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The signing of the Goma Declaration was a result of the first sub-regional assembly for territories and areas conserved by indigenous peoples and local communities (ICCAs) in Central Africa held in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo from 7-9 March 2022. Focusing on two types of Protected Areas, specifically ICCAs (also known as ‘Territories of Life’) and ‘other effective area-based conservation measures’ (OECMs), the assembly brought together 75 participants from 7 countries to develop a common advocacy commitment for the recognition, security, and enhancement of ICCAs and OECMs and to...
Under the theme of Parks for Nature and People, over 1,250 multi-level stakeholders from 49 countries in Asia attended the 2nd Asia Parks Congress. The stakeholders, including indigenous peoples and local communities, representatives of UN agencies, government, and civil society, identified the priorities for the next decade to strengthen systems of protected and conserved areas across the region, and to contribute to the achievement of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework being negotiated under the Convention on Biological Diversity. The Congress concluded with the signing of the Kota ...
The Malawi Small Grants Programme started in 2009 during the 4th Operational Phase (OP4). The programme has been underway through 3 successive operational phases. During the 4th Operational Phase (2008 - 2011), the programme had a national geographical focus. The SGP maintained a national focus in the 5th Operational Phase (2011-2014) with a special interest in addressing issues in hotspot areas. During the 6th Operational Phase (2015-2018), SGP Malawi selected a specific landscape: the Lakeshore Landscape covering Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakhota and Salima districts. The Mzimba/Rumph...
The Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme Country Programme Strategy For Operational Phase 7 Botswana
Engaging local communities in conservation and management of World Heritage sites in Africa Planning framework for the implementation of the community management of protected areas for conservation (compact) replication project at the panhandle of the okavango delta world heritage site, Botswana.
Répertoire des Plantes Médicinales (Directory of Medicinal Plants) provides an ethnobotanical analysis of a full range of plants identified for various diseases, and ailments, including those associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a result of many studies and interviews conducted with an array of stakeholders including Imam Mamadou Seydou Diallo (president of the ICCA of Lowé), indigenous peoples and local communities living in villages surrounding the Lowé ICCA forest (Diallocounda, Medina France, Kanicounda and Boudouck), women's groups, healers, religious leaders, customary author...
An update on the successful implementation of the West Indies Sail Heritage Foundation's GEF SGP Project.
CPS for GEF SGP Trinidad and Tobago
Cashew Gardens A Model Community: A case study of Community Waste Management (CWM) in Trinidad and Tobago
CWWA paper delivered by Central Pathfinders Environmental Foundation on the composter which was built with GEF SGP support.
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