Environment Unit
The Unit forms a focused,
interdisciplinary programme of research and advocacy to integrate rigorous
natural and social sciences with policy, education and socially responsible
conservation action. The work of the Unit relating to emergencies including
disaster is
rights-based to cover a full range of activities
including, advocacy, prevention, preparedness, direct response and
rehabilitation in situations created by war, drought, floods, earthquakes and
famine.
Programme
Areas
- Natural Resources
Sustainable
agriculture, biodiversity, drylands and forestry
- Climate Change
Mitigation, adaptation and vulnerability
- Governance and
Participation
Democratic
deliberation, law, planning, global governance
- Human Settlements
Urban
poverty, urban environment, rural-urban links
- Sustainable Markets
Environment economics, corporate
responsibility, regoverning markets, trade
Events
Unnayan Onneshan participated at 2nd
Working Group Meeting on Protected
Areas (WPGA 2) held at FAO headquarter, Rome, Italy from 11th -15th February
2008. A poster on
“The Sundarban Reserve Forest In Bangladesh – An Urgent
Call To Ensure The Full And Effective Participation Of Indigenous And
Traditional Resource Users In Its Governance And Management” was displayed
in the meeting.
The Unnayan Onneshan participant also made a presentation on
“Indigenous and
Local Communities Rights and Participation in Protected Areas” at the side
event organized by “Forest Peoples Programme, UK” on February 14, 2008.
Publications from Environment Unit: