Throughout 2006 and 2011, Bioversity International has been promoting the conservation and use of plant genetic diversity in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Global Environment Facility (GEF)....
Gotor, E.
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Caracciolo, F.
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Elias, M.
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Trincia, C.
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[Livelihood implications of in situ conservation strategies of wild fruit tree species in Uzbekistan]
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Livelihood implications of in situ conservation strategies of wild fruit tree species in Uzbekistan
Elias, M.
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[Mobilizing indigenous and local knowledge for successful restoration]
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Mobilizing indigenous and local knowledge for successful restoration
Elias, M.
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Morgan, M.
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[Mixing methods for holistic project evaluations: revisiting Nepal's home garden project through a qualitative lens]
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Mixing methods for holistic project evaluations: revisiting Nepal's home garden project through a qualitative lens
This brief provides a framework and set of recommendations for enhancing gender equality and women’s rights in and through FLR initiatives. It presents key considerations for gender-responsive FLR, drawing on lessons from the wider gender and natural resource management literature, ongoing and pa...
Elias, M.
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Ihalainen, M.
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Paez Valencia, A.M.
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[Gender matters in Forest Landscape Restoration: A framework for design and evaluation]
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Gender matters in Forest Landscape Restoration: A framework for design and evaluation
This brief focuses on gender equity and social inclusion in India’s Joint Forest Management (JFM) programme; one of the first and largest initiatives for collaborative forest governance worldwide. In JFM, the state, represented by the Forest Department (FD), and the village community share respon...
Elias, M.
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[Gender equity and social inclusion in joint forest management: Lessons from two Indian states]
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Gender equity and social inclusion in joint forest management: Lessons from two Indian states
The purpose of this brief is to identify the critical issues concerning young people in rural areas that hold significance for FTA’s ability to achieve impact at this time of rapid rural transformation; the key questions concerning youth that matter for FTA; and the approaches by which FTA should...
Clendenning, J.
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Elias, M.
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Sijapati Basnett, B.
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[At the intersection of gender and generation: Engaging with 'youth' in the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry.]
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At the intersection of gender and generation: Engaging with 'youth' in the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry.
Both men and women have specific local ecological knowledge of native fruit tree species. Excluding women from research-for-development initiatives is problematic because it can limit their access to the benefits derived from improved managemnet and use of fruit diversity. A study was conducted t...
Muhammad, F.A.
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Elias, M.
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Lamers, H.
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Omard, S.
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Brooke, P.
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Hussin, M.H.
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[Participatory research to elicit gender differentiated knowledge of native fruit trees]
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Participatory research to elicit gender differentiated knowledge of native fruit trees
Bioversity International, the Nepalese LI-BIRD NGO and the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation led a project from 2002-2012 in Nepal's mid-hills and Terai to promote technologies, approaches and methods for sustainable on-farm management of plant genetic resources and improve food security t...
Elias, M.
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Gauchan, D.
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Gotor, E.
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Sthapit, B.R.
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[Promoting gender equality, social inclusion and biodiversity conservation in Nepal’s home gardens]
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Promoting gender equality, social inclusion and biodiversity conservation in Nepal’s home gardens
Bioversity International and LIFE Trust (a local NGO) conducted a sequence of participatory research activities in Kalagadde-Kanchigadde to improve incomes earned from forest resources and make insitu conservation activities more gender and socially inclusive.
Lamers, H.
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Hegde, N.
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Hermanowicz, E.
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Elias, M.
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[Gender responsive value chain development and the conservation of native fruit trees through an inclusive learning process: a case study in Western Ghats, India]
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Gender responsive value chain development and the conservation of native fruit trees through an inclusive learning process: a case study in Western Ghats, India