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browsing case studies for: Indigenous territory

Found 20 studies: page [1] 2

1/20:
Alpine Biodiversity Conservation Project, 2001
Agency: Alpine Biodiversity Conservation Programme (ABCAP)
Donor/support agency: GEF SGP
Conservation goals: Conserve and sustainably manage NTFPs
Poverty reduction goals: Improve local socio-economic conditions through the domestication of medicinal plants

2/20:
Cofan Ecotourism Project in Zabalo, Ecuador, 1998
Conservation goals: Conserve the natural resources
Poverty reduction goals: Provide alternative income generating opportunities that are not harmful for the environment

3/20:
Community based reforestation and diversification of agricultural activities in Honduras, 2004
Agency: Comite de Emergencia Garifuna de Honduras
Donor/support agency: American Jewish World Service; WITNESS, an NGO based in New York
Conservation goals: Reforestation of streams and river banks, protection of ancestral lands of this marginalised ethnic group, protection of environment and biodiversity
Poverty reduction goals: To reduce poverty and malnutrition, to improve the economic situation of poor families living off subsistence agriculture and to empower these neglected communities

4/20:
Community-Based Eco-Tourism for the Indigenous Semelai Community in a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance, Tasek Bera, Pahang, 2002
Agency: Wetlands International - Malaysia Programme
Donor/support agency: GEF SGP
Conservation goals: Conserve the Tasek Bera wetlands
Poverty reduction goals: Promote ecotourism as an economic alternative for the Semelai

5/20:
Conservation and Development through Local Participation in Mosquitia, Honduras, 2002
Agency: Mosquitia Pawisa Agency for the Development of the Honduras Mosquitia (MOPAWI)
Donor/support agency: The Nature Conservancy
Conservation goals: Ensuring ecological sustainablity, strenghtening indigenous technical knowledge and resource management
Poverty reduction goals: Combining conservation with the socioeconomic needs of people

6/20:
Conservation of a protected area through the revitalisation of indigenous management system and enterprise development in Indonesia, 2004
Agency: Ngata Toro Community
Donor/support agency: Care International; The Nature Conservancy; National Park Authority, Indonesia; and others
Conservation goals: Preservation of tropical forest ecosystem, particularly Lore Lindu National Park
Poverty reduction goals: Ensuring sustainble natural resource based development

7/20:
Conservation of Biodiversity with Community Development, 1997
Agency: Society For Torghar Environment Protection (STEP)
Donor/support agency: GEF SGP
Conservation goals: Protect the biodiversity of Torghar, with a special focus on wildlife
Poverty reduction goals: Provide new sustainable economic opportunities and increase the income from existing ones

8/20:
Conservation of Forests through the establishment of rights and the generation of alternative livelihoods in Borneo, Malaysia, 2002
Agency: Uma Bawang Residents' Association (UBRA)
Donor/support agency: The Borneo project, USA
Conservation goals: Conservation of the community forest area
Poverty reduction goals: None

9/20:
Ecotorurism Experienece in Quehueri’ono, Ecuador, 1998
Agency: TROPIC Ecological Adventures
Conservation goals: Conserve the rain forest territory
Poverty reduction goals: Increase economic benefits for local communities

10/20:
Ecotourism Experience in Kapawi, Ecuador, 1998
Agency: Canodros
Donor/support agency: OINAE (Indigenous Organization of Ecuadorean Nationalities)
Conservation goals: Avoid negative ecological impacts
Poverty reduction goals: Provide sustainable economic opportunities to the local community