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1 UNEP; Conservation on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS); Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) 2006. Migratory species and climate change: Impacts of a changing environment on wild animals. Bonn, Germany: UNEP/CMS Secretariat. 64p.
Biodiversity ; Climate change ; Wild animals ; Birds ; Turtles ; Fish ; Wetlands ; Nature conservation ; Environmental effects / Germany / Asia / Australia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.9516 G000 UNE Record No: H039381)
2 Boye, P.; Klingenstein, F. 2006. Biodiversity and climate change: What do we know, what can we do?: A German perspective. In UNEP; Conservation on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS); Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Migratory species and climate change: Impacts of a changing environment on wild animals. Bonn, Germany: UNEP/ CMS Secretariat. pp.12-17.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.9516 G000 UNE Record No: H039383)
3 Pretty, J. 2008. Investments in collective capacity and social capital. In Bossio, Deborah; Geheb, Kim (Eds.). Conserving land, protecting water. Wallingford, UK: CABI; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water & Food. pp.178-190. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series 6)
Resource management ; Natural resources management ; Common property ; Collective action ; Participatory management ; Villages ; Farmers ; Watershed management ; Water user associations ; Pest control ; Wildlife ; Nature conservation ; Fisheries
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G000 BOS Record No: H041601)
4 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2007. The International Riversymposium and Environmental Flows Conference: a timely event in the right place - the world's driest continent during severe drought. Environmental Flows, 4(1). 4p.
River basin management ; Environmental flows ; Nature conservation ; Conferences / Africa / Kenya / Tanzania / South Africa / Mara-Serengeti Ecoregion
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042397)
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5 McShane, T. O.; Wells, M. P. 2004. Getting biodiversity projects to work: towards more effective conservation and development. New York, NY, USA: Columbia University Press. 442p. (Biology and resource management series)
Biodiversity ; Projects ; Land use ; Social aspects ; Ecology ; Nature conservation ; Forests ; Poverty / Costa Rica / Philippines / Cameroon / Zambia / India / Luangwa / Korup / Kilum / Sibuyan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.9516 G000 MCS Record No: H042592)
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6 Rosenqvist, A.; Shimada, M. (Eds.) 2010. Global environmental monitoring by ALOS PALSAR: science results from the ALOS Kyoto and Carbon Initiative. Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan: Japan Aerospace Expoloration Agency. 87p.
Environmental monitoring ; Satellite imagery ; Forests ; Deforestation ; Mapping ; Watersheds ; Land cover mapping ; Deserts ; Wetlands ; Wildlife ; Nature conservation ; Habitats ; Flooding ; River basins ; Mangroves ; Peatlands ; Rice ; Climate change / Africa / Malawi / South Africa / Mozambique / USA / Brazil / Sweden / Canada / Australia / Asia / South East Asia / Borneo / Indonesia / Sumatra / Vietnam / Siberia / South East Asia / Amazon / Xingu Watershed / Greater Mekong Basin / Queensland / Nile River / Lake Urema / Congo River Basin / Sahara / Alaska
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H043187)
http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/en/kyoto/ref/KC-Booklet_2010_comp.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043187.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043187.pdf
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This booklet presents results obtained within the ALOS Kyoto & Carbon (K&C) Initiative. The Initiative builds on the experience gained from the JERS-1 Global Rain Forest and Boreal Forest Mapping (GRFM/GBFM) projects, in which SAR data from the JERS-1 satellite were used to generate image mosaics over the entire tropical and boreal zones of Earth. While the GRFM/GBFM projects were undertaken already in the mid 1990's, they demonstrated the utility of L-band SAR data for mapping and monitoring forest and wetland areas and the importance of providing spatially and temporally consistent satellite acquisitions for regional-scale monitoring and surveillance. The ALOS K&C Initiative is set out to suppor t data and information needs raised by international environmental Conventions, Carbon cycle science and Conservation of the environment. The project is led by JAXA EORC and supported by an international Science Team consisting of some 25 research groups from 14 countries. The objective of the ALOS K&C Initiative is to develop regional-scale applications and thematic products derived primarily from ALOS PALSAR data that can be used to meet the specific information requirements relating to Conventions, Carbon and Conservation. The Initiative is undertaken within the context of three themes which relate to three specific global biomes; Forests, Wetlands and Deserts. A fourth theme deals with the generation of continental-scale ALOS PALSAR image mosaics. Each theme has identified key products that are generated from the PALSAR data including land cover, forest cover and forest change maps, biomass and structure (Forests), wetlands inventory and change (Wetlands) and freshwater resources (Deserts). Each of these products are generated using a combination of PALSAR, in situ and ancillary datasets. The mosaic data sets and thematic products generated within the Initiative are available to the public at the K&C homepage at JAXA EORC: http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/en/kyoto/kyoto_index.html
