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Linking Biodiversity Conservation and Poverty Reduction: Who, What and Where? The PCLG Directory of Poverty and Conservation Organisations and Initiatives 2010 2 Poverty and Conservation Learning Group _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Linking Biodiversity Conservation and Poverty Reduction: Who, What and Where? The PCLG Directory of Poverty and Conservation Organisations and Initiatives 2010 October 2010 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table of Contents List of Acronyms — page 4 Introduction — page 6 Section 1: Directory of Organisations (in alphabetical order) — page 7 Section 2: Directory of Initiatives (in alphabetical order) — page 77 Organisations Index — page 97 Initiatives Index — page 99 Organisations Index by Type — page 100 Organisations Index by Type of Work — page 103 Organisations Index by Scale — page 106 Organisations Index by Geographical Focus — page 109 Initiatives Index by Type — page 117 Initiatives Index by Geographical Focus — page 118 New Organisations and Initiatives — page 121 This Directory was compiled by Alessandra Giuliani and Dilys Roe based on information submitted to the PCLG Secretariat by PCLG members, and on additional information available online. However, any mistakes or omissions are solely the responsibility of the authors. Further details of each of these organisations can be found on the PCLG website: www.povertyandconservation.info The Poverty and Conservation Learning Group is facilitated by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and is currently supported by Arcus Foundation and IIED Framework donors: Danida (Denmark), Sida (Sweden), DGIS (the Netherlands), Nora (Norway), DFID (UK) and Irish Aid (Ireland). Please contact us for further information about the work of the Group at: [email protected] 3 LIST OF ACRONYMS ACF African Conservation Foundation AIPP Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact ANCE Alliance Nationale des Consommateurs et de l'Environnement ARA African Research Association ARCOS Albertine Rift Conservation Society ASCS Advancing Conservation in a Social Context AWF African Wildlife Foundation BCI Bonobo Conservation Initiative BCSF Bristol Conservation and Science Foundation BCTF Bushmeat Crisis Task Force BES Beekeeping Extension Society BFCS Budongo Conservation Field Station BMCT Bwindi Mgahinga Conservation Trust BV Blue Ventures CAFOD Catholic Agency for Overseas Development CANARI Caribbean Natural Resources Institute CARPE Central African Regional Program for the Environment CBFP Congo Basin Forest Partnership CCEC Centre for Coastal Environmental Conservation CDO Community Development Organization CED Centre for Environment and Development CEE Centre for Environment Education CEESP Commission on Environmental Economic and Social Policy CENESTA Centre for Sustainable Development & Environment CERCOPAN Centre for Education, Research & Conservation of Primates and Nature CHIEHA Chibememe Earth Healing Association CI Conservation International CIESIN Center for International Earth Science Information Network CIFOR Center for International Forestry Research CNTR Centre for Non-Timber Resources COMPACT Community Management of Protected Areas for Conservation CPALI Conservation through Poverty Alleviation International CREE Center for Rural Empowerment and the Environment CSSL Conservation Society of Sierra Leone CSWCT Chimpanzee Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Trust CTPH Conservation Through Public Health Defra Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK DFGFI Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International DFID Department for International Development, UK DGIS Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs EC European Commission ECN Elephant Conservation Network EfD Environment for Development Initiative EP Ecoagriculture Partners EPO European Policy Office ERuDeF Environment and Rural Development Foundation ESPA Ecosystems Services for Poverty Alleviation FFI Fauna & Flora International FGLG Forest Governance Learning Group FPP Forest Peoples Programme FSPI Foundation of the Peoples of the South Pacific International FZS Frankfurt Zoological Society GACP Gishwati Area Conservation Program GEF Global Environment Facility GMTCS Guyana Marine Turtle Conservation Society GNF Global Nature Fund GO Gorilla Organization IAITPTF International Alliance of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples of the Tropical Forests ICIMOD International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development ICRT-SA International Centre for Responsible Tourism - South Africa 4 IGCP International Gorilla Conservation Programme IIED International Institute for Environment and Development IITC International Indian Treaty Council INCEF