Publication | 2010
Negotiate : reaching agreements over water
Water practitioners are increasingly called upon to negotiate workable agreements about how to best use, manage and care for water resources. This book makes the case for constructive engagement and cooperative forms of negotiation in dealing with complex water issues. It unpacks constructive…
Publication | 2009
Payments for ecosystem services : legal and institutional frameworks
Analysis and engagement with partners working on ecosystem services transactions, policies and laws over the past 10 years have demonstrated a clear need to better understand the legal and institutional frameworks that have the potential to promote or hinder the development of payments for…
Publication | 2009
The IUCN initiative Strengthening Voices for Better Choices (SVBC) is piloting improved forest governance arrangements, among others in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This study was conducted in the Equator Province to try to answer questions about good forest governance, accountability…
Publication | 2009
Conservation with justice : a rights-based approach
The term rights-based approach (RBA) has been used in various contexts and defined in different ways. This publication applies the approach specifically in exploring the linkages between conservation and respect for internationally and nationally guaranteed human rights. The aim is to promote…
Publication | 2009
Contracting for ABS : the legal and scientific implications of bioprospecting contracts
Publication | 2009
Publication | 2009
Improving forest governance in Knuckles : dialogue and development for better outcomes
Publication | 2009
Rule : reforming water governance
Publication | 2008
Governance for sustainability : issues, challenges, successes
Governance for sustainability is defined as the set of written and unwritten rules that link ecological citizenship with institutions and norms of governance. It is a complex topic because it addresses the three issues of globalization, democracy and sustainability. No form of governance can…
Publication | 2008
Statutory and customary forest rights and their governance implications : the case of Viet Nam