Rural perspectives: Sharing experiences from Latin America and the Caribbean


In brief MEXICO Born into poverty – new report highlights the harsh inequalities facing Latin America's poor rural people Lila Downs – Reverence, Hope, Change NICARAGUA Taking stock of the Economic Development Programme for the Dry Region of Nicaragua HAITI IFAD-funded programme injects US$1 million into Haitian rural communities, generating 210,000 days of work ENVIRONMENT Living with the land in Brazil Governing Council event highlights community and participatory management of natural resources in Mesoamerica ACROSS THE REGION New blogs and videos reveal contemporary trends in gender mainstreaming, knowledge sharing and environmental stewardship In the news Latest news from Latin America and Caribbean About IFAD Learn more about IFAD Newsletters From other regions Contacts Greg Benchwick	Issue number 9 - May 2012
	Dare to dream - Territorial development, inequality and new green initiatives By Josefina Stubbs On a recent mission to Mexico in which we launched a wonderfully detailed and incisive report by the RIMISP – Latin American Center for Rural Development on inequality and territorial gaps across the region, I was talking with a Senator from the Mexican state of Oaxaca... Read more \| What do you think of this article? Join the debate in our Spanish-language forum
	Environmental governance and agro-ecological systems in Mexico Carlos Edgar González Godoy is the Director of the IFAD-funded Sustainable Development Project for Rural and Indigenous Communities of the Semi-Arid North-West of Mexico (PRODESNOS)... Read more \| What do you think of this article? Join the debate in our Spanish-language forum	Protecting Mother Earth in Bolivia In Bolivia's high valleys and Chaco region – a remote corner of the world where reverence and respect for Pachamama (Mother Earth) is an integral part of everyday life – climate change and land degradation are making family farming a very risky business. Read more \| What do you think of this article? Join the debate in our Spanish-language forum
	Outlooks Integrated farms, green value chains, environmental governance – The Honduran experience with Victoria Flores Aguilar How can we create and implement sustainable agricultural systems that benefit the rural poor? How can we strengthen value chains in a sustainable and green manner? How do we define environmental governance, and how can we insert small farmers in environmental payment programs, such as REDD+? In this revealing interview,Victoria Flores Aguilar, Honduran expert on community forestry, REDD+ and agro-ecology, highlights the road ahead, where we are at today, and the challenges and threats facing us along the way. Read more \| What do you think of this article? Join the debate in our Spanish-language forum

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In brief MEXICO Born into poverty – new report highlights the harsh inequalities facing Latin America's poor rural people Lila Downs – Reverence, Hope, Change NICARAGUA Taking stock of the Economic Development Programme for the Dry Region of Nicaragua HAITI IFAD-funded programme injects US$1 million into Haitian rural communities, generating 210,000 days of work ENVIRONMENT Living with the land in Brazil Governing Council event highlights community and participatory management of natural resources in Mesoamerica ACROSS THE REGION New blogs and videos reveal contemporary trends in gender mainstreaming, knowledge sharing and environmental stewardship In the news Latest news from Latin America and Caribbean About IFAD Learn more about IFAD Newsletters From other regions Contacts Greg Benchwick	Issue number 9 - May 2012
	Dare to dream - Territorial development, inequality and new green initiatives By Josefina Stubbs On a recent mission to Mexico in which we launched a wonderfully detailed and incisive report by the RIMISP – Latin American Center for Rural Development on inequality and territorial gaps across the region, I was talking with a Senator from the Mexican state of Oaxaca... Read more \| What do you think of this article? Join the debate in our Spanish-language forum
	Environmental governance and agro-ecological systems in Mexico Carlos Edgar González Godoy is the Director of the IFAD-funded Sustainable Development Project for Rural and Indigenous Communities of the Semi-Arid North-West of Mexico (PRODESNOS)... Read more \| What do you think of this article? Join the debate in our Spanish-language forum	Protecting Mother Earth in Bolivia In Bolivia's high valleys and Chaco region – a remote corner of the world where reverence and respect for Pachamama (Mother Earth) is an integral part of everyday life – climate change and land degradation are making family farming a very risky business. Read more \| What do you think of this article? Join the debate in our Spanish-language forum
	Outlooks Integrated farms, green value chains, environmental governance – The Honduran experience with Victoria Flores Aguilar How can we create and implement sustainable agricultural systems that benefit the rural poor? How can we strengthen value chains in a sustainable and green manner? How do we define environmental governance, and how can we insert small farmers in environmental payment programs, such as REDD+? In this revealing interview,Victoria Flores Aguilar, Honduran expert on community forestry, REDD+ and agro-ecology, highlights the road ahead, where we are at today, and the challenges and threats facing us along the way. Read more \| What do you think of this article? Join the debate in our Spanish-language forum

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