Natureandpoverty.net: the Nature & Poverty Knowledge Network
Initiative I0042
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| Organización ejecutora | IUCN National Committee of the Netherlands (IUCN NL) (Conservation organisation) |
Resumen
Natureandpoverty.net: The Nature & Poverty Knowledge and Learning Network evolved out of the natureandpoverty* programme, which has been carried out by WWF-NL, IUCN NL and Friends of the Earth Netherlands together with their Southern partners between 2002 and 2006. Natureandpoverty.net has started its first activities in 2007. Natureandpoverty.net brings together 17 Dutch conservation, developmental and research
organisations and their respective extensive NGO networks in the South. The proposed overall goal of Natureandpoverty.net is to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability of interventions, with regard to the linkages between ecosystem management and poverty alleviation. Proposed specific objectives of Natureandpoverty.net are:
- Establish vibrant Natureandpoverty.net communities through productive interactions, trust and a stronger voice in the public debate;
- Improve and facilitate the exchange of field-based, policy-oriented and academic knowledge meant to strengthen interventions combining nature conservation and poverty alleviation objectives (emphasis will be laid on facilitating South-South exchange and serving the learning and strategic needs of civil society organizations).
- Create thematic and strategic learning opportunities and communities between Southern & Northern Natureandpoverty.net partners, allies and relevant experts. These learning opportunities and communities, focusing on specific priority subjects identified by Natureandpoverty.net members, can have a global or regional character;
- Document practice-based and policy-oriented knowledge on the strategic subjects identified and improve access to such documentation for especially Southern NGOs/CSOs and Northern policy advocacy groups, from Natureandpoverty.net and beyond;
- Exchange of policy oriented information between Southern and Northern Natureandpoverty.net members involved in policy influencing and advocacy and generate practice-based inputs for policy development and advocacy work.
Resultados
Selected Pilot Themes supported actively by Natureandpoverty.net (2008/2009):
• Biofuels and their livelihood and landscape implications: creating a biofuels info service
with as special target audience Southern NGOs in (potential) producer countries.
• Multi-stakeholder Roundtables on commodities, lessons from civil society engagement.
• Local ownership of conservation agenda’s.
• Climate change, biodiversity and livelihoods.
IUCN National Committee of the Netherlands (IUCN NL) will function as co-ordinating facility in this network, but seeks to share responsibilities for Natureandpoverty.net activities with its network partners and befriended organisations.
Cobertura geográfica
Africa
Americas
Asia
Personas
Peter van Sluijs, Coordinator Nature & Poverty Knowledge Network
E-mail: peter.vansluijs@iucn.nl
Phone: +31 20 3449451
Web URL
http://www.natureandpoverty.net
Related records above this one:
- IUCN National Committee of the Netherlands (IUCN NL) (Organisation O0159)