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This World Resources Institute working paper, the eighth in a series, reviews Readiness Preparation Proposals (R-PPs) and National Programme Documents (NPDs) submitted to the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) and the UN-REDD Programme. The analysis focuses on how REDD+ Country Participants address forest governance, transparency, accountability, participation, and coordination during the readiness phase.

This research paper examines how land compensation and resettlement frameworks in Tanzania and Mozambique marginalize rural women. It finds that women are often excluded from decision-making and compensation payments due to subordinate household roles and legal gaps that ignore subsistence farming and communal resource use. The paper recommends mandatory joint compensation, gender quotas in governance, and legally binding commitments for infrastructure and employment to ensure gender equity.

This research paper by James Manor, presented at a World Resources Institute conference in 2002, examines the relationship between democratic decentralization and social equity. The author analyzes whether shifting power to local levels reduces poverty and identifies specific political and social conditions under which marginalized groups are most likely to benefit from such systems.

The Khetha program (2018-2022), implemented by WWF South Africa and WWF Mozambique and funded by USAID, aims to protect elephant and rhino populations in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (GLTFCA). The program addresses wildlife trafficking by strengthening law enforcement and the judiciary in South Africa and Mozambique, and by improving the socio-economic conditions and governance of local communities to reduce their vulnerability to organized crime syndicates.

This document outlines 'Impact Goal 1' of the WWF South Africa Strategy 2030, which aims to reshape land and seascapes by integrating people as primary custodians of nature. The strategy focuses on four priority geographic areas aligned with Mega Living Landscapes (MLLs) and Strategic Water Source Areas (SWSAs), utilizing four interlinked pathways: biodiversity stewardship, livelihood enhancement, economic transition, and financial mobilization.

This fact sheet by WWF South Africa details a 2020/21 study on faecal pollution in the Crocodile and Sabie River catchments in Mpumalanga. It highlights the risks of E. coli contamination for irrigated crops, particularly for subsistence farmers and high-risk vegetables, and provides recommendations for water stewardship and safe farming techniques.