USAID LEAF has been working in Laos for the past five years to restore forests that have experienced extensive deforestation. This work recently culminated in September 2015 with the completion of community forest management training for villages in the Sanamxay district in Attapeu province.
At a recent workshop sponsored by USAID LEAF, a new system for monitoring forest degradation and deforestation demonstrated an approach using Google Earth Engine (GEE) and CLASlite software to measure historical degradation rates.
Mangroves are critically important in the fight against climate change. These coastal forests not only store large amounts of carbon, but also protect coastlines from storms, maintain biodiversity and support local livelihoods.
USAID LEAF has been supporting a core group of 24 gender champions from 21 institutions in six Asia-Pacific countries through its flagship activity, Asia-Pacific Leadership Initiative on Gender and Climate Change.
The dense mountainous forest in Houaphan Province in Laos has been steadily decreasing over recent decades. USAID LEAF is working with government partners and local communities to reduce pressure on the forest resources of the Nam Xam National Protected Area (NPA) by raising awareness of important regulations governing use and management of forest.
For more than 10 years, nine remote villages in the Adelbert Range of Papua New Guinea have been practicing participatory land use management planning (PLUMP), supported by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and in collaboration with USAID LEAF.
Established in 1977, but long without a management plan or budget, the Mae Sa-Kog Ma UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve (MAB) focuses on the relationship between people and the environment.
Urumarave is one of nine communities in Madang province, Papua New Guinea, that have implemented participatory land use management planning (PLUMP), a bottom-up process that involves the local villagers in the zoning of their land. Tribal land is divided into six areas, each for a specific use: conservation, gardening, agriculture, forest use, hunting and village development.
These are the annexes for the report on the potential for Voluntary Sustainability Initiatives (VSIs) to contribute to reductions in emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries based on their substantive and procedural requirements.
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This is the executive summary for the report on the potential for Voluntary Sustainability Initiatives (VSIs) to contribute to reductions in emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries based on their substantive and procedural requirements.
Please find the full report at this link:
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