USAID RM Portal and Partner Newsletters

African Centre for Disaster Studies: Jàmbá — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Mar 30, 2010 01:35 AM

Jàmbá (meaning disaster in Yoruba) is a journal in the field of disaster risk reduction, aimed at serving as a platform for discussion and debate in this relatively new field. The ACDS also aims to produce a publication that will be of use to practitioners. We encourage anyone active in the field of disaster risk reduction, such as academics, practitioner and students to contribute papers to Jàmbá.

Community Tourism, Planning and Design — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Apr 27, 2010 12:35 PM

This newsletter discusses Community Tourism Planning & Design guides communities in creating sustainable tourism destination and economies.Community Tourism Planning & Design is the professional tourism planning practice of Michael E. Kelly, AICP, MCIP. This practice is devoted to facilitating grassroots−community and regional −approaches to tourism development. Creating Sustainable Tourism Economies and Destinations are the goals.

Conservation Finance Alliance — by Stanzin Tonyot — last modified Jul 21, 2009 01:42 PM

The CFA is a collaborative effort to promote sufficient and sustainable funding for biodiversity conservation worldwide. The Conservation Finance Alliance (CFA) was created to catalyze increased and sustainable public and private financing for biodiversity conservation to support the effective implementation of global commitments to conservation. They publish a newsletter called "Focus on Conservation Finance." A newsletter dedicated to the delivery of conservation finance solutions through collaboration The CFA was established in February 2002 in order to encourage and enhance collaboration among institutions and organizations involved in the sustainable financing of biodiversity conservation.

E Turbo News Global Travel Industry News — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Apr 27, 2010 12:33 PM

As the oldest global travel industry publication with the largest global trade and journalist circulation on the Internet, this newsletter provides information about global travel industry including travel deals, latest news, and links.

East and Southern Africa Katoomba Group e-newsletter — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified Jul 21, 2009 01:41 PM

The newsletter aims to keep our readers aware of the latest news and events relating to markets and payments for ecosystem services (PES) in the East and Southern Africa region and around the world. 
We welcome your feedback, comments and suggestions, including any articles that you may wish to share with our readers. Please send them by e-mail to aruhweza@forest-trends.org Yours sincerely Alice Ruhweza Coordinator, East and Southern Africa Katoomba Group

Forest Carbon News — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified Jul 28, 2009 08:15 PM

With the recent whirlwind of stories surrounding forest carbon, you may feel a little lost in the woods. Fortunately, Ecosystem Marketplace’s Forest Carbon Newsletter breaks down the most controversial headlines, from the latest trades to upcoming policy decisions. Our forest carbon experts draw largely from the Forest Carbon Portal, Ecosystem Marketplace’s worldwide directory of terrestrial carbon projects

Forest Trends — by Stanzin Tonyot — last modified Jul 21, 2009 01:43 PM

Forest Trends is a public/private, non-profit coalition. It emphasizes promoting incentives and “accelerating the evolution of economic systems” that will result in the maintenance and restoration of forest ecosystems. It also identifies three goals: new commerce for ecosystem services, market recognition for sustainable management, and equitable distribution of benefits from commerce returned to local communities. Forest Trends publishes a e-newsletter called Trendlines and is distributed via email to subscribers. It has information on their work, conferences and workshops.

Fundacion ProAves e-bulletin — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Jul 21, 2009 01:43 PM

Newsletter for Pro Aves: ProAves is a Colombian NGO dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats through research, outreach and direct conservation actions in collaboration with

GEO News — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified Aug 17, 2009 07:03 PM

The Group on Earth Observations is coordinating efforts to build a Global Earth Observation System of Systems, or GEOSS

International Institute for Environment and Development — by Stanzin Tonyot — last modified Jul 21, 2009 01:44 PM

IIED is an international policy research institute and non governmental body working for more sustainable and equitable global development. IIED acts as a catalyst, broker and facilitator and helps vulnerable groups find their voice and ensure their interests are heard in decision-making. Environmental sustainability is a core concern but not at the expense of people’s livelihoods. It publishes a news bulletin called IIED News Bulletin. It is a bi-monthly e-bulletin with updates on IIED research, events, and publications.

International Union for Conservation of Nature Newsletter — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Jul 19, 2010 06:41 PM

 

Iwokrama — by Stanzin Tonyot — last modified Jul 21, 2009 01:45 PM

The Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development is an autonomous non-profit institution established by Guyana and the Commonwealth. The Centre manages the nearly one million acre (371,000 hectares) Iwokrama Forest in central Guyana to show how tropical forests can be conserved and sustainably used to provide ecological, social and economic benefits to local, national and international communities. They publish an e-newsletter.

Metafore — by Stanzin Tonyot — last modified Jul 21, 2009 01:46 PM

Metafore helps companies discover the value of transforming business practices so they achieve desirable social, environmental and financial results. Metafore's In Focus newsletter, a weekly news wrap-up on sustainable business issues covered in media outlets around the world.

Mitigation Mail — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified Jul 28, 2009 08:14 PM

Ecosystem Marketplace’s Mitigation Mail brings you the latest on environmental conservation, with a focus on wetlands and biodiversity. This newsletter will catch you up on topics such as China’s wetlands mapping and Australia’s biodiversity offsetting scheme. With an international slant, the monthly newsletter offers the latest from ecosystem practitioners around the globe.

