Community

The Green Nation Initiative of Uzbekistan

In November 2021, Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev launched an ambitious new initiative, called “Yashil Makon”(Green Nation), that aims to plant 1...

Scaling up Insurance to Protect Fijian Farmers

Fiji’s Ministry of Economy partnered with UN Capital Development Fund in 2020 on a pilot project aimed at providing parametric...

Ripple Africa

Since 2010 Ripple Africa has been supporting communities to protect 340 sq.km of forest in northern Malawi, mainly in Nkhata Bay District....

The Kwimba Reforestation Project of Tanzania

In 1990, Tanzania embarked on the Kwimba Reforestation Project. Under this project, an international group of people and businesses worked together...

Bangladesh’s Commendable Journey towards Climate Resilience

Bangladesh’s actions are often cited as models for proactively investing in disaster risk management globally. Over the years, the country...

Carbon Sequestration and Community-Based Conservation: A Holistic Approach to Environmental Stewardship

This article discusses the role and relevance of community-based conservation in the context of carbon sequestration.

Mozambique Taps its Potential for the Carbon Market

Mozambique’s national parks and rich biodiversity are globally renowned. In 2021 Mozambique became the first country to be paid by...

The Kudumbashree Initiative

Agrobiodiversity is the sustained management of various biological resources including multi-cropping, trees, herbs, spices, livestock, fish species and non-domesticated resources...

Shankar’s Initiative

Muthupet, located in Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu, India used to receive significant amounts of rainfall. However, in due course...

Panlaoy: An ancient tradition of the Philippines

In the southern Philippines, an indigenous community known as Higaonon from Misamis Oriental province practice a forest management tradition known...

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