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IUCN, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature

FIDAA F. HADDAD IUCN WEST ASIA REGIONAL OFFICE

UNCCD COP 12 / OCT. 20TH,2015

THE GLOBAL FOREST AND LANDSCAPE RESTORATION AGENDA

IMPORTANCE OF PARTNERSHIPS IN ACHIEVING LDN

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PARTNERSHIP FROM MDG TO SDG


DIMENSIONS FOR SUSTAINABILITY


THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Land Degradation Neutrality

Halting degradation is cheaper than regenerating already

degraded land

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• Weak and hard to have info.

• Knowledge bases and appropriate technologies exist but are fragmented and not shared adequately due to bad connectivity;

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• Lack of compensation mechanisms to cover input and labor costs in switching to the SLM practices.

• Weakness of private sector activities in the field of combating land degradation and desertification

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• Despite the progress and the achievements made by Jordan still needs to be fully integrated an “ecosystem approach” in national policies and programs to combat land degradation.

• absence of adequate land use planning and supporting legislation is a major barrier in sustainable management of land resources.


Setting Up

GOVERNANCE OR MANAGEMENT

What is the difference between management and governance!!!!!!!!

what is done in pursuit of conservation objectives the means and actions to achieve such objectives

...is about... Management

who decides what to do how those decisions are taken who holds power, authority and responsibility who is (or should be) held accountable

...is about... Governance


Setting Up

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Different Perspectives

Governance Type A Governance by Government

Governance Type B Shared Governance

Governance Type C & D Private governance and By local Community Government Agency

Enforcing rules and repressing violations

Negotiating specific agreement Sharing responsibility informal way

Recognizing transferring authorities and responsibilities

Local Community

Losing all control on land resources Letting government take most of decisions

Negotiating agreement to share formally or informally the management authority and responsibility

Conserving or talking on full management authority and responsibility and remaining independents

NGO

Let the government dealing with that alone

Support government to communicate with local actors and achieve their support Facilitating the negotiation of specific management agreement

Letting the local actors deal with that alone

HOW DIFFERENT ACTORS ASSESS THE GOVERNANCE TYPES ???


INTEGRATING LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT APPROACHES FOR LAND

DEGRADATION NEUTRALITY


Strengthening Local Government:

- To reach the stage of full decentralization the capacity building

Empowerment local level:

- Empowering the local community to be able to participate in the decision making process concerning their natural resources.

Strengthen Partnership Interaction between the State and its Citizens

It requires a much better understanding for the management strategies that

promote soil formation and a much deeper respects for the local condition

under which local land users operate


Powers

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Responsibilities

To make decisions

To implement decisions


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Transparency

Predictability/ “Rule of Law”

Accountability

Participation

Laws and other norms Institutions Processes

Tonle Sap exercise

SO GOOD GOVERNANCE IS


HOW DO YOU MEASURE CHANGE?

What is happening here that is helping us to get here

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COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLANNING AS APPROACH

Enabling natural resource users to plan, manage and control their resources

Strengthening partnerships between communities and government

Embedding principles of participation in natural resource planning


Setting Up

HIMA IS NOT SOMETHING FIXED CUSTOMARY LAWS

AS APPROACH

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