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A story about biodiversity “Cheburashka walking in the woods”
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Cheburashka Project (Frontier Works. Inc and other affiliated companies)
Cheburashka and Gena the crocodile are visiting a dacha. Dacha is a Russian word that describes a vacation home with a private garden.
Restoration of Community Deforested Forests for Mitigation of Negative Effects of Climate Change Mpigi-Uganda
Country：Uganda
Civil Society Organizations’ Network for sustainable agriculture and Environment in East Africa (CISONET)
The rate of environmental degradation in Mpigi district has been gradually increasing over time and some areas, which were originally forested, have been made bare by the inhabitants of the areas as a result of cutting down trees for timber and fuel for cooking.
Community Development to Live in Harmony with the Oriental White Stork in Toyooka city, Hyogo, Japan
Country：Japan
Toyooka City, Japan
1. Regional Profile Toyooka City is located in the northeast part of Hyogo Prefecture. It is bordered by Kyoto Prefecture in the east and the Sea of Japan in the north, and was formed by merging Toyooka City, Kinosaki Town, Takeno Town, Hidaka Town, Izushi Town and Tanto Town in April 2005.
Observation of functioning of Kanchenjunga Conservation Area (KCA): the region’s first community owned conservation area
Country：Nepal
Wildlife Watch Group (WWG)
Kanchanjunga Conservation Area (KCA) lies within 670.45’-880.15’ East longitude and 270.30’-280.00 North latitude and located in the Northeastern corner of Nepal.
Socio-ecological production landscapes in Cuchillas del Toa Biosphere Reserve
Country：Republic of Cuba
Bioversity International, Institute of Fundamental Researches on Tropical Agriculture (INIFAT)
Introduction Nowadays the world population is estimated to number 7 billion, and perhaps, will reach more than 9 billion in this century.
Landscape conservation in the Black Forest, Germany
Country：Germany
German Association for Landcare (Deutscher Verband für Landschaftspflege, DVL)
in cooperation with
Landcare Association Central Black Forest (Landschaftsentwicklungsverband Mittlerer Schwarzwald e.V., LACBF)
Regional background of the Black Forest (Pic. 1: Cultural landscape in the Black Forest, photographer: Hans Page) The Black Forest is located in the southeast of Germany, Central Europe. In former times Europe and the region of the Black Forest were originally covered by thick forests.
Land use change in Uganda’s drylands, impacts, and opportunities for enhancing livelihood sustainability
Country：Uganda
Nature and Livelihoods
Introduction There are three major categories of drylands: Arid zones with rainfall of 200-500 mm/year, Semi-arid zones which receive 500-1000 mm of rainfall/year, and Dry sub-humid zones with 1000-1500 mm rainfall/year
Assessment of Lentic-Lotic Basin Biodiversity Improvement through a Cyclic Platform Process of Management
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International Lake Environment Committee Foundation (ILEC)
I. Introduction The riparian and watershed basins of lentic-lotic (e.g., lake-river, pond-stream, wetland-feeder river) systems are among the most bio-diverse ecosystems on the globe, and they have been facing serious threats of degradation.
Community Forest Restoration for the Integrated Management of Lake Chapala Basin
Country：Mexico
International Lake Environment Committee Foundation (ILEC), and Corazon de la Tierra A.C. (Heart of the Earth), Mexico
Introduction The Lake Chapala basin includes the water body of same name, the largest one in Mexico and the third in size in Latin America (Figure 1).
Governance at Community Level for Conserving Himalayan Lake Rupa in Kaski District of Nepal
Country：Nepal
International Lake Environment Committee Foundation (ILEC)
Background The Himalayan lakes refer to all lakes that are fed either directly or indirectly with water outsourced from the Himalaya irrespective to any shapes and sizes of lakes in varying geography in Nepal (Pokharel and Nakamura 2011).
Ujjani Reservoir: People’s Initiative for Protection of Water Quality
Country：India
International Lake Environment Committee Foundation (ILEC) and Shrishti Eco-Research Institute
Introduction In a decade, water quality of 7 rivers of Pune – namely Mula, Mutha, Pawana, Indrayani, Ram, Ambil and Nagzari deteriorated over the period of time with respect to two critical parameters
Integrated Lake Basin Management (ILBM), Impacts on Biodiversity and Child Malnutrition: A Case Study of Tribal Belt in Western Part of India
Country：India
International Lake Environment Committee Foundation (ILEC)
Introduction There are several small water bodies confined in the forest cover of western part of India dominated by several tribal races which are socio economically backward and deprived of modern health facilities because of non accessibility and lack of communication as well as transportation.
Multi-Stakeholders’ Efforts for the Sustainable Management of Tadlac Lake, the Philippines
Country：Philippines
International Lake Environment Committee Foundation (ILEC)
1. Background Tadlac Lake and Environs Tadlac Lake is one of the 8 crater lakes found within the watershed of Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the Philippines (Figure 1).
Role of Traditional Knowledge in Strengthening Socio-ecological Production Landscapes
Country：Philippines
Montanosa Research, Development Center- Tebtebba Foundation
The work brings together five communities of Tinoc, Ifugao, Philippines and two IP organizations; the MRDC who works directly with indigenous peoples’ organizations on sustainable production food systems for 30 years and Tebtebba,
Planting seeds for rooted change, towards community rights in flourishing forests
Country：Viet Nam
Culture Identity and Resources Use Management (CIRUM)
INTRODUCTION The necessity of regenerating forests and making the forestry sector more beneficial to Vietnamese people is widely agreed upon.
Utilization of natural pastures in the Huascaran National Park by users and rural communities
Country：Peru
Huascaran National Park, National Service of Protected Natural Areas (SERNANP)
Users of pastures and farming communities. The agrarian reform of 1970 was executed for reasons of popular discontent and the movements of national liberation, which brought destabilization of the system. It included a basic question:
Building and Supporting Resilient Biocultural Territories in the Face of Climate Change
Country：Peru
Indigenous People’s Biocultural Climate Change Assessment Initiative (IPCCA)
I. Introduction Socio-ecological production landscapes, or Satoyama-like landscapes are the product of historical co-evolutionary relationships between communities and ecosystems.
Integrating community development with the management of grasslands and wetlands at Ke’erqin nature reserve
Country：China
Renmin University of China
BACKGROUND Within the past thirty years, the total area of nature reserves in China has rapidly expanded to 14% of the country’s total land area, providing protection for endangered species and representative ecosystems in a qualified sense.
Multi-Stakeholders’ Efforts for the Sustainable Management of Tadlac Lake, the Philippines
Country：Philippines
International Lake Environment Committee Foundation (ILEC)
1. Background Tadlac Lake and Environs Tadlac Lake is one of the 8 crater lakes found within the watershed of Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the Philippines
National Action Plan for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Socio-ecological Production Landscapes (Satochi-satoyama)
Country：Japan
Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan
1. Background (1) Definition and characteristics of Satochi-satoyama Satochi-satoyama refers to an area consisting of farmlands, irrigation ponds, secondary forest, plantation forest, and grasslands around human settlements.