7 Snyder, Katherine A.; Sulle, E. B. 2011. Tourism in Maasai communities: a chance to improve livelihoods? Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 19(8):935-951. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2011.579617]
Tourism ; Communities ; Natural resources ; Policy ; Economic aspects ; Nature reserves ; Non governmental organizations ; Nature conservation ; Villages ; Lakes / Tanzania / Kenya / Loliondo Division / Ngorongoro District / Simanjiro District / West Kilimanjaro / Lake Natron
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044284)
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This paper examines community-based tourism among Maasai communities in Tanzania in the context of national policies that have increasingly devolved control over natural resources to local communities. It focuses on economic revenues generated from tourism growth, their distribution to village communities and the constraints and conflicts resulting from attempts to control or access resources. Specific cases illustrate the political and economic complexity of devolved resource management and increased income generation at the community level. Ecotourism and community-based tourism are frequently claimed to be possible remedies for wildlife and natural resources conservation, but research indicates that implementation and revenue-sharing are far from straightforward. The paper uses case studies from communities in northern Tanzania, in Ngorongoro District (Loliondo and Lake Natron), Simanjiro District and Longido District (West Kilimanjaro) to explore issues between pastoralism, cultivation, hunting tourism, photographic tourism, conservation and governance systems. It discusses the implementation of the 1998 National Forestry and Wildlife Policies, the creation of Wildlife Management Areas and the 1999 Land Act and Village Land Act. Data and experiences were gathered over a three-year period working with the Sand County Foundation – Tanzania from 2006 to 2008. The paper contributes to the assessment and discussion of pro-poor tourism and poverty alleviation concepts.
8 Roe, D.; Elliott, J.; Sandbrook, C.; Walpole, M. (Eds.) 2013. Biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation: exploring the evidence for a link. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. 336p. (Conservation Science and Practice Series 12) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118428351]
Biodiversity conservation ; Poverty ; Ecosystem services ; Ecological factors ; Natural resources management ; Forests ; Species ; Nature conservation ; Pastoralism ; Coastal area ; Arid zones ; Climate change ; Sustainable agriculture ; Community development ; Economic aspects ; Local organizations / Africa / Namibia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.9516 G000 ROE Record No: H046829)
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9 Byg, A.; Novo, P.; Dinato, M.; Moges, A.; Tefera, T.; Balana, Bedru; Woldeamanuel, T.; Black, H. 2017. Trees, soils, and warthogs - distribution of services and disservices from reforestation areas in southern Ethiopia. Forest Policy and Economics, 84:112-119. (Special issue: Forest, Food, and Livelihoods). [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2017.06.002]
Ecosystem services ; Reforestation ; Projects ; Trees ; Soil fertility ; Erosion ; Nature conservation ; Environmental protection ; Strategies ; Local communities ; Attitudes ; Living standards ; Wild animals ; Warthogs / Ethiopia / Halaba / Laygnaw Arsho / Assore / Andegna Choroko
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048337)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389934117302952/pdfft?md5=d5a4e1fd1e420f6d856f06bafde2b015&pid=1-s2.0-S1389934117302952-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048337.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048337.pdf
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Conservation projects have often been criticised for creating global benefits while causing negative impacts on local livelihoods. Ecosystem services approaches have been seen as one way to change this by focussing explicitly on maintaining ecosystems for human well-being of stakeholders at various scales. However, ecosystem services approaches have often ignored trade-offs between groups of people and issues of power and do not automatically lead to better outcomes in terms of human well-being. Here we report on a study on the impacts of reforestation projects with an explicit focus on human well-being in three communities in southern Ethiopia. We investigated the distribution of services and disservices from reforestation using qualitative methods. Results showed that the services and disservices from reforestation were distributed unequally across space and wealth groups resulting in widespread dissatisfaction with existing reforestation projects despite the explicit focus on human benefits. To improve outcomes of reforestation it is necessary to acknowledge and manage disservices adaptively, include issues of power and make trade-offs transparent.
