Community forestry. Where and why has devolution of forest rights contributed...IFPRI-PIM
Presentation for the webinar organized by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (www.pim.cgiar.org) on August 29, 2017. Steven Lawry, Director of Equity, Gender and Tenure research program at Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) summarized findings of selected meta-analyses, presented case studies from Nepal, Guatemala, and Mexico, and previewed emerging research looking at the investment effects of community forestry models that feature strong elements of forest rights devolution.
Sustainable landscapes: A means of managing social and environmental issues i...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Terry Sunderland, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the Meeting of ASEAN Senior Officials on Forestry in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on July 24-29, 2017.
Presentation by Ruth Meinzen-Dick at “Commons Tenure for a Common Future” Discussion Forum on the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. For more information go to: www.landscapes.org.
Investment in the sustainable commons conditions for commons based enterprisesCIFOR-ICRAF
Presentation by Steven Lawry and Ruth Meinzen-Dick at “GLF Discussion Forum on Commons Tenure for a Common Future” on the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. For more information go to: www.landscapes.org.
Which policy, institutional and governance aspects are fostering or else hamp...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Daniela Schweizer (University of Sao Paulo and CIFOR) at the World Conference on Ecological Restoration (SER 2017) in Foz do Iguassu, Paraná (Brazil), on August 29, 2017.
Session: The role of public policies in influencing forest restoration in Latin America.
Presentation by the Foundation for Ecological Security at “Commons tenure for a common future” Discussion Forum on the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. For more information go to: www.landscapes.org.
Outcomes of land and forest tenure reform implementation: A global comparativ...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Baruani Mshale, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the XVI Biennial IASC Conference ‘Practicing the commons: self-governance, cooperation, and institutional change’, in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on July 11, 2017.
Growing forest partnerships and the investing in locally controlled initiativeCIFOR-ICRAF
Chris Buss
IUCN
Estebancio Castro Diaz
International Alliance of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples of Tropical Forests
Presentation for the conference on
Taking stock of smallholders and community forestry
Montpellier France
March 24-26, 2010
Community forestry. Where and why has devolution of forest rights contributed...IFPRI-PIM
Presentation for the webinar organized by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (www.pim.cgiar.org) on August 29, 2017. Steven Lawry, Director of Equity, Gender and Tenure research program at Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) summarized findings of selected meta-analyses, presented case studies from Nepal, Guatemala, and Mexico, and previewed emerging research looking at the investment effects of community forestry models that feature strong elements of forest rights devolution.
Sustainable landscapes: A means of managing social and environmental issues i...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Terry Sunderland, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the Meeting of ASEAN Senior Officials on Forestry in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on July 24-29, 2017.
Presentation by Ruth Meinzen-Dick at “Commons Tenure for a Common Future” Discussion Forum on the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. For more information go to: www.landscapes.org.
Investment in the sustainable commons conditions for commons based enterprisesCIFOR-ICRAF
Presentation by Steven Lawry and Ruth Meinzen-Dick at “GLF Discussion Forum on Commons Tenure for a Common Future” on the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. For more information go to: www.landscapes.org.
Which policy, institutional and governance aspects are fostering or else hamp...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Daniela Schweizer (University of Sao Paulo and CIFOR) at the World Conference on Ecological Restoration (SER 2017) in Foz do Iguassu, Paraná (Brazil), on August 29, 2017.
Session: The role of public policies in influencing forest restoration in Latin America.
Presentation by the Foundation for Ecological Security at “Commons tenure for a common future” Discussion Forum on the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. For more information go to: www.landscapes.org.
Outcomes of land and forest tenure reform implementation: A global comparativ...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Baruani Mshale, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the XVI Biennial IASC Conference ‘Practicing the commons: self-governance, cooperation, and institutional change’, in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on July 11, 2017.
Growing forest partnerships and the investing in locally controlled initiativeCIFOR-ICRAF
Chris Buss
IUCN
Estebancio Castro Diaz
International Alliance of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples of Tropical Forests
Presentation for the conference on
Taking stock of smallholders and community forestry
Montpellier France
March 24-26, 2010
Presented by Manuel R. Guariguata (CIFOR) at the World Conference on Ecological Restoration (SER 2017) in Foz do Iguassu, Paraná (Brazil), on August 28, 2017.
