Empowering Traditional Landowners and Communities for More Sustainable Landscapes in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea (PNG) plays a pivotal role in the global effort to combat the adverse effects of climate change with one of the most significant (and largely intact) tropical forests in the world.

Under the USAID Lukautim Graun Program (LGP) the first conservation deed in the PNG Highlands was signed on August 31st. U.S. Ambassador Erin E. McKee officiated the deed signing ceremony, establishing a legally-binding agreement recognized under PNG law, that permanently protects over 4,000 ha of traditional and communally-owned forests... supporting the conclusion of a years-long dialogue between representatives of seven different clans. #biodiversity #conservation #climatechange #USAIDLGP #cardnointernational

Read more about the USAID Lukautim Graun Program (LGP) in my article co-written with USAID LGP’s Chief of Part Maurice Knight in CIDC's member spotlight article here.

Climate Change, Resource Conflict, and Gender-Based Violence

Crossposted from www.climatelinks.org. An article published by USAID, co-authored by Allison Foster; Tackling Resource-Based Conflict with a Gender-Responsive Resolution Mechanism in Fiji

2020 Environmental Business Journal Award Recipient

February 2021

Honored to be a recipient of an Environmental Business Journal (EBJ) Project Merit Award from Environmental Business International for work under the USAID RISE Challenge in Fiji.

I am very proud of our team and counterparts for the work that has been put into the development of this culturally-appropriate and gender-sensitive framework and mechanism that aims to tackle resource-based conflict and gender-based violence (GBV) under conservation benefit-sharing schemes.

#climateleadership #USAIDRISE #resilience #FijiREDD