UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, applies a community-based protection approach rooted in the principle of “people protecting people”, recognizing that community members are often best placed to identify ...

Imagine a place where forested mountain ranges descend rapidly into clear turquoise waters. Where coves are ringed in cliffs sprouting waterfalls of vegetation, and where there are people whose ...

A team of local fishermen involved in both annual fish counts and collectively guarding community-managed lakes at the critical time of the year. New research reveals “unprecedented” conservation ...

When communities are equipped with training, resources and institutional support, they can become powerful guardians of biodiversity, the lead author of a new study writes. His team’s research showed ...

The CARE project will be implemented by four civil society partners from Greece and Italy with expertise in women’s and girls’ empowerment to contribute towards the prevention of gender-based violence ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. KATHMANDU — A hilly town close to Nepal’s eastern border with India has declared an area under its jurisdiction as the country’s first ...