Community based agro-forestry, water and biodiversity Program
The Central American program for community based forestry, water and biodiversity, is a process to provide evidence of community forestry inputs to national and regional forestry programs.
To show that forestry ecosystem management by indigenous peoples’ and forest-dependent communities, are the best alternative for conservation and socio-productive development for local groups.
To strengthen governance in the region, coming from local actors involved and supporting the groups with negotiation and advocacy methodologies.
To implement independent forestry monitoring units in the territories of higher forest cover, involving local governments, forestry department, civil society groups, indigenous peoples’, and farmers’ groups.
To develop and implement a sustainable fund as compensation for environmental goods and services for indigenous and local communities who make appropriate and sustainable use of agro-forestry systems.
To strengthen and create community forestry small and medium sized enterprises in order to create local work sources, and give added value to forestry resources.
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Capturing rainwater during the winter has become one of the best ways to avoid water shortages during the summer in various communities in Olancho.
Collecting rainwater flows is achieved through the construction of cisterns.
The project is carried out with support from ...
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Nearly 20 years after the end of civil war in El Salvador, the old battlegrounds are now struggling to become a card that combines ecotourism with the imprint of the war.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/noticias/2011/01/110113_turismo_guerrillas_salvador_lf.shtml
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In the context of international discussions on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (known as REDD) Central American countries have shown their willingness to prepare structurally for an international regime on REDD in various regional strategies. The REDD issue requires ...
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Zona de intervención:
Regional.
Estado actual:
Objetivos:
Alentar el establecimiento de un vínculo de comunicación permanente entre los centros de investigación, asociaciones de desarrollo rural, redes regionales y otros socios en Latinoamérica, promoviendo el intercambio de conocimientos prácticos y experiencias relacionadas con agroforesteria y ...
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Zona de intervención:
Regional.
Estado actual:
Etapa Inicial.
Objetivos:
Consolidar la agenda de forestería comunitaria dentro de la Estrategia Regional Agroambiental (ERA) de Centroamérica.
Levantar información socioeconómica, Cuantificar y mapear el área de cobertura forestal y agroforestal manejada por comunidades campesinas e indígenas del Altiplano ...
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Zona de intervención:
Regional.
Estado actual:
Ejecutado (Diciembre 2008).
Objetivos:
Socializar los resultados del proceso del Nuevo Modelo Organizativo y de Acompañamiento a los grupos miembros de ACICAFOC (principios y fundamentos filosóficos, normas y políticas institucionales y manuales de procedimientos) para garantizar la apropiación de ...
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