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Displaying 1431 - 1435 of 2117Green Livelihoods Alliance 2 Vietnam
General
Viet Nam has a total area of 33.1 million hectares and a population of 96.2 million people, comprising 54 ethnic groups. Viet Nam GLA partners will implement the programme in the Central Highlands (CHs), an area about 400-1,500m above sea level which accounts for 16.5% of the land and 6% of the population. Despite numerous development policies, most IPLCs have poor livelihoods, unsecured and degraded forest resources, and are somewhat marginalized economically, culturally and politically. Women and girls are suffering most from the situation. The selected landscapes are located in four of the Central Highlands: Dak Lak, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, and Lam Dong provinces with a total area of 4.85 million hectares and about 45% forest cover. Much of the land is the watershed of the Srepok River which plays an important role in local ecosystems, biodiversity, and soil and water protection for lower provinces. At present, deforestation and forest degradation in the CHs is alarming due to agricultural expansion, illegal exploitation, and forestland conversion for other purposes . The CHs are the home of many native peoples including the Jarai, Ede, Bana, K’Ho, and M’nong. These peoples account for 26% of the total 6.2 million people of the CHs. Since 1960, the life of native peoples has been disturbed in terms of environment, culture, and livelihood due to resettlement and biased development policies. At present, IPLCs in CHs are among the poorest people in the country. Unfortunately, the current loss of the forests – the foundation of IPLC’s cultures and livelihoods – exacerbates further the hardship of native peoples.
Objectives
The GLA programme in Viet Nam has three long-term objectives i) IPLCs have their livelihoods sustained ecologically and economically; ii) Local authorities and businesses reduce IPLC’s forestland conversion for other purposes; iii) IPLCs including women and youth are able to participate and voice up in policy decision making process at all levels. To achieve this, the partners will promote forest land allocation to communities, support local governments and other landscape actors in the sustainable management of their landscapes and in sustainable livelihood development, and empower IPLCs, including women and youth, to participate better in decision-making processes at the landscape and national level.
SRJS_ToC_MM Community based land management in the Taninthar
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Tanintharyi Region in the far south of Myanmar is among the least populous and least densely populated regions in Myanmar. Forested landscapes cover 86% of Tanintharyi Region, with more than half of the area containing intact forests with high conservation value. Its unique vegetation features special species, such as the endangered Gurney’s pitta, as well as threatened large mammals including tigers, elephants, tapir and Malayan sun bears. The biggest threats to ecosystems in the selected area are agricultural expansion (particularly palm oil and rubber), mining (tin, tungsten, coal and gold extraction), infrastructure development (the Dawei Special Economic Zone, hydropower and coal-fired power plants) and legal and illegal logging of trees and mangroves by companies and communities that lack alternative livelihood options. Key underlying issues are weak land laws and policies, a decade long conflict situation that has resulted in unclear administrative boundaries and procedures and many returning refugees and internally displaced persons, as well as poverty. Tanintharyi is seeing dramatic dispossession, land conflicts and pollution as a result of agribusiness and mining. Many concessions in Tanintharyi have led to conflict because communities have never had their land officially registered, despite it being owned and managed for many generations. Mining-related water pollution and water shortages negatively impact crop yields and livelihoods. The anticipated return of refugees and related land claims are likely to cause further challenges. Myanmar has been identified as the second most vulnerable country to climate change in the world. Safeguarding and enhancing Myanmar’s natural capital can play an important role in building resilience to climate change. One example is mangroves, which not only play an important function as a birthplace and breeding ground for brackish and salt water flora and fauna, but also in protecting coasts from fierce storms related to changing weather patterns. While still largely intact in Tanintharyi, these mangroves are now increasingly under pressure, as communities and companies are cutting them down for fuel and charcoal production.
F.a: Regional campaign against commercializing and privatizing nature
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The project consists of campaigning against commercializing and privatizing of nature, as well as supporting more sustainable alternatives born in local communities in seven Latin American countries. The project is implemented by the national Friends of th e Earth groups in Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Colombia, Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina. Local communities’ work on small scale farming, native seeds, community forestry and mangrove forests is supported through training, networking and communication materials. Awareness-raising of the wider public and advocacy aimed at political decision-makers is implemented by producing leaflets, radio programmes and analysis. Advocacy work is also related to the drafting and implementation of laws on seeds, harmful impacts of agro chemicals and protection of forests and wetlands. REDES is a Uruguayan NGO founded by students and social activists in 1988. It campaigns on social and environmental themes aiming at increasing general public’s awareness and influencing on political decision-making. Together with universities and social movements it does studies, communication work and training on the same themes. In addition, it drafts proposals on alternative public policies and supports local level actors in implementi ng them. Lately REDES has focused on food sovereignty (seeds, land rights, agro chemicals, land grabbing, agribusiness). REDES has 40 members and approximately 900 collaborators. It is Uruguay’s Friends of the Earth. www.redes.org.uy
FLC: Pastoralist Land Right Project
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This is the continuation of the project which started last year. TPCF work with others to ensure that pastoralist rights and interests are safeguarded in Tanzania Mainland. The main objectives of the project are: to enable peaceful dialogue on land rights among pastoralist and other land users to reduce tension and allow joint efforts to look for sustainable solution on land base conflict in the targeted districts by June 2016. Minimized land resources base conflicts among land users by enabling villages su rvey and land use planning in Loliondo villages by May 2016 and improve community rights to access control and benefit on land resources for all groups in Loliondo. main activities include: Consultative workshops on land rights awareness for bordering vill ages sessions; Facilitate land conflict resolutions at the villages and peace building; Village land borders survey and to facilitate sustainable land use plan in the villagestargeted groups include: Local councilors/village and District; wards land tribun als; District land and housing tribunal; traditional leaders in the respective wards; expert land surveyor from the District land office. the final results of the activities will include: Sustainable land use planning amicable and permanent resolution for land conflict s in Loliondo; Peace strengthens among Pastoralists and Agriculture communities in District of Kiteto Mvomero and Western Kilimanjaro in Longindo
Promoting the Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Land Tenure in South Sudan
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Overall objective: To improve land governance system in South Sudan in line with the VGGT and the African Framework and Guidelines (AF-G) through building capacity of the MLHPP and of other key land-related ministries stakeholders in South Sudan.Specific objectiveTo improve awareness and understanding of the VGGT among relevant stakeholders in South Sudan.