Resources

Water scarcity, declining fresh water species, and pollution of fresh water systems characterize the current reality of freshwater in the KAZA TFCA, negatively impacting communities, wildlife, and vegetation in the area.

• 07/07/2023

“Forest economy” acknowledges the many benefits that forests provide and why conserving the world’s forests is good for everyone.

• 02/24/2023

A “economia florestal” reconhece os inúmeros benefícios das florestas e como as florestas globais beneficiam todas as pessoas do planeta.

• 02/24/2023

La economía forestal reconoce los beneficios que brindan los bosques y los motivos por los que su conservación es clave para el mundo.

• 02/24/2023

A Natural Capital Assessment of Four Selected Landscapes and Assessment of the Current Trajectory

• 02/28/2022
• USAID

These videos from USAID's Paramos & Forests Activity highlight local Colombian climate efforts, ranging from Indigenous Peoples' involvement in the carbon market to ecotourism as an economic alternative to logging.

• 02/02/2022

Ce profil donne un aperçu des problèmes liés aux risques climatiques en République démocratique du Congo (RDC), y compris l'impact potentiel du changement climatique sur quatre secteurs clés du pays : les ressources en eau et l'énergie, les écosystèmes, l'agriculture et la santé.

• 10/12/2021
• USAID

Ce profil donne un aperçu des risques climatiques au Mali, y compris la manière dont le changement climatique aura potentiellement un impact sur quatre secteurs clés du pays : l'eau, l'agriculture, la santé humaine et les écosystèmes.

• 10/12/2021
• USAID

The Guatemala Biodiversity Project was a critical and timely response to growing trends impacting protected areas that, if continued, could have led to significant loss of key conservation gains made in Guatemala. The project addressed institutional and resource challenges and constraints at the heart of encroaching threats to key ecosystems. Through a local systems approach, it improved management and governance of the country’s System of Protected Areas (SIGAP) at the national level and in interventions areas in Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve, Maya Biosphere Reserve, and the Pacific Coast. This final report describes the project’s activities, approaches and results achieved, and recommendations for sustainability of the achievements.

• 06/15/2021
• USAID, Chemonics International Inc.

This brief describes how projects in Mali and Haiti applied the Innovation Adoption Measurement Approach to support adaptive management on resilience-focused projects.

• 04/30/2021
• Marie-Claire Tuzeneu, Thomas Fattori, Amy Ostrander

USAID LESTARI supports the Government of Indonesia to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and conserve biodiversity in carbon rich and biologically significant forest and mangrove ecosystems.

• 03/23/2021

Across countries, gender inequality, state fragility, and climate vulnerability present challenges to the well-being of communities and the ecosystems upon which they depend. While much research exists connecting pairs of these issues—for example, the need for gender-responsive approaches to realize climate goals—little attention has been devoted to the intersection of the three issues.

• 03/03/2021

This Blue Guide is primarily designed for practitioners, particularly those in the humanitarian sector supporting coastal communities. This includes technical experts and project managers who will be able to follow the various stages in this guide, who can integrate NbS into DRR planning, implement such plans, and scale up good practices. To use this guide, expertise in ecology and prior knowledge of NbS is not necessary.

• 02/11/2021
• USAID

The climate change analysis summarized in this annex aims to inform USAID/India’s CDCS and ensure that the strategy is responsive to climate risks while strengthening India’s resilience and self-reliance.

• 02/10/2021

Cameroon is ‘Africa in miniature’ as it is home to 90% of Africa’s ecological systems. A large part of Cameroon is under the Congo basin, which holds over 15% of the world’s remaining tropical forests.

• 02/04/2021