For the Kasepuhan, the forest is a way of life. Living in Java, Indonesia, the Kasepuhan rely on their lands for food, shelter, medicine, and income. Yet like the vast majority of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, the Kasepuhan—who have lived in the Lebak district since the 17th century—had no...

The concept of the Biosphere Reserve is one of the major innovations in natural resources management, providing a framework to relate management directly to the needs of the people. Its bold goal is to promote a balanced relationship between people and their environment, and thus to serve human needs by...

This video presents the FAO-FLEGT-EU initiative implemented in San Martìn (2015) to monitor forests by indigenous people, in order to prevent and contrast illegal logging. These forests indeed are under severe threaten by agriculture expansion in the region. The project is expected to strongly enhance forest governance for forest people,...

This paper analyses the significance of the moratorium in the context of improving forest governance in Indonesia. It also aims to help interested observers interpret the concerns expressed by various stakeholder groups. We begin by examining the definitions and terms used in the Inpres and the LoI to highlight the...

This IUCN Briefing paper provides examples of trophy hunting cases, controversial cases, weak governance, corruption, lack of transparency, excessive quotas, illegal hunting, among others. It aims to feed discussion on trophy hunting while giving an overview of the potential benefits of well-regulated programs for both wildlife conservation and for the...

Founded in April 1998, the Instituto Terra is a community non-profit non-governmental organization that operates in the whole territory of the Valley of the River Doce between the states of Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo. The institute has defined its objectives as restoration of the ecosystem, production of Atlantic Forest...

The Integrated Coastal Management Programme in Vietnam addresses the various interlinked challenges facing the Mekong Delta by supporting the governmental authorities in their efforts to strengthen the coastal area and to cope with the environmental changes occurring there, while opening the way to sustainable growth. Using the ecosystem to protect...

The development of a payment for ecosystem services scheme must be the result of a continuous and adaptive process. In this article the authors propose a methodology for an integrated approach towards payment for forest ecosystem services schemes. The experience of the payment for ecosystem services scheme in Costa Rica...

The MDG Achievement Fund was established in 2007 through a landmark agreement signed between the Government of Spain and the UN system. With a total contribution of approximately USD 900 million, the MDG-Fund has financed 130 joint programmes in eight Thematic Windows, in 50 countries around the world. The joint programme...

In the 1950s and 1960s, the Republic of Korea was one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world. Deforestation had stripped the country of half its forest cover, contributing to severe erosion, repetitive flood and drought damage and a decrease in agricultural production which threatened national food...