Resources

USAID is collaborating with governments, civil society, the private sector, and other donors to improve land and resource governance and strengthen property rights for individuals, communities, and businesses around the world.

• 04/15/2022
• USAID

USAID envisions a healthy and resilient Amazon Basin that is valued by society, ensures human well-being, and safeguards our global climate. The Amazon Region hosts a third of the world’s known species of plants and animals –many of which do not occur anywhere else– and is home to the largest river system in the world.

• 02/16/2022
• USAID

This working paper summarizes current knowledge concerning the relationship between investment in agriculture and the conversion of forest lands. It describes approaches to agricultural production commonly proposed to reduce the likelihood that agricultural investment will result in the conversion of forest land.

• 12/30/2021
• USAID/Tetra Tech

USAID SEGAR brings the government, businesses, and local communities together to make business-as-usual commodities production less harmful to the environment, more beneficial to local farmers, and more profitable for businesses.

• 11/01/2021
• USAID

This is the final report of the second phase of the Hariyo Ban Program. “Hariyo Ban” means “green forests” in Nepali. Hariyo Ban was a United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded initiative implemented by a consortium comprising World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) (lead organization), Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE), National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC), and the Federation of Community Forestry Users Nepal (FECOFUN). The first phase of the Program (Hariyo Ban I) ran from 2011 to 2016, and the second phase (Hariyo Ban II) from 2016 to 2021.

• 10/29/2021
• USAID, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Nepal

This is the final report of the second phase of the Hariyo Ban Program. “Hariyo Ban” means “green forests” in Nepali. The first phase of the Program (Hariyo Ban I) ran from 2011 to 2016, and the second phase (Hariyo Ban II) from 2016 to 2021. This volume contains detailed annexes.

• 10/29/2021
• USAID, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Nepal

USAID’s Climate Readiness Plan outlines actions USAID will implement across the Agency’s operations management functions and programs to adapt to the effects of the changing climate.

• 10/21/2021
• USAID

In the northern Uganda region of Karamoja, the peacebuilding USAID Securing Peace and Promoting Prosperity (EKISIL) Activity strengthens communities' access to and management of water and pasture. Resource imbalances and competition for natural resources, especially water and grazing land, chronically exacerbate conflict and violent disputes in Karamoja.

• 10/06/2021

USAID programming should strive to close the development gap in each sector in which USAID works by ensuring that Indigenous Peoples’ rights are respected, their knowledge informs and guides program implementation, and they participate as partners in development.

• 08/03/2021
• USAID

The active and meaningful participation of Indigenous Peoples in development planning and decisions impacting the Amazon is the foundation for long-term conservation of the world’s largest tropical rainforest. Safeguarding Indigenous Peoples’ rights and resources will help conserve irreplaceable biodiversity and promote cultural survival and self-determined development.

• 07/19/2021

The climate is changing at an unprecedented pace. The risks associated with climate variability and change are increasingly recognized as drivers of both internal migration and displacement.

• 06/03/2021

Climate change presents a significant threat to reducing the burden of malaria globally and in Sub-Saharan Africa, which, despite tremendous progress, continues to have a devastating impact on human health and livelihood throughout the world.

• 06/03/2021

Once seen as a long-term environmental issue, climate change is now known as an immediate threat to safety and prosperity, especially for the most vulnerable people that are hit hardest by increasing weather extremes.

• 05/31/2021
• Cecilia Costella, Anna McCord

The Eastern and Southern Caribbean (ESC) region is highly vulnerable to natural hazards. In recent years, extreme hurricanes have devastated communities and infrastructure in the region and left thousands of people without shelter, livelihoods, and services.

• 05/31/2021
• USAID

What Is It and What Does It Mean for Resilience Food Security Activities?

• 04/15/2021
• PRO-WASH