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La tenencia de los territorios indígenas y REDD+ como un incentivo de manejo forestal: el caso de los países mesoamericanos

Journal Articles & Books
Noviembre, 2012
Honduras
Nicaragua
El Salvador
Guatemala
Indonesia
Ecuador
Bolivia
Costa Rica
México
Panamá
Nigeria
Américas

Los programas de atención a la reducción de emisiones provenientes de la deforestación o degradación de los ecosistemas, como es el caso de REDD+ y otros programas de incentivos forestales como son los pagos por servicios ambientales (PSA), podrían constituir una oportunidad para el fortalecimiento de los procesos de conservación, aprovechamiento sustentable y reducción de la pobreza en la región mesoamericana, y en particular en los territorios y comunidades indígenas.

PRONEA- Progeama Nacional de Educação Ambiental

Journal Articles & Books
Mayo, 2014
Brasil

A Educação Ambiental surge como política pública no
Brasil com o estabelecimento da Política Nacional
de Meio Ambiente – PNMA (Lei nº 6.938, de 1981),
no contexto da Conferência Intergovernamental de Educação Ambiental de Tbilisi (1977), que destacou o processo educativo como dinâmico, integrativo, permanente e transformador, justamente porque possibilita a aquisição de conhecimentos e habilidades de forma participativa. Desde então, outros marcos legais foram estabelecidos.

Estate Crops More Attractive than Community Forests in West Kalimantan, Indonesia

Peer-reviewed publication
Marzo, 2017

Smallholder farmers and indigenous communities must cope with the opportunities and threats presented by rapidly spreading estate crops in the frontier of the agricultural market economy. Smallholder communities are subject to considerable speculation by outsiders, yet large-scale agriculture presents tradeoffs that they must navigate. We initiated a study in Sintang, West Kalimantan in 2012 and have returned annually for the last four years, building the baselines for a longer-term landscape approach to reconciling conservation and development tradeoffs in situ.

Land Use in Kenya; The case for a national land-use policy

Journal Articles & Books
Febrero, 2015
Kenya

This book exposes the key land use and environmental problems facing Kenya today due to lack of an appropriate national land use policy. The publication details how the air is increasingly being polluted, the water systems are diminishing in quantity and deteriorating in quality. The desertification process threatens the land and its cover. The soils are being eroded leading to siltation of the ocean and lakes. The forests are being depleted with impunity thus destroying the water catchments.

Status report on implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006

Reports & Research
Enero, 2017
India

Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India is  the nodal ministry authorized for the implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (recognition of Forest rights) Act, 2006.

This site presents updated status report of IFR and CFR claims and rights recognition  state-wise with number and area.

Forest Rights Act, 2006

Legislation & Policies
Marzo, 2014
India

Ministry of Tribal Affairs(MoTA), Government of India provides definintion of forest land as per FRA, different types of forest rights as per FRA, and comprehensive rules and guidelines related to FRA.

Committees and Forest Area under JFM

Other legal document
Noviembre, 2015
India

Environmental Information System (ENVIS), established by Government of India, in December, 1982 provides environmental information to different stakeholders etc. This webapge provides information on area, number of committee, membership, benefits related to Joint Forest Management in India state-wise. It also provides state-wise forest cover (1987-2015).

Potential for Recognition of Community Forest Resource Rights Under India’s Forest Rights Act

Reports & Research
Junio, 2015
India

A Preliminary Assessment by RRI, Vasundhara and NRMC. Provides  potential area, state, district and village wise area over which CFR (and IFR) rights can be recognized under the FRA; now used as a baseline for planning and effective implementation of CFR rights, assess the extent to which the law has been implemented; delineate data on forest land, villages & population within village boundaries and CFR Recognition Status. 

Trends in forest ownership, forest resource tenure and institutional arrangements: are they contributing to better forest management and poverty reduction?

Policy Papers & Briefs
Diciembre, 2005
India

This FAO study document provides information on formal and legal basis of  forests and forest management types in Odisha along with trends and changes; describes status and impact of forest management regimes including JFM, CFM and mainstream forest management; delineates lesson learnt and future challenges.

Songgye, a traditional knowledge system for sustainable forest management in Choson Dynasty of Korea

Journal Articles & Books
Diciembre, 2009
República de Corea

Throughout the history of the world, the best-orchestrated and publicly cohesive reforestation event occurred in South Korea. One of the best-known causes for such a success was the leadership of the government at that time, in particular the president Park Chung Hee. However, from forestry point of view, it evolved from Songgye, a traditional method of forest management evolved in late Choson Dynasty of Korea in reaction to rapid privatization of national forests by the elite class and government officials.