case study Archives - Global Landscapes Forum https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/tag/case-study/ Connect, learn and share Wed, 19 Jun 2024 13:01:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/www.globallandscapesforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/logo_glf.png?fit=32%2C30&ssl=1 case study Archives - Global Landscapes Forum https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/tag/case-study/ 32 32 137966364 Unlocking funding success: Insights for project developers & restoration initiatives https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/publication/funding-success-insights-restoration-initiatives/ Tue, 05 Mar 2024 16:28:23 +0000 https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/?post_type=publication&p=64382 Who is this guide for?   An indispensable guide to launch your funding journey and create a meaningful impact, specifically crafted for practitioners and professionals. This guide delivers crucial tips and insights sourced from GLF’s dynamic community and Luxembourg partners. Featuring a compelling case study from the Taniala Regenerative Camp in Madagascar, a community-based solution […]

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An indispensable guide to launch your funding journey and create a meaningful impact, specifically crafted for practitioners and professionals. This guide delivers crucial tips and insights sourced from GLF’s dynamic community and Luxembourg partners. Featuring a compelling case study from the Taniala Regenerative Camp in Madagascar, a community-based solution providing ground-level insights to enrich your learning experience.

 

Tips from GLF’s community

 

  • Dedicated fundraising staff: Learn how dedicating staff to fundraising efforts and improving financial disclosure can enhance your competitiveness in funding applications. Consider investing in staff training.
  • Financial stability and resilience: Discover strategies for building financial stability, such as income-generating activities and diverse funding avenues. Explore the possibility of applying for awards/prizes as an alternative funding source.
  • Team capacity building: Strengthen your team’s capacity to identify resources by learning about different types of funding instruments. Develop the skills to identify resources most relevant to your project, create a budget plan, and determine the ideal funding size and type for your organization.

 

Tips from GLF-Luxebourg partners

 

  • Aligning with donor objectives: When researching financial support for a project, understand the donor’s intentionality. Tailor your project proposal to match the preferences of the specific donor. Engage in open discussions to co-design a project that resonates with the donor’s interests.
  • Networking at events: discover the importance of attending events to network with potential donors and build relationships that can support your projects.

 

Get insights from the ground

 

Be inspired by the success story of Taniala Regenerative Camp, located in Madagascar’s Menabe Region, is dedicated to restoring degraded land. Despite language barriers and a small team, they received an award in 2023 and won the Lush Spring Prize for soil restoration.

Now, their focus is on securing funding for full-time operations, expanding their team’s language skills, and seeking grants and awards for infrastructure development and village base camps.

 

Taniara Restoration Camp with Tahina Roland. Photo Creadit: Tahina Roland.

Download now our guide to embark on a path of financial empowerment and impactful restoration initiatives!

Also, visit the GLF-Luxembourg platform.

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]]> 64382 Including Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) in Mangrove Conservation & Restoration https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/publication/local-ecological-knowledge-mangrove-conservation-restoration/ Tue, 20 Feb 2024 10:47:15 +0000 https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/?post_type=publication&p=64037 A Best-Practice Guide for Practitioners and Researchers   This guide is designed to assist mangrove researchers and practitioners in incorporating Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) into their projects. LEK encompasses the knowledge, practices, and beliefs acquired through extensive personal observation and interaction with local ecosystems. It is shared among local resource users, often indigenous communities, and […]

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A Best-Practice Guide for Practitioners and Researchers

 

This guide is designed to assist mangrove researchers and practitioners in incorporating Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) into their projects. LEK encompasses the knowledge, practices, and beliefs acquired through extensive personal observation and interaction with local ecosystems. It is shared among local resource users, often indigenous communities, and is typically passed down through generations. In this groundbreaking study, we delve into how researchers have successfully integrated LEK specific to mangroves, offering best practices for engaging with and harnessing the power of LEK in mangrove restoration and conservation. The guide showcases over twenty case studies from around the world, highlighting the diverse applications of LEK in mangrove projects.

Find the handbook abstract and related DOI.

 

Greening the Blue Initiative

 

The awarded Restoration Stewards of 2023, Levis Sirikwa, is the lead author of Case Study 14 on pages 119-122. With over five years of experience, he actively restores mangroves and leads sustainable agriculture and community empowerment projects in Kenya’s blue economy. As co-founder of Ceriops Research Environmental Organization, he manages Casina Farms, Mikoko na Jamii, and Mangrove Buddy, all grounded in community empowerment, sustainable development, and data-driven approaches.

In his article, he describes the Greening the Blue as a unique mangrove restoration model that prioritizes understanding the local context for conserving and restoring blue ecosystems. Recognizing extensive mangrove degradation in Tudor Creek (Mwakirunge), Kenya, over the past decades, the initiative views conservation and restoration as an art. This art is eloquently expressed by the local people, who have interacted with the ecosystem for millennia. Documenting the successful restoration of half a hectare of degraded mangrove landscape, the project highlights the key pathways through which Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) played a crucial role in achieving success. Emphasizing the significance of the community-based ecological mangrove restoration (CBEMR) approach, the Greening the Blue Initiative serves as a source of inspiration for best practices, ensuring sustainable restoration efforts in the project area.

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]]> 64037 Closing the nature finance gap: practical solutions to mobilize private finance for landscape restoration https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/video/closing-the-nature-finance-gap/ Tue, 21 Mar 2023 03:31:59 +0000 https://www.globallandscapesforum.org/?post_type=video&p=57174 About the 6th GLF Investment Case Symposium   Hosted in Luxembourg and online, GLF–Luxembourg Finance for Nature 2023: What comes next? united 4,500 participants from 160 countries around how finance can solve – rather than exacerbate – the climate and biodiversity crises. The event featured 106 speakers and 100 global and local partner organizations and reached 10 million people on […]

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About the 6th GLF Investment Case Symposium

 

Hosted in Luxembourg and online, GLF–Luxembourg Finance for Nature 2023: What comes next? united 4,500 participants from 160 countries around how finance can solve – rather than exacerbate – the climate and biodiversity crises. The event featured 106 speakers and 100 global and local partner organizations and reached 10 million people on social media, with more than 230,000 engagements.

 

About the session

 

Learn how the Restoration Seed Capital Facility is working to unlock private finance and scale up investment in forest landscape restoration. This session features case studies from impact-driven fund managers who are developing new restoration-focused funds and strong project pipelines.

 

Resources

 

Video: The Restoration Seed Capital Facility

Publication: The Restoration Seed Capital Facility

Publication: The State of Finance for Nature 2022

Publication: Closing the nature finance gap: practical solutions to mobilize private investment for landscape restoration

Presentation: Closing the Nature Finance Gap

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