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26 June 2010
MENGO Green Hunt 2010 (GH2010)
25 May 2010
NATIONAL SEMINAR ON SUSTAINABILITY MALAYSIA (SM2010)
3 May 2010
SOFT LAUNCHING FOR GREEN HUNT 2010
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MENGO MONTHLY DIGEST |
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September & December 2009- by JJ
Hi all, it's JJ and I am working with MENGO once again for the next couple of months. I have been asked to continue the MENGO monthly digest by Dr Sundari, so I am sure that's good news to all my fans out there (if any). This edition of the MENGO monthly digest will include all major events from 1 September - 31 December 2009. |
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MENGO Support Unit
C/O ENSEARCH
No 30-2 Jln PJU 5/16
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| 04. CBNRM :: a DANIDA-funded Programme |
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COMMUNITY-BASED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FACILITY IN MALAYSIA (a DANIDA-funded programme)
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| As of May 2008, the “Community-Based Natural Resource Management Facility” (CBNRM Facility) supports 8 local initiatives in Malaysia. The Facility aims at enhancing the capacity of Malaysian NGOs and CBOs in influencing sustainable development policies and practices related to natural resource management and biodiversity conservation, including the recognition of the importance of Indigenous Peoples and gender equity. |  |
Objectives
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The objective of the CBNRM Facility is to provide grants in support of field-based initiatives/projects in relation to community-based management that addresses a combination of biodiversity/natural resources, Indigenous Peoples and gender.
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Specific Objectives
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1. To support initiatives that promotes and demonstrates community-based management and sustainable use of natural resources.
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2. To support alternative and sustainable livelihood initiatives which have elements of enterprise and development of entrepreneurial skills which gradually reduce the degree of dependence on natural resources.
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3. To support the documentation of best practices in sustainable natural resource management and preservation of local community and/or indigenous knowledge.
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4. To support activities that will lead to policy recommendation/formulation based on successful community level strategies and innovations in implementing natural resources projects.
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| Quick Facts |
| Facility :Community-based Natural Resource Management Facility (CBNRM Facility) |
| Programme : Part of the Biodiversity Component under the Malaysian-Danish Environmental Cooperation Programme. |
| Nature of the Project : Grants facility for civil society organizations promoting community-based natural resource management |
| Project Duration : January 2008 to December 2009 |
| Programme : Part of the Biodiversity Component under the Malaysian-Danish Environmental Cooperation Programme. |
| Funding Agency :Danish International Development Assistance (DANIDA) |
| Total amount provided : DKK4.78 million (approx. RM3 million) |
| Facility Administrator : Malaysian Environmental NGOs (MENGO) |
| Grantees: 8 community-based organizations (3 in Peninsular Malaysia, 2 in Sarawak, 3 in Sabah) |
| Villages Involved : 51 |
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Key Features
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- Civil society organizations are the key partners in implementing CBNRM-related projects.
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- Biodiversity Component Steering Committee (CSC) under the Malaysian-Danish Environmental Cooperation Programme monitors while the Facility Management Group provides directions.
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- Focuses on biodiversity and the natural resource management with cross cutting themes on gender and indigenous peoples.
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- Projects are continuation of previous projects given support by either the EC-UNDP Small Grants Programme for Operations to Promote Tropical Forests (EC-UNDP SGP PTF) or by the UNDP Global Environmental Facility Small Grants Programme (UNDP GEF SGP).
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Key common areas addressed in the projects
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- Protection and conservation of biodiversity;
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- Sustainable management of natural resources;
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- Development of sustainable alternative livelihoods for the local communities who are very dependent on the forest as source of income;
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- Revitalisation and documentation of best practices and indigenous knowledge on natural resources management;
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- Empowerment and capacity building of the local indigenous communities, in particular the women, in natural resource management and biodiversity conservation.
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