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Displaying 1116 - 1120 of 2116Environment Peace Initiative for Colombia (EPIC)-Fondo Patrimonio Natural (FPN)
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(Colombia): .USAID/Colombia's Conservation and Governance activity conserves the Andean Amazon ecosystem and fosters sustainable rural development by providing technical assistance to farmers to develop land management best practices, and improve productivity of combined woodland/grazing and agroforestry systems. In order to protect forest remnants, the activity supports farmers to establish nature reserves on their own land, which are key elements in conservation corridors to enhance biological connectivity. The activity also supports farmers in strengthening the cheese value chain, from production to marketing, and in securing long-term commercial agreements, as well as eco-tourism by supporting a "cheese trail" which stops at various farms and reserves allowing tourists to learn about both the cheese-making process and conservation of the Amazon ecosystem. This tourism component helps to achieve our conservation goals in Colombia through conservation agreements signed with local farmers that protect existing forests and watersheds as private natural reserves, rehabilitate degraded land and establish agroforestry systems. The program is promoting ecotourism linked to these conservation efforts and culture of the cattle ranching, branded as 'The Cheese Route'. This activity is implemented through a local organization, and directly contributes to the USG Mission Objective to improve conditions for inclusive rural economic growth and sustainable development. FY 2018 funding will provide $330,541 for the FY 2018 SFOAA-legislated Andean Amazon Biodiversity directive... .. .
Planning for Climate Adaptation Program
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(Dominican Republic): USAID will use $905,000 in GCC adaptation funds to build municipal planning capacity for land use planning and climate change adaptation in Santo Domingo, Santiago, and selected coastal tourist centers. USAID/DR assistance will strengthen the Dominican Republic's ability to respond to the impacts of climate change and increase resilience of the Dominican Republic's most vulnerable populations. The negative impacts of climate change will compound existing vulnerabilities, such as poor public resource planning and management, the location of low-income populations on marginal and/or flood-prone lands, and a lack of analytically informed systems for decision-making. Therefore, USAID will improve the availability of and access to climate change information, and integration of climate change into municipal-level urban planning and private sector development, with the ultimate goal of increased adoption of risk reduction measures that specifically address climate risks. The Urban Land Use and Climate Change Adaptation Planning activity will contribute to the achievement of USAID/DR's Development Objective Two (DO2) Increased Resilience of People to the Impact of Climate Change during the strategy period 2014-2018 through IR 2.1 : Land Use Planning Reduces Damage from Climate Change. (IM #49972 $905,000 direct GCC-Adaptation)
Social Capital in Forest Management - Local Partner Initiative Biodiversity
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(Peru): We will invest $1,000,000 of FY 2014 Biodiversity funds in the Social Capital in Forest Management activity to be implemented by a local NGO in the Ucayali Region of Peru. We will promote sustainable forest management, biodiversity conservation, and mitigation of deforestation and land degradation. Project results will help slow greenhouse gas emissions from current land uses. We will also promote participatory democratic processes of consultation and coordination between public institutions and social groups considered "excluded". Taking into account intercultural differences between Andean migrant populations and indigenous communities we will work to strengthen the capacity of communities within the activity's implementation area. Increases in human capabilities and technical skills in community forest management will have a positive impact on the environment and the quality of life of participants. (IM # TBD - $1,000,000 indirect GCC-SL)
USAID Natural Wealth
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(Colombia): ..The Natural Wealth activity supports the Colombian Government to preserve dry forests and grassland ecosystems, which are among the world's most threatened and under-protected. The activity helps to augment the presence of state institutions in areas where the past presence of illegal armed actors threatened fragile ecosystems by improving natural resource management and a culture of legality. The activity will work with national and regional authorities and the private sector to build the capacity of civil society, indigenous communities, and local government to improve natural resource management and conservation. The activity will develop economic incentives for biodiversity conservation, such as, commercial agreements, premium prices for products, carbon credits, nature tourism, and production costs reduction. Natural Wealth will support the government in the expansion and creation of national protected areas as well as private reserves. The activity will continue to strengthen land use management, early warning on ecosystem deterioration, and community monitoring. .. .The activity will also support the Colombian Government to improve the implementation of community development plans; strengthen civil society advocacy on natural resource management; and consolidate the market feasibility for economic alternatives in the surrounding areas of three Amazonian national parks to counteract deforestation. Natural Wealth contributes to the ICS Mission Objective to improve conditions for inclusive rural economic growth and sustainable development and helps Colombia on its Journey to Self-Reliance by improving biodiversity conservation and habitat protection..
Objectives
Objectives for Colombia: The program aims to increase the land area under legal protection, Natural Wealth will employ a two-pronged approach. The program will: 1) work to strengthen the management of existing, and new national and regional protected areas; and 2) enhance protection through sound, accountable land management by indigenous groups, communities, and the Civil Society Nature Reserves, support Colombia’s green growth strategy, which includes best management practices in the agricultural sector and development of sustainable economic opportunities to complement efforts to enhance biodiversity conservation, focus efforts at the municipal and regional levels to more effectively strengthen and operationalize national-level land use, and sustainable development and conservation policies on the ground, strengthen the environmental governance capacity of local and regional authorities, improve access to better information on threats to biodiversity, conservation, and habitat loss in order to establish conservation priorities and evaluate development options and tradeoffs.
Land and Rural Development Activity
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(Colombia): ...The Land and Rural Development Program (LRDP) supports Government of Colombia (GOC) efforts to provide equitable and secure land tenure for individuals, communities, and businesses, while also enhancing the effectiveness of public investment in the rural agriculture sector, targeting conflict-affected areas of the country. LRDP addresses the root causes and consequences of Colombia's conflict, including land displacement, lack of formal land titles, chronic rural poverty, and limited licit economic opportunities in rural areas. More specifically, LRDP activities provide technical assistance at the national level to speed up GOC land tenure and property rights registration processes; assist the GOC in testing new, more efficient and transparent mechanisms for public expenditure in the rural sector; and pilot new information systems that will allow the GOC to better manage land tenure information across multiple GOC entities..
Objectives
Objectives for Colombia: Project Objectives: 1) Mobilize public and private sector funds for rural development; 2) Formalize land rights and provision of tenure security; 3) Support restitution for land to victims of conflict; 4) Improve the quality and accessibility of information to expedite land policies.