10 WWAP (United Nations World Water Assessment Programme); UN-Water. 2018. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2018: nature-based solutions for water. Paris, France: UNESCO. 154p. (The United Nations World Water Development Report 2018)
Nature conservation ; Urban areas ; Ecosystems ; Water demand ; Water availability ; Water quality ; Water management ; Water security ; Water resources ; Water use ; Water scarcity ; Water pollution ; Groundwater extraction ; Environmental degradation ; Hydrological cycle ; Financing ; Environmental legislation ; Sustainable development ; Soils ; Vegetation ; Wetlands ; Land use ; Biodiversity ; Sediment ; Drought ; Watersheds ; Sanitation ; Forest management ; Monitoring ; Socioeconomic environment ; Risk management ; Risk reduction ; Payments for ecosystem services
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 WWA Record No: H049044)
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11 Croeser, T.; Garrard, G.; Sharma, R.; Ossola, A.; Bekessy, S. 2021. Choosing the right nature-based solutions to meet diverse urban challenges. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 65:127337. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127337]
Urban planning ; Decision support ; Decision making ; Decision analysis ; Nature conservation ; Forestry ; Ecosystem services ; Cities ; Sensitivity analysis ; Uncertainty
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050640)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1618866721003642/pdfft?md5=0a864d739151c1766e7166071a8db891&pid=1-s2.0-S1618866721003642-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050640.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050640.pdf
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Increasing focus on Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) in cities has significantly expanded the range of applications in which urban nature is considered useful, as well as the range of NBS available. Traditional parks, gardens and street trees now sit alongside innovative approaches including rooftop pollinator habitats, constructed wetlands and hydroponic green facades, each of which has its own particular challenges and benefits. This variety of solutions introduces an important new decision-making challenge for cities wishing to implement NBS: choosing the right set of specific NBS interventions.
Decision support tools such as Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) can help navigate complex decisions, but their application to urban NBS selection decisions has been limited. Current NBS assessment frameworks tend to either give highly aggregated results, or are tailored to only one specific ecosystem service. Here we demonstrate a novel application of MCDA to the practical challenge of selecting a set of NBS to address multiple urban challenges. The MCDA tool developed here was used in seven cities participating in the European Union project ‘Urban GreenUP’. We describe the development and use of the MCDA tool, and explore how cities used the tool to guide NBS selection. We also evaluate the tool using sensitivity analysis and feedback from users.
We find that participating cities are seeking to balance a large number of possible benefits from NBS solutions, and the tool proved useful for navigating the selection decision. Users identified opportunities to improve the tool’s usability and clarity. They also noted a key strength of the tool as a prompt for co-production of knowledge and decisions. Collectively, these findings advance the design and application of tools to support complex decisions about selecting NBS to address diverse urban challenges.
Decision support tools such as Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) can help navigate complex decisions, but their application to urban NBS selection decisions has been limited. Current NBS assessment frameworks tend to either give highly aggregated results, or are tailored to only one specific ecosystem service. Here we demonstrate a novel application of MCDA to the practical challenge of selecting a set of NBS to address multiple urban challenges. The MCDA tool developed here was used in seven cities participating in the European Union project ‘Urban GreenUP’. We describe the development and use of the MCDA tool, and explore how cities used the tool to guide NBS selection. We also evaluate the tool using sensitivity analysis and feedback from users.
We find that participating cities are seeking to balance a large number of possible benefits from NBS solutions, and the tool proved useful for navigating the selection decision. Users identified opportunities to improve the tool’s usability and clarity. They also noted a key strength of the tool as a prompt for co-production of knowledge and decisions. Collectively, these findings advance the design and application of tools to support complex decisions about selecting NBS to address diverse urban challenges.