Session: Symposium – Deciphering the land: Using landscape attributes to estimate the potential for natural regeneration of tropical forests.
Key governance issues and the fate of secondary forests as a tool for large-s...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Manuel Guariguata, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) in Merida, Yucatán, Mexico, on July 12, 2017.
#ATBC2017
Greater than the sum of its parts? Lessons from a collaborative, multi-actor,...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Nining Liswanti, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the XVI Biennial IASC Conference ‘Practicing the commons: self-governance, cooperation, and institutional change’, in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on July 14, 2017.
Analyzing social differentiation within collective tenure regimes: Forest ten...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Iliana Monterroso, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the XVI Biennial IASC Conference ‘Practicing the commons: self-governance, cooperation, and institutional change’, in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on July 11, 2017.
Walking the REDD+ line: Insights from CIFOR's REDD+ Global Comparative StudyCIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Arild Angelsen, from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), during CIFOR's side event 'REDD+: Where does it stand and what is needed now?' at UNFCCC's COP23 in Bonn, Germany, on November 9, 2017.
Which policy, institutional and governance aspects are fostering or else hamp...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Daniella Schweizer, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and University of Sao Paulo at the World Conference on Ecological Restoration SER 2017 in Foz do Iguassu (Brazil) on August 29, 2017.
and CIFOR)
Exploring Participatory Prospective Analysis: A collaborative, scenario-based...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Nining Liswanti, Esther Mwangi, Tuti Herawati and Mani Ram Banjade on 21 March 2017 at the World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty in Washington, DC.
Assessing REDD+ Benefit Sharing for Efficiency, Effectiveness and EquityCIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Grace Wong, Cecilia Luttrell, Lasse Loft, Anastasia Yang, Maria Brockhaus, Shintia Arwida, Januarti Tjajadi, Pham Thu Thuy and Samuel Assembe-Mvondo at a workshop on 'Sharing insights across REDD+ countries: Opportunities and obstacles for effective, efficient, and equitable carbon and non-carbon results' from 21-23 February 2017 in Naypyidaw, Myanmar.
Mangrove governance and tenure: Insights for policy and practice from selecte...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Esther Nyambura Mwangi, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the XVI Biennial IASC Conference ‘Practicing the commons: self-governance, cooperation, and institutional change’, in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on July 14, 2017.
Presented by George Schoneveld, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the XVI Biennial IASC Conference ‘Practicing the commons: self-governance, cooperation, and institutional change’, in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on July 12, 2017.
Benefit sharing from a multilevel governance perspectiveCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was delivered by Anne M Larson, January 2016, in Brussels.
It examines the opportunity, transaction and implementation costs of REDD+ at national and subnational levels, multilevel governance and rights, and assesses perspectives of equity at different levels.
The politics and practice of zero-deforestation and sustainability commitment...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Pablo Pacheco, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the XVI Biennial IASC Conference ‘Practicing the commons: self-governance, cooperation, and institutional change’, in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on July 12, 2017.
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This research is supported by USAID funding for CIFOR’s Governing Oil Palm Landscapes for Sustainability (GOLS) project, and this work is partly funded by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development KNOWFOR Program Grant to CIFOR. This research is part of the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA), which is funded by the CGIAR Fund Donors.
Community forestry. Where and why has devolution of forest rights contributed...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Steven Lawry, Director of Equity, Gender and Tenure research program at CIFOR, at the webinar organized by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (www.pim.cgiar.org) on August 29, 2017.
He summarized findings of selected meta-analyses, presented case studies from Nepal, Guatemala, and Mexico, and previewed emerging research looking at the investment effects of community forestry models that feature strong elements of forest rights devolution.
Presented by Manuel R. Guariguata (CIFOR) at the World Conference on Ecological Restoration (SER 2017) in Foz do Iguassu, Paraná (Brazil), on August 28, 2017.
Session: Symposium – Deciphering the land: Using landscape attributes to estimate the potential for natural regeneration of tropical forests.
Key governance issues and the fate of secondary forests as a tool for large-s...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Manuel Guariguata, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) in Merida, Yucatán, Mexico, on July 12, 2017.
