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A villager carries mangrove wood along a path.

Saving Mangroves and Protecting People on Sierra Leone’s Coast

March 12, 2020

David Goodman

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The tropical air hangs over the Sierra Leonean coastal village of Gbongboma like a moist towel. Musa Lahai sits in an enclave of thatched huts,...

Keywords:

adaptation, biodiversity, Climage Risk Management, coastal, disaster risk management, disaster risk reduction, ecosystems, food security, sustainable landscapes

Geography:

Africa

A rainstorm moves over the Mara River, Serengeti, Tanzania.

To Improve Water Management, Start Local

July 17, 2019

Owen Scott

Fernanda Zermoglio

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Rivers are the world’s main source of clean drinking water, and their economic and environmental value are fundamental to the health of people and...

Keywords:

adaptation, biodiversity, ecosystems, resilience, sustainable landscapes, water

Geography:

Africa

A jeep safari drives away from the camera on a dirt path surrounded by forest.

Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Land Cover, Land Use Change, and Ecosystems

May 22, 2019

SERVIR Global

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According to the United Nations , close to 1.7 billion people – almost 25% of the world’s population - rely on forests for shelter, livelihoods,...

Keywords:

adaptation, biodiversity, climate change integration, ecosystems, evaluation, forest/forestry, land use

Geography:

Asia, Africa

SWP Team Leader Gordon Mumbo stands on a small bridge over a river.

“The River Belongs to the People”

March 28, 2019

Global Waters

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Gordon Mumbo grew up in the small village of Kamuga, in Kenya’s Kisumu County. Year after year, he watched as frequent floods from one of Kenya’s...

Keywords:

adaptation, agriculture, biodiversity, ecosystems, food security, forest/forestry, sustainable landscapes, water

Geography:

Africa

Women of Bassoul gather to organize for mangrove monitoring.

Regaining their lost paradise

March 14, 2019

The CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry

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Since the 1970s, the Sahel region of northern Africa has been experiencing ongoing drought. The ecological, economic and social impacts are far-...

Keywords:

adaptation, biodiversity, ecosystems, forest/forestry, gender, sustainable landscapes, water

Geography:

Africa

Traditional Tanzanian beehive hanging in tree with woodland landscape in background.

Can conservation organizations leverage the private sector to help reduce deforestation? The case of beekeeping in Tanzania

January 29, 2019

Mark Donahue and David Miller

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Conservation organizations have long promoted beekeeping as an activity to sustainably generate incomes and provide incentives to protect ecosystems...

Keywords:

adaptation, agriculture, biodiversity, ecosystems, food security, forest/forestry, land use, rural

Geography:

Africa

Forest in Maringa Lopori Wamba Landscape, DRC

The Hunt for Private Sector Approaches to Reduce Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

October 30, 2018

Dr. David Miller

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What market system approaches did the ProLand assessment recommend for reducing deforestation and increasing rural incomes at scale in the Democratic...

Keywords:

adaptation, biodiversity, ecosystems, forest/forestry, land use, partnership, private-sector engagement, sustainable landscapes

Geography:

Africa

Sacks of charcoal waiting for river transport to Kinshasa

The Hunt for Private Sector Approaches to Reduce Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

October 29, 2018

David Miller

Blog Post

Can USAID work with the private sector to reduce the rate of deforestation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)? Can this be done at a large...

Keywords:

adaptation, biodiversity, ecosystems, forest/forestry, land use, sustainable landscapes

Geography:

Africa

While only 5% of Malawi’s rural population use charcoal, it is almost exclusively rural people that produce charcoal illegally from Malawi’s remaining forests to meet the high and growing urban demand.

In Malawi, a Sustainable Landscape Approach Defines a Path to Energy and Livelihood Security

October 17, 2018

Ramzy Kanaan

Gina Althoff

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To understand the state of Malawi’s forests, one must account for energy issues in the country. More than 96% of the 18 million people in Malawi use...

Keywords:

adaptation, biodiversity, ecosystems, forest/forestry, gender, health, land use, resilience, rural, sustainable landscapes

Geography:

Africa

Mozambique mangroves at sunset with boat in foreground

Generating Mangrove Data and Putting it to Work in East Africa

October 10, 2018

Christine Chumbler

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A network of programs promoting healthy mangrove forests has amassed valuable data on the state of mangroves in East Africa, built scientific...

Keywords:

biodiversity, coastal, ecosystems, forest/forestry, land use, sustainable landscapes

Geography:

Africa

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Saving Mangroves and Protecting People on Sierra Leone’s Coast

To Improve Water Management, Start Local

Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Land Cover, Land Use Change, and Ecosystems

“The River Belongs to the People”

Regaining their lost paradise

Can conservation organizations leverage the private sector to help reduce deforestation? The case of beekeeping in Tanzania

The Hunt for Private Sector Approaches to Reduce Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Hunt for Private Sector Approaches to Reduce Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

In Malawi, a Sustainable Landscape Approach Defines a Path to Energy and Livelihood Security

Generating Mangrove Data and Putting it to Work in East Africa

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