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26 Resources for

Equity & Governance

Initiatives

July 20, 2017

Advancing Community-Driven Solutions for Clean Air and Water

Forests

Africa

Outcomes

December 22, 2016

Civil Society Organizations Use Public Information to Protect Forests

Top Outcome: 2016

Rangers in Kibale National Park, Uganda, learn to use the Forest Watcher app developed by the Jane Goodall Institute, Google, and Global Forest Watch. Photo by Lilian Pintea/Jane Goodall Institute

Top Outcome: 2016

Forests

Africa

Outcomes

December 22, 2016

Democratic Republic of the Congo Enables Forest-based Communities to Secure Land Rights

Top Outcome: 2016

Community consultation in Lukolela, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo: Ollivier Girard/CIFOR, Flickr

Top Outcome: 2016

Forests

Africa

Outcomes

December 22, 2016

African Countries Commit to Restore More Than 63 Million Hectares of Degraded Land

Top Outcome: 2016

Farmers and officials at a tree nursery in Nyandarua County, Kenya. Photo by Aaron Minnick/WRI, Flickr

Top Outcome: 2016

Equity & Governance

Insights

December 22, 2015

After Paris, Making Good on Climate Commitments Requires Good Governance

Climate
International Climate Action
COP21
Paris Agreement
climate change
NDC
international climate policy
public participation
UNFCCC

Climate
International Climate Action
COP21
Paris Agreement
climate change
NDC
international climate policy
public participation
UNFCCC

Climate

Africa

Insights

December 6, 2015

Fighting Climate Change with Trees in Africa

deforestation
COP21
global forest watch
restoration

Wanjira Mathai (center) with Andrew Steer and Jane Goodall at AFR100 launch, Paris. Photo credit: Sarah Weber

deforestation
COP21
global forest watch
restoration

Climate

North America Latin America Africa Europe

News

November 30, 2015

STATEMENT: At COP21, Heads of State and Institutions Call for Pricing Carbon

carbon pricing
COP21
Business
GHG emissions
international climate policy
low carbon development
multilateral development banks

carbon pricing
COP21
Business
GHG emissions
international climate policy
low carbon development
multilateral development banks

Climate

Africa

Insights

October 1, 2015

South Africa Pledges to Peak Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2025

International Climate Action
COP21
Climate
greenhouse gases
NDC
international climate policy
UNFCCC

South Africa is the first country to apply a carbon budget approach to determine whether its INDC represents a fair share of global emission reductions. Photo by Lollie-Pop/Flickr.

International Climate Action
COP21
Climate
greenhouse gases
NDC
international climate policy
UNFCCC

Equity & Governance

Africa

Insights

July 16, 2013

Strengthening Cameroon’s Forest Governance: 3 Key Challenges for Cameroon’s REDD+ Process

Climate
Forests
environmental democracy
public participation
deforestation

Climate
Forests
environmental democracy
public participation
deforestation

Equity & Governance

Africa

Insights

May 31, 2013

Improving Freedom of Information in Uganda

Equity & Governance
environmental democracy
extractive industries
freedom of information
fossil fuels
public participation

Equity & Governance
environmental democracy
extractive industries
freedom of information
fossil fuels
public participation

Forests

Africa Latin America

Insights

March 18, 2013

5 Lessons for Sustaining Global Forests

deforestation
restoration
Forests
illegal logging
public participation

deforestation
restoration
Forests
illegal logging
public participation

Equity & Governance

Africa Latin America Asia

Research

May 4, 2010

A Seat at the Table

Equity & Governance

Africa

Research

November 7, 2008

Building Local Democracy through Natural Resource Interventions

Africa

Research

September 11, 2008

On Whose Behalf

Africa

Africa Asia Latin America

Research

January 15, 2007

Representation, Equity and Environment Working Paper Series

Forests

Africa

Research

June 2, 2005

Profiling Local-Level Outcomes of Environmental Decentralizations

Forests

Africa

Research

November 1, 2004

Constitutional Reform and Environmental Legislative Representation in Uganda - A Case Study of Butamira Forest Reserve in Uganda

Equity & Governance

Africa

Research

June 2, 2004

Assessing Accountability in Cameroon’s Local Forest Management

Equity & Governance

Africa

Research

May 1, 2004

Tools for Local-Level Rural Development Planning in Uganda

Equity & Governance

Africa

Research

April 1, 2004

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Advancing Community-Driven Solutions for Clean Air and Water

Civil Society Organizations Use Public Information to Protect Forests

Democratic Republic of the Congo Enables Forest-based Communities to Secure Land Rights

African Countries Commit to Restore More Than 63 Million Hectares of Degraded Land

After Paris, Making Good on Climate Commitments Requires Good Governance

Fighting Climate Change with Trees in Africa

STATEMENT: At COP21, Heads of State and Institutions Call for Pricing Carbon

South Africa Pledges to Peak Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2025

Strengthening Cameroon’s Forest Governance: 3 Key Challenges for Cameroon’s REDD+ Process

Improving Freedom of Information in Uganda

5 Lessons for Sustaining Global Forests

A Seat at the Table

Building Local Democracy through Natural Resource Interventions

On Whose Behalf

Representation, Equity and Environment Working Paper Series

Profiling Local-Level Outcomes of Environmental Decentralizations

Constitutional Reform and Environmental Legislative Representation in Uganda - A Case Study of Butamira Forest Reserve in Uganda

Assessing Accountability in Cameroon’s Local Forest Management

Tools for Local-Level Rural Development Planning in Uganda

Legislative Representation and the Environment

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