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Protecting and Using Forests at the Same Time

February 7, 2019
Christne Chumbler
Blog Post
Northern Guatemala, together with neighboring Mexico and Belize, is home to the largest tropical forest north of the Amazon. Like many other tropical...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, ecosystems, forest/forestry, gender, indigenous, land use, resilience, rural, sustainable landscapes, trade
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
Bika Beel wetlands, Bangladesh

Fishing for Change

February 5, 2019
Erin Hughes
Blog Post
“Do your husbands object to your attending class?” “No, no, no,” say the women. “With a show of hands, how many of you are now earning money?” Nearly...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, climate change integration, ecosystems, gender, land use, rural, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Asia
Crocodile

Forest Alliance Pushes for Production Progress in Paraguay

September 7, 2018
Christine Chumbler
Blog Post
USAID’s Forest Conservation Agricultural Alliance (FCAA) is helping cattle and soy producers meet increased demand for their beef and crops while minimizing deforestation to Paraguay's vulnerable Chaco and Pantanal regions.
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Keywords: 
agriculture, ecosystems, governance, land use, partnership, private-sector engagement, rural, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
boy planting a tree

Planting Lebanon’s Future Together

September 3, 2018
Christine Chumbler
Blog Post
Lebanon has lost more than 20 percent of its forest cover since 1960. a USAID and U.S. Forest Service reforestation initiative is helping Lebanese communities regrow part of their natural heritage.
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Keywords: 
ecosystems, forest/forestry, rural, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Middle East
Young man addressing a group

Calming Climate-Related Conflict in Karamoja

August 10, 2018
Christine Chumbler
Blog Post
A program in Uganda's Karamoja region is helping communities resolve conflict over grazing lands even as more intense drought increases pressure on these lands.
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Keywords: 
agriculture, Climate Risk Management, conflict, disaster, governance, poverty, rural
Geography: 
Africa
A fisher glides past a stand of mangroves in a boat.

Managing Fisheries in the Face of Climate Risk

August 1, 2018
Christine Chumbler
Blog Post
Climate risk management is woven throughout the design of a new USAID/Philippines fisheries protection project, which will improve fisheries productivity and increase the resiliency of fishing communities.
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Keywords: 
biodiversity, Climate Risk Management, coastal, ecosystems, food security, poverty, resilience, rural
Geography: 
Asia
GreenTech Media

In Nigeria, a Template for Solar-Powered Minigrids Emerges

July 24, 2018
Chris Warren
Blog Post
On a humid November day in the small Nigerian village of Gbamu Gbamu (pronounced bomb-ou bomb-ou), Akinola Oduola clambers down a wooden ladder...
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Keywords: 
clean energy, mitigation, private-sector engagement, rural
Geography: 
Africa