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Land Portal Foundation administrative account
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Securing land rights of rural communities in the central western zone of Bahia
General
Sicherung der Landrechte von Landgemeinden im zentralen Westen Bahias
Objectives
Sicherung der Landrechte von Landgemeinden im zentralen Westen Bahias
SRJS_ToC_CP Inclusive and sustainable ecosystem governance i
General
The Pantanal is a cross-border ecoregion between Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. It is the world’s largest and best preserved wetland, with lagoons, flooded grasslands and rivers covering an area of 158,000 km2. It borders with the Gran Chaco ecoregion that spans 1,000,000 km2 between Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay. It is the second largest forest area in South America after the Amazon and is made up of a range of habitats, from dry thorn forests and cactus stands to savannahs that are flooded in the wet season. Both ecoregions are brimming with wildlife, including jaguars, water birds, plant, fish and reptile species. The areas are under increasing threat, with the Chaco region being in the top five of highest rates of deforestation in the world. Agricultural expansion, largely driven by unsustainable cattle ranching for international markets, is the biggest threat to natural ecosystems in the Gran Chaco. Although large areas of the Pantanal are still relatively intact, it is increasingly threatened by expanding unsustainable farming practices, illegal mining, hydroelectric power plant construction and waterway modifications. These developments are compromising the functioning of important ecosystem services that these areas provide, such as water regulation and availability. The Pantanal is a large climate buffer that stores water in the wet season and releases it in the dry season. Changing this system will affect the entire region. Climate change is intensifying pressures on the regions, with droughts being one of the main expected climate impacts, as well as decreases in water provision and problems of salination. In both regions, natural evaporation is already higher than precipitation levels. This is weakening the resilience of these landscapes to adapt to the inevitable effects of climate change. The increasing demand for agricultural land for cattle ranching has led to land rights clashes with indigenous communities, as communities and subsistence farmers are increasingly being displaced from their traditional farming grounds to make way for agricultural giants. This is impacting local food security, water availability and conservation.
Enhancing Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Land and Natural Resource Management
Objectives
Safeguard globally significant terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystems services by strengthening national capacities and frameworks for biodiversity and natural resource management, integrated land use planning and environmental law enforcement as well as enhancing protected area management and the sustainability of charcoal production
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Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
Land and Water Rights in SADC Region: Entrenching Global and Regional Policy Frameworks
General
The overall impact of the research programme is to contribute to improved human / institutional capabilities for socio-economic development in the SADC Region (as laid down in SADC RISDP 2015 – 2020 priority area D, special programmes of regional dimension). The outcome of ADC’s contribution is that policy makers and civil society are supported with evidence-based information to promote inclusive and sustainable land and water governance policies.
Securing land rights for rural communities threatened by infrastructure projects in central West Bahia
General
Securing land rights for rural communities threatened by infrastructure projects in central West Bahia
Objectives
Securing land rights for rural communities threatened by infrastructure projects in central West Bahia
Chittagong Hill Tracts Watershed Co-Management Activity (CHTWCA)
General
(Bangladesh): This activity builds regional resilience through an integrated, inclusive ecosystem co-management approach that conserves the natural habitats of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) watershed. It will provide technical assistance to the Forest Department, Ministry of CHT Affairs, Hill District Councils, Village Common Forest Management Committees, and forest-dependent communities to protect and manage forests and watersheds of the CHT. The activity will implement the approved Integrated Watershed Management Action Plan and conduct natural regeneration surveys to inform forest baseline status, and utilize GIS mapping to identify suitable micro-watersheds for assisted natural regeneration activities. It will continue to raise awareness against forest and wildlife crimes and provide training on climate change adaptation, sustainable forest management, social cohesion, and market-linked resilient livelihoods. Social cohesion activities will help mediate land tenure and communal conflict among host communities affected by Rohingya migration.Protection of forests contributes to the prevention of landslides and long-term ecosystem services for food, water, and livelihoods and thus supports the U.S. government's objective of strengthening resilience to natural hazards. Funding within this IM contributes to meeting the required Host Community ($257,598), Combating Wildlife Trafficking, Microenterprise and Livelihoods, and Gender Based Violence directives. $200,000 biodiversity funds will be attributed to Adaptation Indirect.
Global Land Alliance
General
The mission of Global Land Alliance is to enable the sustainable prosperity of people and places by advancing learning and practice of land governance to achieve healthy relationships with land, life and natural resources, emphasizing local and Indigenous knowledge. Global Land Alliance (GLA) is a co-director of PRINDEX. Omidyar Network supported GLA to scale PRINDEX to inform thematic policy debates on land, housing, financial inclusion, climate, women’s rights, human rights, and conflict prevention/resolution which are impacted by tenure insecurity