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Please see a Call for contributions to a roundtable symposium on Rethinking Urban Nature from the South, on April 15th (12 to 4:30 pm) at the University of Sheffield. This is arranged as part of our ongoing research project ReWET (rewet.info) funded by @REDAAprogramme and is supported by Southern Theorising Group (STingG) and the @Urban_Inst
Read the full Call here: rewet.info/symposium
Submission link: forms.gle/tKiH5u25YcYiNhZq6
In Zimbabwe, local communities are experiencing food and nutrition insecurity due to agricultural struggles 🍲
But what if farmers were supported to adapt?
This @nutriactionzim project is working with 100 farmers to bringing back pollinators 👇
redaa.org/smallholders-resto…
ALT Graphic card of text on top of an image of a bettle polinator on a Okra plant. Words read 'Smallholders restoring pollinators for improved livelihoods and climate resilience in Zimbabwe. Find out more about the project!'
📢 Wetlands are disappearing in Dhaka
#ReWET, a REDAA-supported project, is working to revitalise the Gulshan-Baridhara lake through community-led, #NatureBasedSolutions 🤝
Find out more 👇
youtube.com/watch?v=8RuXoBSH…
@YouthNetGlobal @TanzilShafique @mohamma64508589 @SohanYouthNetG
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What a turn of events!
Our ReWET project partner in Bangladesh, @mohamma64508589 has taken on the role of Mayor of Dhaka North!
Learn more about ReWET: A locally-led urban wetland restoration model being developed with a slum dweller cooperative in Dhaka…
rewet.info
ReWET is one of the projects within @REDAAprogramme , managed by @IIED and funded by UKFCDO…
More interestingly, one of the first visitors were members of Nogor Abad, the agroecological collective working in our project. It may seem very normal now but previously, it would have been impossible for someone from the slum to be close to the mayor, let alone go as an organisation to congratulate…
🌍 Soil erosion, water scarcity & biodiversity loss are threatening livelihoods in Ethiopia’s Halaba district.
This REDAA-supported project is working with local communities to help the rehabilitation of 100 hectares of degraded land 👇
redaa.org/community-based-re…
ALT Graphic card of text on top of an image of people waiting for clean water with empty canisters in Ethiopia. Words read 'We want the farmers and the communities to know the problem as well as the solution in their own context, so that at the end of the day they are independent and able to manage and extend their activities in the future, upscaling to more members of the farming community – Awdenegest Moges, Hawassa University'.
Tanzania is ranked the second worst country in East Africa for #LandDegradation due to climate change.
This @TriasEastAfrica project supported by REDAA is supporting farmers and pastoralists to continue #LandRestoration 👇
redaa.org/strengthening-loca…
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FA Nepal's current field assessment is bringing interesting & diverse cases of restoration intervention & outcomes in various socio-ecological contexts through transect walks with key informants, focal group discussion & forest biodiversity assessment.
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Many regions in #Tanzania are facing threats from unsustainable use of the land🧺
This project run by @TriasEastAfrica and supported by REDAA aims to improve the livelihoods of over 2,000 smallholder farmers and #pastoralists with landscape restoration👇
redaa.org/strengthening-loca…
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To restore #Dhaka's wetlands, we must recognize the vital role of urban farmers as environmental stewards. Social inclusion & empowerment must be central to restoration efforts.
Read the op-ed by Efadul Huq & Mohammad Azaz in The Daily Star: thedailystar.net/opinion/vie… – at Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dhaka saw a 97% increase in days ≥35°C in the last 30 years. Wetlands, key to cooling the city, are vanishing quickly 🥵
With #WorldWetlandsDay approaching, we're highlighting this initiative that helps locals restore wetlands & ensure climate justice 👇
redaa.org/urban-wetland-agro…
ALT Graphic card of text over an image of people rowing a boat on lake Gulshan-Baridhara in Dhaka. Words read 'Urban wetland agroecology restoration in Bangladesh. Find out more about the project!'.
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🌿 This #WorldWetlandsDay, let’s support socially just wetland restoration!
Through the #ReWET project, we’re empowering climate-impacted communities in #Dhaka to lead sustainable wetland stewardship, restoring ecosystems & building resilience.
@REDAAprogramme @IIED – at Dhaka, Bangladesh
Forest degradation and #BiodiversityLoss persist in Nepal due to policies that ignore ecology & traditional knowledge.
This REDAA-supported project by @forestactionNP is prioritising #LocalSolutions and co-developing strategies for land restoration! 👇
redaa.org/reorienting-forest…
ALT Graphic card of text over and image of an elderly woman cutting grass in Nepal. Words read 'Reorienting forest restoration with local knowledge and inclusion in Nepal. Find out more about the project!'.
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I wrote an op-ed for the New Age today, one of the leading english national daily in Bangladesh.
In it, I stressed the importance of restoring wetlands from an urban design perspective and why such nature-based interventions are crucial for climate resilience, but only if they can be done in a socially just way co-produced with the locals…
(Which is what we are hoping to do in our ReWET project)…
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link:
epaper.newagebd.net/27-01-20…
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🌊 Restoring Gulshan-Banani Lake (ECA) could unlock Tk 300,000 crore in benefits over 20 years, says the #ReWET study! 💧 Empowering Korail residents as wetland stewards = sustainable ecosystems + community upliftment. @REDAAprogramme
unb.com.bd/category/Special/… – at Dhaka, Bangladesh
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108 farmers in Kariba district under the @REDAAprogramme funded Farming with Alternative Pollinators project have started harvesting their crops for the first cycle, comprising of cucumber & watermelon.
#HappyNewWeek!
#AZimbabweFreeFromHungerandMalnutrition
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Pinus patula, native of Mexico, planted in 80's to restore Nepal's degraded hills. The species, reported to be invasive in Africa, has escaped Nepal's plantation. However, we don't have knowledge on its status & impacts. FAN's @REDAAprogramme is studying its status & impact.
🌽 Agriculture, climate, health and livelihoods are interconnected.
To #MakePeaceWithNature, we must promote #agroecology to strengthen the relationship between agriculture and the wellbeing of local communities, supporting livelihoods and climate resilience. ⬇️
🐝 #Agroecology protects the role of agrobiodiversity, including the critical contribution of #pollinators, in maintaining healthy, resilient food systems.
Learn more about this REDAA-supported project by @nutriactionzim ➡️ redaa.org/smallholders-resto… #COP16Colombia
