven by timber logging and forest conversion to palm oil plantations, is one of the key challenges. Also mining is becoming an increasing problem in the area.The expected result of the programme is that an effective conservation management and equitable customary land-use are in place in Muller-Schwaner area. Improvement of land ownership of local communities and strengthening of the environmental legislation and governance principles are in the focus of our approach. At the same time we are influencing the companies working in the area to adopt sustainable approaches and strengthening of local livelihoods through green economy. These all factors reduce pressure on forests and support the long-term wellbeing of people and nature in the area.Beneficiaries: People living in the area, local district governments and local NGOs/CSOs.Implementor: WWF Indonesia (http://www.wwf.or.id/). Cooperation partners: Gunung Lumut Muller Foundation, Indigenous People Aliance (h ttp://www.aman.or.id/), SUAR Institute (http://www.suarmelawi.com), PRCF (People Resource Conservation Foundation) (http://www.prcfoundation.org), FASDA Sawit Lestari Sustainable Palm oil-Facilitator.
War Impact on Dryland Environments and Social-Ecological Resilience in Somalia (WIDER-SOMA)
General
Current wars are concentrated disproportionately in dryland regions yet little is known about their impacts and long-term socio-environmental consequences. The aim of this project is to understand the impacts of war on dryland environments and establish the foundations on which to build socio-ecological resilience to environmental degradation during- and post-conflict. We focus this proposal on Somalia, one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world. Decades of internal conflict have directly and indirectly degraded Somalia's vulnerable dryland environment with deleterious impacts on its people, the majority of whom rely on the land for their livelihoods. This project will: 1) produce new multifaceted socio-environmental and historic datasets and analyses; and 2) build the interdisciplinary capacity and framework to understand the multiple dimensions of the land degradation problem and its causes. The long-term goal of this research is to convert this knowledge into sustainable land use in Somalia in partnership with local agencies and communities in the context of ongoing conflict.
Objectives
The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) supports cutting-edge research to address challenges faced by developing countries. The fund addresses the UN sustainable development goals. It aims to maximise the impact of research and innovation to improve lives and opportunity in the developing world.
OAK - Oxfam India Renewable energy for forest dwellers
General
The main objectives of this project are: 1) To increase tenurial security over forest land and governance of natural resources by the forest dwelling communities in at least 20% of the target villages (out of 96 villages) 2) At least 2 policies are strengthened on Community Forest Rights (CFR) management and address issues of land diversion. 3) To improve livelihoods of forest dependent communities by linking them to appropriate sustainable / renewable energy solutions in 6 villages Overview The current two -year programme is specially being designed with the above objectives to achieve the following outcomes • At least 20% of target villages have improved economic and social security through empowered community institutions and sustainable forest management • To influence government policies so that the existing legal provisions empowering communities to take decision on access and control over their resources are not diluted • Successfully demonstrated Renewable Energy (RE) based systems for domestic and productive purposes
Legal aid with regard to land rights for small farmer communities in Eastern Paraguay
General
Unterstützung juristischer Landrechtsprozesse mit Kleinbauernfamilien in Ostparaguay
Objectives
Unterstützung juristischer Landrechtsprozesse mit Kleinbauernfamilien in Ostparaguay