International Conservation and Education Fund IPADE Fundación Instituto de Promoción y Apoyo al Desarrollo IPBES Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services IPBN Indigenous Peoples’ Biodiversity Network IRM Innovative Resources Management IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature JGI Jane Goodall Institute KAMICYDI Kalinga Mission for Indigenous Children and Youth Development MA Millennium Ecosystem Assessment MGVP Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project NCF Nigerian Conservation Foundation NNF New Nature Foundation Norad Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation PEI Poverty Environment Initiative PEN Poverty Environment Network PEP Poverty and Environment Program PEP Poverty Environment Partnership POPOF Pole Pole Foundation PROBICOU Pro-Biodiversity Conservationists in Uganda PSG Primate Specialist Group RDB Rwanda Development Board RECOFTC Regional Community Forestry Training Centre REMA Rwanda Environment Management Authority RPE Rural Poverty and Environment RSPB Royal Society for the Protection of Birds SCBD Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity SCNL Society for the Conservation of Nature of Liberia SDC Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SLED Sustainable Livelihood Enhancement and Diversification SUA Sokoine University of Agriculture SwedBio Swedish International Biodiversity programme TASONABI Tanzania Specialist Organization on Natural Resources and Biodiversity Conservation TEEB The Economics of Ecosystems & Biodiversity TERI The Energy and Resources Institute TGER Theme on Governance, Equity, and Rights TIDE Toledo Institute for Development and Environment TILCEPA Theme on Indigenous & Local Communities, Equity & Protected Areas TNC The Nature Conservancy TNRF Tanzania Natural Resources Forum TOTEM The Oikos Trust for Environmental Management UCL Anthropology Department at University College London UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNEP-WCMC) United Nations Environment Programme-World Conservation Monitoring Centre UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNPFII United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues USAID United States Agency for International Development UWA Uganda Wildlife Authority VEF Village Enterprise Fund WAMIP World Alliance of Mobile Indigenous Peoples WASWC World Association of Soil and Water Conservation WCF Wild Chimpanzee Foundation WCS Wildlife Conservation Society WISP World Initiative on Sustainable Pastoralism WRI World Resources Institute WWT Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust ZELA Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association ZSL Zoological Society of London 5 INTRODUCTION This Directory updates the 2008 report: 'Linking Biodiversity Conservation and Poverty Reduction: Who, What and Where? The PCLG Directory of Poverty and Conservation Organisations and Initiatives 2008' (http://povertyandconservation.info/docs/20081117- PCLG_Directory_2008_17-11-2008.pdf). The directory provides details of organisations and initiatives that have been identified through the work of the PCLG as working on poverty-conservation issues. Many of the organisations have provided us with recent updates of their work and other entries have been created based on information available on organisations' websites. We therefore apologise for any inaccurate or out of date information that may be present in this document and we take full responsibility for any mistake or omissions. The Directory is only as useful as the information supplied so please do keep us updated with he work of your organisation to minimise our presentation of out of date or inaccurate material. The information presented in this report is also available in two databases on the PCLG website - www.povertyand conservation.info – which, together with a database of publications, constitute the core of the PCLG website. We strive to continually expand and update the information available on the website and welcome any contributions. How To Use This Directory Section One of the Directory presents an alphabetical listing of organisations working on conservation-poverty linkages and provides summaries of key projects and contact details. Section Two summarises major international initiatives on this theme. The Directory can be searched, using the indexes at the back, by a number of criteria: - by type of organisation (Conservation Organisations (NGOs, UN Agencies, Government Agencies), Development Agencies (NGOs, Development Assistance agencies, UN Agencies), Environment-Development Institutions, Indigenous Peoples/Local Community Organisations, Other (Private/Educational) - by type of work of organisation (Practitioner, Funding, Policy, Research) - by scale
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