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- This week in review … Rio Conventions Pavilion hosts ILC Sustainable Land Managers Day
- Resource: CBD technical study on valuing the biodiversity of dry and sub-humid lands
- Resource: IIED briefing on land grabbing and conservation
- Meeting prep: Conference on scaling-up strategies to secure community land and resource rights
- Meeting prep: ITPGR GB 5
- Resource: Report of IIED workshop on bio-cultural heritage and traditional agriculture
This week in review … Rio Conventions Pavilion hosts ILC Sustainable Land Managers Day Posted: 18 Sep 2013 12:26 AM PDT Rio Conventions Pavilion at UNCCD COP11 Held in parallel with the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and hosted by the Rio Conventions Secretariats and the Global Environment Facility, the Rio Conventions Pavilion meets under the overarching theme of "Shaping our Future: Rio+20 outcome follow-up and moving towards the post 2015 development agenda." On 17 September 2013, the Indigenous and Local Community Sustainable Land Managers Day was held, organized by UNDP/Equator Initiative and other partners. The day included sessions on: reviving drylands – sustainable use of water in Sub-Saharan Africa; beyond the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – combating desertification, climate change and biodiversity loss post-2015; engaging with extractive industries – can it work; overcoming the challenges of desertification, land degradation and drought – best practices for sustainable land management and the strengthening of alternative livelihoods; and knowledge exchange for capacity building – networks and learning platforms. In the evening a reception was hosted by the World Indigenous Network (WIN), during which the Equator Initiative launched a book titled "Community-Based Sustainable Land Management: Best Practices in Drylands from the Equator Initiative." Read the IISD Reporting Services' report on the day … Visit the Rio Conventions Pavilion website … |
Resource: CBD technical study on valuing the biodiversity of dry and sub-humid lands Posted: 18 Sep 2013 12:23 AM PDT Valuing the biodiversity of dry and sub-humid lands This peer-reviewed report was published as a response to the request by the CBD Conference of the Parties (COP) for a report on the value of dry and sub-humid lands, taking into account the role of pastoralists and other indigenous and local communities in the conservation and sustainable use of the biodiversity of dry and sub-humid lands and their associated traditional knowledge (COP Decision X/35). It includes an introduction on drylands biodiversity, valuation, and how valuation can help in the drylands context; and sections on: the value of drylands biodiversity and ecosystem services – current state of economic information; filling knowledge gaps – conducting valuation studies; and using valuation information in policy-making. The report concludes that dryland ecosystems are the result of centuries of human-animal-environment interaction, largely by pastoral groups. Many people in the drylands pursue livelihoods that conserve biodiversity in innovative ways, but well-managed pastoralism has the possibility of making a difference for many more. Drylands agriculture, following sustainable land management practices, can also contribute to positive socioeconomic and biodiversity outcomes. Because they are economically and culturally viable, the probability is that, given the opportunity, dryland ecosystems will be conserved informally by communities living in the area. Many traditional land management practices have proven to be more economically viable than "modern" alternatives, and simultaneously provide conservation benefits. When market failures occur, however, opportunities arise to revisit policies and see what needs to be adjusted. Download the report [pdf] … |
Resource: IIED briefing on land grabbing and conservation Posted: 18 Sep 2013 12:21 AM PDT Land grabbing: is conservation part of the problem or the solution? This briefing shares the experience of development, wildlife and human rights practitioners, shared at a symposium on land grabbing and conservation in March 2013. As large-scale land acquisitions are increasing in pace and scale, in particular across parts of Africa, Asia and Latin America, weak governance and poor land use planning mean that commercial 'land grabs' often damage biodiversity and dispossess people from customary rights and livelihoods. Land can also be 'grabbed' for 'green' purposes, triggering conflicts that undermine potential synergies. Expanded state protected areas, land for carbon offset markets and REDD, and for private conservation projects all potentially conflict with community rights. Such conflict is counterproductive because secure customary and communal land tenure helps enable sustainable natural resource management by local communities. Download the briefing [pdf] … |
Meeting prep: Conference on scaling-up strategies to secure community land and resource rights Posted: 18 Sep 2013 12:18 AM PDT Scaling-up Strategies to Secure Community Land and Resource Rights This international conference aims to increase the profile and prioritization of community land rights as a global concern, catalyze new ideas and alliances, and secure commitments to take these strategies forward in coming months and years. A wide diversity of stakeholders are expected to: share and synthesize strategies and experiences for strengthening and scaling up community land tenure, to develop a better understanding of 'best practices' in investing in strengthening community land rights; raise the public profile of community land rights as a global development, environmental, and human rights priority issue, and generate ideas, and action plans to shape key investment and policy processes in ways that better support local land and resource tenure; and, develop new collaborations and alliances around community land tenure issues, including social justice and conservation NGOs, indigenous peoples organizations and networks, rural social movements, private investors and companies, multilateral institutions, and national policy makers. Visit the meeting website … Read the Community Land Rights blog … Follow the meeting's coverage by IISD Reporting Services … |
Posted: 18 Sep 2013 12:16 AM PDT Fifth session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture The fifth session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR) will consider, among other issues, the status of implementation of the Treaty's Multilateral System (MLS) for Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS) with regard to plant genetic resources for food and agriculture and the standard material transfer agreement, and farmers' rights. Delegates will also discuss: implementation of the Treaty's funding strategy; a draft programme of work on sustainable use of plant genetic resources; and the Treaty's relationship with other bodies and agreements, including the Commission on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA), and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its Nagoya Protocol on ABS. Visit the meeting's webpage … Read the meeting's documents … Follow the meeting's coverage by IISD Reporting Services … |
Resource: Report of IIED workshop on bio-cultural heritage and traditional agriculture Posted: 18 Sep 2013 12:14 AM PDT Report of Workshop on Bio-cultural Heritage and Traditional Agriculture: Challenges and Possibilities A workshop on bio-cultural heritage and traditional agriculture was organized in July 2013 in Almora, India, under the SIFOR programme (Smallholder Innovation for Resilience: strengthening bio-cultural innovation systems for food security in the face of climate change). The main objectives of the workshop were the sensitization of stakeholders on issues related to bio-cultural heritage and the compilation of their perceptions on the current status of bio-cultural heritage and key challenges to farming systems, as well as the sharing of experiences on existing practices and activities on bio-cultural heritage conservation by farmers and scientists. Download the report [pdf] … |
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