This paper examines how conservation practitioners can learn from the effort to question the utility of community engagement, adapt lessons to bridge conservation and development more effectively, and apply the limited funds available to conservation to accomplish more on the ground.
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This paper uses systematic synthesis methods to assess the state of the peer-reviewed evidence base on community engagement interventions linked to terrestrial conservation projects. Specifically, it examines the relationships between different engagement approaches and land tenure/governance structures.
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This paper discusses the consequences of well-meaning agricultural policies on land tenure security in Rwanda, with potential implications for future economic development and social stability.
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USAID’s Southern African Regional Environmental Program worked with partners and stakeholders related to the Okavango River Basin, to forge relationships that allowed a large portion of the people of the basin to have better lives, now and in the future.
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With Rwanda having the highest population density in Africa, and quality land being a source of conflict, the USAID-funded LAND Project made substantive contributions toward fostering a culture of high-quality, evidence-based, and transparent policymaking and land reform, nationwide.
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