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The MaWRiN project aims to enhance climate resilience for indigenous and local communities in Nepal's Marin watershed through nature-based solutions and livelihood improvements. This framework outlines the procedures to identify and mitigate adverse environmental and social impacts, ensuring compliance with both Nepal's national laws and WWF's Safeguards Integrated Policies and Procedures (SIPP). Key components include the development of site-specific Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs), a Process Framework for livelihood restoration, and an Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework (IPPF) based on Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC). The project explicitly prohibits activities involving private land acquisition, physical displacement, commercial logging, and the use of high-risk pesticides.

The CARE-WWF Alliance piloted a Collective and Sustainable Investment (CSI) model in Tanzania's Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor, integrating collective and sustainable investment mechanisms into Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs). The pilot involved 114 VSLA groups, resulting in 91 collective enterprises, 92% of which were nature-based. Key outcomes included a 102% increase in average household income—with female-headed households seeing a 157% increase—and significant improvements in water flow, with wet season flows increasing by 178% and dry season flows by 105%. While the model successfully shifted mindsets toward environmental responsibility and empowered women through land tenure and decision-making, it also triggered unintended intrahousehold conflicts and intergenerational tensions over riverbed cultivation. The report recommends streamlining the curriculum, expanding sustainability components for diverse ecosystems, and implementing loan monitoring systems to support preferential loan conditions, which were not adopted during the pilot.

The Global Farm Loss Tool (GFLT) is a measurement framework designed for growers of specialty crops to quantify food that reaches maturity but does not enter the human consumption supply chain. The guidance outlines methodologies for in-field sampling and direct weighing, as well as tracking losses in subsequent on-farm stages such as packinghouses, processing facilities, and storage. By categorizing losses as marketable, edible but not marketable, or spoiled, the tool helps growers and buyers identify operational efficiencies and secondary market opportunities. Additionally, the GFLT integrates calculations to estimate the associated greenhouse gas emissions and water use impacts of these losses, allowing users to track intensity reductions following interventions.

The Hariyo Ban Program II (2016-2021) focused on enhancing resilience in the Chitwan-Annapurna Landscape (CHAL) and Terai Arc Landscape (TAL) of Nepal. The initiative achieved significant biodiversity gains, including increases in tiger and rhino populations and the management of 970,524 hectares of biologically significant areas. Climate adaptation efforts reached 151,075 beneficiaries through the implementation of 78 local adaptation plans and eight integrated sub-watershed management plans. The program also improved livelihoods for 30,270 people through market-based enterprises and enhanced social inclusion by increasing women's representation in executive positions of natural resource management (NRM) groups to 50%. Governance was strengthened by improving the capacity of 291 NRM groups and supporting the formulation of over 60 policies and regulations. Key challenges included navigating Nepal's federal restructuring, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a lack of formal policy frameworks for payments for ecosystem services (PES).

The document details a mitigation strategy to maintain water availability for humans and livestock in local villages during the restoration of a pond (Activity 1.1.2) scheduled between May and December 2026. The plan focuses on practical mitigation measures, such as diverting water flow and providing mechanical transfers, rather than financial compensation, to avoid negative impacts on the community. It establishes a framework for stakeholder consultation, documented consent from Community Based Organizations (CBOs), and a structured implementation timeline involving WWF-Pakistan and government departments.

The ESMP categorizes the construction of the Lobesa Range Office as a Category B project, meaning impacts are site-specific and reversible. It details mitigation strategies for waste, noise, and air quality, alongside strict occupational health and safety (OHS) standards for workers. The plan integrates WWF's Social Safeguards Integrated Policies and Procedures (SIPP) and Bhutanese national law to ensure biodiversity conservation and community wellbeing in the BC 02 landscape.

The CARE-WWF Alliance SAGCOT program in Tanzania's Mufundi and Iringa districts achieved significant gains in household income and water resource management between 2021 and 2023. By integrating Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs), Farmer Field and Business Schools (FFBS), and Integrated Land and Water Management (ILWM), the project increased average household income by 102% and improved dry and wet season water flows in the Mkikifu river. The program specifically targeted women and youth, resulting in a 157% income increase for female-headed households and a 3% reduction in the income gender gap.

The Greenpop Foundation conducted a groundwater awareness campaign targeting Grade 4-7 learners in Cape Town to address gaps in the CAPS curriculum. The project utilized multimedia lessons, a poster competition, and field trips to educate students and teachers. Despite COVID-19 challenges, the project reached 2,568 learners across 13 schools, exceeding its reach target. Findings indicate that while initial groundwater awareness was very low, the intervention successfully increased knowledge, with teachers reporting high relevance and a desire for the campaign to become an annual event.