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CALL FOR PAPERS AND PROPOSALS FOR CASE STUDIES
UNDERLYING CAUSES OF DEFORESTATION AND FOREST DEGRADATION
Part of a Joint Initiative to contribute to the Intergovernmental Forum
on Forests
As the North American focal point (covering US, Canada, Mexico) for the
Joint Initiative to Address Underlying Causes of Deforestation and
Forest Degradation (UC), the Biodiversity Action Network (USA) is
looking for work on the above topic to be presented at a North American
regional workshop in September of this year. In addition to looking to
present already completed work, BIONET will fund 5 case studies on UC
which follow the suggested guidelines (see below), using the diagnostic
framework of the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests (also below).
Please see the attached brochure for more information on the origins and
the overall aims of this initiative.
Since the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, many
renowned institutions have performed extensive research and analysis on
the underlying causes of deforestation and forest degradation, such as
the Centre for International Forestry Research, World Wildlife Fund-USA,
the Worldwatch Institute, the World Resources Institute, the World
Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development and the International
Institute for Environment and Development. All the institutions
mentioned above have been contacted at an early stage of the project and
most of them are actively involved in the various regional and global
activities. Until now, the analyses of these institutions has not lead
to sufficient concrete action by governmental and other stakeholders. An
important reason for the lack of action on underlying causes can be
found in the lack of political awareness of their importance, the
institutional isolation of the forestry sector and the general lack of
policy coherence in the field of sustainable development. In some cases,
there has been a lack of communication and outreach to ensure
translation of scientific reports into concrete action by governmental
and other stakeholders, particularly within the framework of the IPF.
For that reason, the main purpose of the project is to translate both
new and, in particular, existing analysis of the underlying causes of
deforestation and forest degradation into concrete, solution-oriented
approaches and to create the political will amongst the most important
stakeholders to implement these solutions.
Please distribute this call for proposals to any groups or individuals
that you think might be interested in participating.
A. PROPOSALS FOR CASE STUDIES
BIONET will fund a maximum of US $2,000 each for the preparation of 5
case studies, which will be presented at the North American regional
workshop, planned for LATE SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR. Authors of
successful proposals will receive half of the payment at the beginning
of the study, with the second half being dispensed after the case study
is presented at the workshop, assuming that the criteria presented in
the guidelines have been met.
If you would like to have a proposal for a case study considered for
funding, please send a short (no more than two pages) description of
the intended study, including:
.. the proposed area of study and the affected community/ies;
.. how you plan to undertake the study; and
.. information on your institution/ organization.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS FOR CASE STUDIES IS JULY 10.
Proposals submitted after that date will be considered for presentation
and/or consideration at the workshop, but will not be considered for
funding. Successful applicants will be notified on or around JULY 20.
B. CALL FOR PAPERS
Other relevant work can and will also be presented at the workshop.
Submissions for these papers are due by July 29. Preference will go to
those papers or studies that approach the underlying causes of
deforestation and forest degradation in the general direction of the
guidelines below. If you have work which you would like to present at
the workshop please contact BIONET.
For more information about the initiative and suggested guidelines for
the papers, please access BIONET's web site at http://www.igc.org/bionet
Contact person: Juliette Moussa
Biodiversity Action Network (BIONET)
1400 16th Street, N.W. Suite 502
Washington, D.C. 20036 USA
Tel: +1-202-547-8902
Fax: +1-202-265-0222
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.igc.org/bionet
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Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker
Division of Environmental Management & Design
Lincoln University, Canterbury
PO Box 56
Aotearoa New Zealand
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fax: 64-03-325-3841
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