12 Tsvuura, S.; Mudhara, M.; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe. 2023. An analysis of the perceived societal benefits of and threats from trees for the delivery of livelihoods and community development. Plants, People, Planet, 5(3):424-436. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10364]
Trees ; Restoration ; Community development ; Livelihoods ; Socioeconomic aspects ; Gender ; Women ; Natural resources ; Nature conservation ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Climate change ; Land tenure ; Landfills ; Poverty / South Africa / KwaZulu-Natal / Buffelsdraai / Osindisweni
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051759)
https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ppp3.10364
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051759.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051759.pdf
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Societal Impact Statement:
Understanding the perceptions of benefits and threats from trees is important for the livelihoods of communities. The study used focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and a questionnaire survey of 226 households in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The findings showed that household socio-economic factors such as gender and land tenure influenced perceptions of tree growing, and households that were involved in a tree restoration project viewed trees as contributing toward their livelihoods by reducing hunger. Hence there is a need to design strategies that promote socio-economic inclusivity of all households and genders and promote programs that increase awareness of ecosystem services within communities.
Summary:
Understanding the socio-economic factors that shape the way households value and utilize natural resources is critical in developing nature-based solutions. The study was aimed at understanding how the socio-economic circumstances of households determined their perceptions of the role of trees in livelihood delivery.
A case study of Buffelsdraai and Osindisweni communities was used; these sites are adjacent to a municipal landfill where a tree restoration project intended to mitigate the effects of climate change is being implemented, and some of the households are involved in this project. The study used focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and a questionnaire survey of 226 households. It explored gender perspectives on the perceived benefits and threats of tree restoration. It analyzed the influence of households' economic characteristics and spatial configuration (the subdivisions of the landscape) to assess the impact of land tenure.
The findings showed that gender influenced the perceptions that economic benefits can be derived from participating in the project. Households involved in the tree restoration project viewed trees as contributing to their livelihoods by reducing hunger. Households in peri-urban settlements, permanently resident in the area, showed greater reliance on natural resources than those in informal settlements and rural areas. Such differences can be attributed to differences in land tenure.
Hence, there is a need to design strategies and operations that promote socio-economic inclusivity of all households and genders and reduce inequality. These findings are important for informing scaling to yield better climate change considerations and policies.
Understanding the perceptions of benefits and threats from trees is important for the livelihoods of communities. The study used focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and a questionnaire survey of 226 households in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The findings showed that household socio-economic factors such as gender and land tenure influenced perceptions of tree growing, and households that were involved in a tree restoration project viewed trees as contributing toward their livelihoods by reducing hunger. Hence there is a need to design strategies that promote socio-economic inclusivity of all households and genders and promote programs that increase awareness of ecosystem services within communities.
Summary:
Understanding the socio-economic factors that shape the way households value and utilize natural resources is critical in developing nature-based solutions. The study was aimed at understanding how the socio-economic circumstances of households determined their perceptions of the role of trees in livelihood delivery.
A case study of Buffelsdraai and Osindisweni communities was used; these sites are adjacent to a municipal landfill where a tree restoration project intended to mitigate the effects of climate change is being implemented, and some of the households are involved in this project. The study used focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and a questionnaire survey of 226 households. It explored gender perspectives on the perceived benefits and threats of tree restoration. It analyzed the influence of households' economic characteristics and spatial configuration (the subdivisions of the landscape) to assess the impact of land tenure.
The findings showed that gender influenced the perceptions that economic benefits can be derived from participating in the project. Households involved in the tree restoration project viewed trees as contributing to their livelihoods by reducing hunger. Households in peri-urban settlements, permanently resident in the area, showed greater reliance on natural resources than those in informal settlements and rural areas. Such differences can be attributed to differences in land tenure.
Hence, there is a need to design strategies and operations that promote socio-economic inclusivity of all households and genders and reduce inequality. These findings are important for informing scaling to yield better climate change considerations and policies.
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