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USFS Inter-agency agreement (IAA)
General
The focus of this IAA with the USFS is the first sub-purpose, or "Intermediate Result", of the USAID/Brazil Environment Strategy: "Biodiversity conservation efforts strengthened in priority protected areas." USFS will provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Environment, the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity (which manages national parks and other protected areas) and other GOB agencies working in biodiversity conservation. Of particular interest will be work related to land use planning, concessions planning, facilitating public use of protected areas, and economic studies including assessments of supply chains of sustainably produced or collected products. (IM# 57639; GCC-SL indirect: $2,400,000)
Ecosystem-Based Adaptation to Climate Change in the Magdalena River Basin
General
The project supported the Colombian government in the development of a planning framework to design and implement a cost-effective, climate-resilient management plan for the Magdalena River Basin in order to reduce flood risks and provide for economic growth while sustaining a healthy river and accounting for climate changes. Around 80 % of Colombian residents are living in the Magdalena River Basin and 80% of GDP is produced there. The partnership mapped biodiversity, ecosystem services and land use, and develops watershed models for two pilot watersheds in order to better understand the hydrologic regime. The project developed proposed climate adaptation strategies to reduce climate impacts. Involvement of local stakeholders was key, in order to provide broad benefits and buy-in, and include land management options to preserve vital ecosystem services that society needs to buffer the impacts of climate change.
DFID support to MapMyRights to improve land rights information and knowledge
General
This activity (DFID support to MapMyRights to improve land rights information and knowledge) is a component of Land Governance for Economic Development reported by FCDO, with a funding type of 111 - Not for profit organisation and a budget of £1,999,999.This project benefits Developing countries, unspecified.And works in the following sector(s): Agricultural land resources.
Artisanal Mining and Property Rights (AMPR)
General
The Artisanal Mining and Property Rights (AMPR) activity will improve land and resource governance and promote responsible supply chains for minerals to mitigate against conflict, reduce flows into illicit financial networks, improve economic livelihoods and self-reliance for poor artisanal mining communities, support sustainable environmental practices, increase revenues from artisanal and small scale mining, and promote social cohesion, key U.S. Government goals. Among other activities, this activity will help establish and improve artisanal mining policies and laws, address alternative livelihoods and land use planning, provide training at the local and national levels, and work with artisanal and small scale mining stakeholders at all levels - from local communities to international fora. This activity will adopt a gender sensitive and multidisciplinary approach to address the development challenges associated with informal artisanal and small scale mining.
Enhancing food security and rural development outcomes through AFR100
General
Verbesserung in der Nahrungsmittelsicherheit und ländlichen Entwicklung durch AFR100
Objectives
Das Vorhaben leistet einen Beitrag zum internationalen Klimaschutzprozess und verknüpft durch technische Unterstützung auf Länder- und regionaler Ebene die Schwerpunkte Klima und Ländliche Entwicklung über die Themen nachhaltiges Waldmanagement und Wiederaufforstung, Landnutzungsplanung und Förderung von Agroforstansätzen. Die AFR100 Initiative wird auf regionaler und Länderebene vertieft umgesetzt. Die unterstützten Länder fördern durch den Ansatz der Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) ländliche Entwicklung und Ernährungssicherung.
Sustainable Management of Community Lands II
General
(Mexico): .The Activity, implemented by a local organization, will use FY 2021 funds to strengthen government of Mexico policies and regulations, and work with local communities, the private sector and other stakeholders in the Yucatan Peninsula (the states of Quintana Roo and Campeche) and the State of Mexico (Amanalco-Valle de Bravo) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from forestry and agriculture. The Activity, aligned with ICS Objective 4.1, will promote local production from sustainable land management to strengthen sustainable value chains and increase livelihoods for smallholder producers. It also will facilitate partnerships between rural producer organizations (farmers and forest entrepreneurs), private companies (hotels and forest products consumers), and governmental agencies, to realize sustainable use of natural resources and the development of rural communities in sustainable landscapes. The Activity will disseminate its lessons learned and experiences to influence government decision-makers to design and/or implement regulations and programs that foster rural development and the reduction of deforestation and forest degradation... .