Risk management

   As the global population surges, dams have been increasingly adopted as a way to keep up with skyrocketing demands for water and energy.

  At present the majority of tree planting in Africa focuses on monotypic stands of non-native species, which offer limited added value in terms of biodiversity or socioeconomic opportunities.

Madison Valley Ranchlands Group has an opening for a project director. Contact MVRG at mvranch@3rivers.net   Applications close on May 30.  Call John Crumley with any questions - 406 682 7364 or 406 581 5602

Check out their website here: http://www.madisonvalleyranchlands.org/

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Alaina Pomeroy
Program Manager
Sustainable Northwest
813 SW Alder, Suite 500
Portland, OR 97205

   Three years ago EDF, fishermen, and critical partners like Noroeste Sustentable (NO

 Natural resource managers are seeking tools to help them address current and future effects of climate change.

Over the last 10 years, there has been a significant increase in private and public sector interest to explore payments for ecosystem services (PES), in order to assign value to ecosystem services, and thus promote better land use practices. We recently investigated how PES schemes are faring in meeting the goals of safeguarding ecosystem services, while also benefiting local livelihoods.

  For the last four years I’ve managed CI’s Green Wall project in Indonesia. This project is located in the Gunung Gede-Pangrango National Park, a forested, mountainous landscape that is one of the last havens for biodiversity on the island of Java.

  Over the last three years, with its economy in tatters,Ireland