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Evergreen agriculture can boost Phillipines reforestation program

Posted Mon, 05/07/2012 - 12:14 by EKahurani

In an article published by Business World, Jose Rene C.

PRESA’s work informs Kenya’s policy on water

Posted Thu, 03/29/2012 - 12:08 by EKahurani

By Elizabeth Kahurani

PRESA’s work on Payments for Environmental Services (PES) at the Sasumua watershed in Kenya has resulted in the inclusion of PES as an effective water resource management mechanism within key government policy on water.

Initiatives to reward environmental stewards gain wide recognition

Posted Thu, 02/16/2012 - 12:04 by EKahurani

Last week, PRESA’s (Pro-poor Rewards for Environmental Services in Africa) work to give incentives to environmental stewards was awarded the title ‘Innovation of the Week’ by an article featured by the

Integrating agriculture and forestry in the landscape is key to reducing carbon emissions

Posted Mon, 09/26/2011 - 19:44 by EKahurani

A multifunctional approach to REDD (reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation) will be far more effective in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing food production than the practice of intensifying agriculture and sparing forests. Read more

Lessons from forest adding countries compliment research evidence in developing countries

Posted Tue, 09/13/2011 - 19:48 by EKahurani

Common success factors for the countries studied were high level government support, forest governance reforms that addressed challenges in transparency and accountability as well as resolving the issue of secure tenure rights that facilitate community ownership.

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