USAID NRMD Portal News

Public-Private Partnership to Improve Maize Harvests 30-50 percent — by portaladmin — last modified Jul 20, 2010 07:24 PM

Funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and USAID; In-Kind Contributions From Partners

Success of USAID Project Attracts Women and Children’s Rights Activist — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Jul 18, 2010 02:57 PM

 

In the Philippines, community members come together to aid ailing fish — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Jul 16, 2010 11:45 AM

Conservation International Article

Freshwater Biodiversity Crisis in Brazil — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Jul 09, 2010 08:31 PM

Conservation International Article

USAID Works With Private Sector to Encourage Sea Turtle Conservation Efforts — by USAID Land Team Guest — last modified Jul 16, 2010 12:09 PM

 

Video: Katoomba XVII Conference - June 2010 — by USAID — last modified Jul 01, 2010 11:04 AM

Opening Address - Katoomba XVII Conference in Vietnam

Video and other content from Southeast Asia Katoomba XVII in Hanoi 6/23-24 — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Jun 25, 2010 11:54 AM

Resources from Katoomba Meeting XVII, Taking the Lead: Payments for Ecosystem Services in Southeast Asia. More content, as well as improvements to the site's usability, will be added over the coming week, so do not give up if you can't find the presentation you want from the Agenda or related documents when you first check... come back soon!

Video: Tropical Land Use Change and Soil Carbon: Implications for REDD — by Dr. Erika Marin-Spiotta, University of Wisconsin — last modified Jul 07, 2010 01:26 AM

Speaker Dr. Erika Marin-Spiotta of University of Wisconsin, presents results from field research and an analysis of published data from across the tropics to help predict the fate of soil carbon pools during different land use conversions. She presents different factors, specifically soil type, climate, method of land conversion, vegetation type, land use intensity, and time since conversion, on the response of soil carbon, particularly during reforestation.

Video-Wildlife Works — by Portal Web Editor — last modified May 29, 2010 10:30 PM

6 minute CNN newsclip about Wildlife Works.

Video-Biodiversity & Forestry Seminar: Conservation Certification and Product Branding–The Case of Wildlife-Friendly Certification — by Portal Web Editor — last modified May 21, 2010 06:27 PM

Video of the presentation by Ann Koontz and Steven DuPuis, et al., on Wednesday May 12, 2010, at the USAID Information Center. Related PowerPoint, Tenure Brief #10, Web-Based and Green Marketing guidance tools, and eight Certified Wildlife Friendly(TM) Product/Company Brochures attached, and in Portal Library. Also see http://www.wildlifefriendly.org/

World Tourism Organization: International Tourism: First Results of 2010 confirm Upward Trend — by Portal Web Editor — last modified May 13, 2010 11:54 AM

 

Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) Ministerial — by Portal Web Editor — last modified May 05, 2010 01:59 PM

Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Inter-American Development Bank Washington, DC April 15, 2010

Congratulations! CGIS-NUR Receives its Second Small Grant Award for 2009/2010 from the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Association — by Portal Web Editor — last modified May 02, 2010 07:20 PM

CGIS-NUR Receives its Second Small Grant Award for 2009/2010 from the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) Association

EMBARQ The WRI Center for Sustainable Transport: Mercaderes Street in Arequipa, Peru — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Apr 28, 2010 04:05 PM

 

For U.S. Forests, REDD Begins at Home — by John Talberth, Logan Yonavjak — last modified Apr 22, 2010 09:18 PM

April 20, 2010 Four months after the Copenhagen Accord, the interest and discussions about reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries – colloquially known as REDD plus – continues.

Katoomba XVII - Hanoi — by Rose Hessmiller — last modified Apr 22, 2010 07:39 PM

 

2010 International Seminar on Watershed Management — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Apr 20, 2010 04:48 PM

The seminar dates are from April 11 - May 1, 2010, will be held in the southwestern United States. Because of the increasing demand, legal conflict and competing uses and practices that place tremendous pressure on its extremely scarce water supply, the southwestern U.S. is an excellent case study for watershed managers. The seminar is designed for mid-career watershed management professionals who desire to take part in an interactive and intensive training and exchange program on integrated watershed management. The program is sponsored by the US Forest Service International Programs.

Video: Biodiversity and Forestry Seminar Series: March 10, 2010 Making Forest Landscape Restoration a Force for Change — by Portal Web Editor — last modified May 26, 2010 01:29 PM

Video Presentation and Slides

Biodiversity & Forestry Seminar Series-April 14, 2010: Land Tenure Issues for Carbon Offset and PES Projects — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Apr 08, 2010 01:01 PM

 

Thousands of Participants from Around the World Connect Via the Internet to Discuss Critical Global Issues — by Portal Web Editor — last modified Apr 06, 2010 01:36 PM

WASHINGTON D.C. - Global Pulse 2010, the three-day online collaboration session focused on creating solutions to critical global challenges. March 31, 2010