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Maps Link Clean Water, Sanitation, and Poverty for Uganda’s Development

October 8, 2009
Location: KAMPALA, UGANDA

A new set of maps illustrating levels of clean drinking water, sanitation facilities, and poverty in Uganda will help guide national development planning.

Mapping a Healthier Future: How Spatial Analysis Can Guide Pro-Poor Water and Sanitation Planning in Uganda

Uganda Ministry of Health, Uganda Ministry of Water and Environment, Uganda Bureau of Statistics, International Livestock Research Institute, World Resources Institute

October, 2009

This report presents maps and analyses designed to inform the policies surrounding poverty reduction efforts in Uganda and to help reach the 2015 national targets on safe drinking water and improved sanitation.

DRC Forest Title Conversion Process Results

In 2005, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) launched a comprehensive process to review historical logging titles and bring them into compliance with its recently enacted Forest Code

Interactive Forest Atlas for Gabon (Atlas Forestier Interactif du Gabon)

Benoit Mertens and Jean Sylvestre Makak

June, 2009

Mapping a Better Future: How Spatial Analysis Can Benefit Wetlands and Reduce Poverty in Uganda

May, 2009

Drawing on Uganda’s rich baseline of wetland data and poverty mapping, this report provides a detailed examination of the links between ecosystem services and the location of poor communities and presents practical lessons for policy-makers across government.

Uganda Wetland Maps Will Help Reduce Poverty, Boost Economy

May 5, 2009
Location: KAMPALA, UGANDA

Uganda’s leaders now have access to maps that will allow them—for the first time ever—to reduce poverty through better management of the country’s wetlands.

Forest Clearing and Forest Cover in the Humid Tropical Forest Biome: 2000-2005

Total forest clearing over the study period is estimated to be 27.2 million

Ecosystem Services: A Guide for Decision Makers

Janet Ranganathan, Karen Bennett, Ciara Raudsepp-Hearne, Nicolas Lucas, Frances Irwin, Monika Zurek, Neville Ash and Paul West

March, 2008

Presents various methods that use ecosystem services—the benefits of nature such as food, fuel, natural hazard protection, pollination, and spiritual sustenance—to enable decision makers to link ecosystems and economic development.

Watershed-Based Analysis of Threats to Coral Reefs

Improving coastal resource management and coral reef protection by providing comprehensive information on land-based sources of threat to coral reefs.

Forest Carbon Work On-the-Ground in Indonesia

By Lesley Pories on December 12, 2007
Location: BALI, INDONESIA

The choice of Bali as the location for the 2007 U.N. climate conference, currently underway, is significant because Indonesia is home to the world’s third largest remaining intact tropical forest (following only Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Congo). This makes it crucial in the fight against global warming.

At this year’s conference, there has been much focus on offsetting carbon emissions by preventing deforestation – a concept known as “avoided deforestation” or Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD).

Pilot Analysis of Global Ecosystems (PAGE)

The Pilot analysis of global ecosystems (PAGE) provides a “big picture” view of ecosystems using indicators and maps at global and continental scales.

Coral Reefs

Pioneering efforts to quantify the risks posed to reefs and the value they provide to people and nature.

Reefs at Risk in Belize

Improving access to information on coral reefs in Belize in support of better management of coastal resources.

Reefs at Risk - Analysis of Threats to Coral Reefs

Raising awareness of threats to coral reefs and providing information and tools to manage coastal habitats more effectively.

Reefs at Risk in Southeast Asia

Raising awareness about human pressure on coral reefs in Southeast Asia and providing specific information and tools to manage coastal habitats more effectively.

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