MSI: Development Outreach and Communications (DOC) — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Jul 21, 2009 01:47 PM

MSI Development Management Project News

Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified Jul 21, 2009 01:54 PM

Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy (SSPP) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that provides a platform for the dissemination of new practices and for dialogue emerging out of the field of sustainability. The e-Journal fills a gap in the literature by establishing a forum for cross-disciplinary discussion of empirical science as well as practice and policy developments related to sustainability. Sustainability facilitates communication among scientists, practitioners, and policy makers who are investigating and shaping nature-society interactions and working towards sustainable solutions. Open Access Policy / Permissions: The mission of this e-Journal is to rapidly disseminate information on sustainability science issues in support of a greater global exchange of knowledge. The e-Journal is available free to all to read, download, copy, and reproduce for any scientific purposes without asking the author or publisher for permission to do so. The source of the article must however be clearly indicated. Copyright is retained by the author

The Business and Biodiversity Offset Program (BBOP) — by Stanzin Tonyot — last modified Jul 21, 2009 01:48 PM

BBOP is a new partnership between companies, governments and conservation experts to explore biodiversity offsets. They are demonstrating conservation and livelihood outcomes in a portfolio of biodiversity offset pilot projects; developing, testing, and disseminating best practice on biodiversity offsets; and contributing to policy and corporate developments on biodiversity offsets so they meet conservation and business objectives.

The Convention on Biological Diversity Newsletters — by CBD — last modified Mar 05, 2010 04:08 PM

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) entered into force on 29 December 1993. It has 3 main objectives: The conservation of biological diversity The sustainable use of the components of biological diversity The fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources

The Ecosystem Marketplace Newsletter — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified Jul 28, 2009 04:07 PM

The flagship publication of Forest Trends and Katoomba Group, Ecosystem Marketplace is a global news service covering payments for ecosystem services in a format that is accessible to professionals and laymen alike. The site generates original news, features, and reports, and also amalgamates news from a variety of sources

The Ecosystem Marketplace W.E.T. Newsletter — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Aug 13, 2009 12:52 AM

First there was sulfur dioxide permit trading, then wetland mitigation banking, then conservation banking, and now carbon credits. Markets are increasingly being seen as innovative—and often effective —tools for achieving environmental ends. In the case of carbon, environmental markets are also driving new areas of economic growth. Carbon markets—as those of you who get our V-carbon email newsletter know—traded an estimated $30 billion last year. But what is next? And why don't we hear about markets being used to address those other major environmental problems: water pollution and water scarcity? The truth is that markets and payment schemes are being used to address all sorts of environmental issues related to water. The problem is that these solutions are limited in scale and remain experimental or anecdotal. They are small –albeit important—bricks that don't yet add up to a bigger building. We've been reporting on these initiatives for nearly three years (see some of our past coverage below), but even we think it is not enough. Fortunately, the time is ripe for bigger, better, and more effective environmental markets related to water. The question is: how do we get from here to there? We have some ideas, but we readily recognize that we don't have any perfect answers, hence this newsletter. In WATER/ENVIRONMENT/TRADING (W.E.T.), we will report from the frontlines of global attempts to use markets and market-like instruments to address environmental issues related to water. We will cover everything from schemes that seek to ensure more predictable flows of water downstream by protecting forests upstream, all the way to larger and more elaborate markets designed to protect and enhance water quality in industrial areas.

The Environmental Services Program (ESP) — by Stanzin Tonyot — last modified Jul 21, 2009 01:48 PM

ESP is a five-year program which was developed by USAID/Indonesia in response to the Presidential Initiative of 2002 to improve sustainable management of water resources. This initiative supports activities in the following three key areas: Access to clean water and sanitation services, Improved watershed management, and Increasing the productivity of water. It periodically publishes an online news called ESP news.

The Katoomba Group Community Forum Newsletter — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified Jul 28, 2009 04:12 PM

So you’ve heard all about climate policy, biodiversity protection, and carbon markets. But how do these policies and markets affect your community? Ecosystem Marketplace’s Community Forum Newsletter delivers news and profiles of those working to preserve our natural resources, as well as the people these efforts affect

The Katoomba Group Voluntary Carbon Newsletter — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified Jul 28, 2009 04:10 PM

Lost in a haze of carbon news? Ecosystem Marketplace’s bi-weekly V-Carbon Newsletter brings you the top headlines from voluntary offsets to climate policy to carbon finance. With an eye for voluntary market action, our news analysts digest the latest developments, keeping you up to speed on what’s important and why

The Tropical America Katoomba Group Newsletter — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified Jul 21, 2009 01:56 PM

 

USAID Development Calendar — by librarian2 — last modified Jul 21, 2009 01:49 PM

International Development Event Calendar (IDEC)

USAID ENERGY UPDATE Newsletter — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified Jul 21, 2009 01:49 PM

Newsletter for USAID Energy Information: USAID works through multilateral Partnerships aimed at improving coordination and collaboration of USAID energy activities with those of other donors, multilateral organizations, foreign governments, private sector partners and other global partnerships. USAID also works in collaboration with other U.S. government agencies and Presidential Initiatives. By sharing ideas, skills, and resources, USAID and partners are able to increase impact and sustainability of energy programs and activities.

USAID Global Climate Change: Publications & Outreach — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Jul 21, 2009 01:50 PM

 

USAID NRMD and Partner Newsletters — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Jul 21, 2009 01:24 PM

 

USAID_MIRA Boletin — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Jan 29, 2010 12:29 AM

 

Welcome to NewsforDev | News for Development — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified Jul 21, 2009 01:54 PM

NewsforDev is a project of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) that employs RSS and e-mail news technology to bring knowledge and information to agricultural development practitioners in ACP countries.

WET — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified Jul 28, 2009 08:13 PM

Ecosystem Marketplace’s Water/Environment/Trading (WET) Newsletter delivers the latest headlines on market-driven efforts to improve water quantity and quality worldwide. WET brings you up to speed on the most recent and controversial stories, from the Great Lakes to Australia to Capitol Hill. In addition, we aim to include “voices from the field,” our colleagues’ insights that have yet to hit the newsstand