#ATBC2017
Greater than the sum of its parts? Lessons from a collaborative, multi-actor,...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Nining Liswanti, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the XVI Biennial IASC Conference ‘Practicing the commons: self-governance, cooperation, and institutional change’, in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on July 14, 2017.
Analyzing social differentiation within collective tenure regimes: Forest ten...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Iliana Monterroso, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the XVI Biennial IASC Conference ‘Practicing the commons: self-governance, cooperation, and institutional change’, in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on July 11, 2017.
Walking the REDD+ line: Insights from CIFOR's REDD+ Global Comparative StudyCIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Arild Angelsen, from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), during CIFOR's side event 'REDD+: Where does it stand and what is needed now?' at UNFCCC's COP23 in Bonn, Germany, on November 9, 2017.
Which policy, institutional and governance aspects are fostering or else hamp...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Daniella Schweizer, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and University of Sao Paulo at the World Conference on Ecological Restoration SER 2017 in Foz do Iguassu (Brazil) on August 29, 2017.
and CIFOR)
Exploring Participatory Prospective Analysis: A collaborative, scenario-based...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Nining Liswanti, Esther Mwangi, Tuti Herawati and Mani Ram Banjade on 21 March 2017 at the World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty in Washington, DC.
Assessing REDD+ Benefit Sharing for Efficiency, Effectiveness and EquityCIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Grace Wong, Cecilia Luttrell, Lasse Loft, Anastasia Yang, Maria Brockhaus, Shintia Arwida, Januarti Tjajadi, Pham Thu Thuy and Samuel Assembe-Mvondo at a workshop on 'Sharing insights across REDD+ countries: Opportunities and obstacles for effective, efficient, and equitable carbon and non-carbon results' from 21-23 February 2017 in Naypyidaw, Myanmar.
Mangrove governance and tenure: Insights for policy and practice from selecte...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Esther Nyambura Mwangi, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the XVI Biennial IASC Conference ‘Practicing the commons: self-governance, cooperation, and institutional change’, in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on July 14, 2017.
Presented by George Schoneveld, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the XVI Biennial IASC Conference ‘Practicing the commons: self-governance, cooperation, and institutional change’, in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on July 12, 2017.
Benefit sharing from a multilevel governance perspectiveCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was delivered by Anne M Larson, January 2016, in Brussels.
It examines the opportunity, transaction and implementation costs of REDD+ at national and subnational levels, multilevel governance and rights, and assesses perspectives of equity at different levels.
The politics and practice of zero-deforestation and sustainability commitment...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Pablo Pacheco, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the XVI Biennial IASC Conference ‘Practicing the commons: self-governance, cooperation, and institutional change’, in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on July 12, 2017.
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This research is supported by USAID funding for CIFOR’s Governing Oil Palm Landscapes for Sustainability (GOLS) project, and this work is partly funded by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development KNOWFOR Program Grant to CIFOR. This research is part of the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA), which is funded by the CGIAR Fund Donors.
Community forestry. Where and why has devolution of forest rights contributed...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Steven Lawry, Director of Equity, Gender and Tenure research program at CIFOR, at the webinar organized by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (www.pim.cgiar.org) on August 29, 2017.
He summarized findings of selected meta-analyses, presented case studies from Nepal, Guatemala, and Mexico, and previewed emerging research looking at the investment effects of community forestry models that feature strong elements of forest rights devolution.
Iliana Monterroso
POLICY SEMINAR
The Future of the Commons
Co-organized by IFPRI, the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC), and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)
Promoting best practices for joint forest management of forest resources in t...CIFOR-ICRAF
Michael Balinga, Terry Sunderland, Serge Ngendakumana, Abdon Awono, Zida Mathurin and Bouda Henri Noel
Presentation for the conference on
Taking stock of smallholders and community forestry
Montpellier France
March 24-26, 2010
Presentation by Mike Parr at “Putting pledges into practice in Latin America – an early assessment of Initiative 20×20 from science, policy and finance perspectives” Discussion Forum on the second day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. For more information go to: www.landscapes.org.
What is CBNRM?
Key assumptions of CBNRM
Aim of CBNRM
Focus of CBNRM
Benefits of CBNRM: Financial&Non-financial
The cost to communities of CBNRM
Participation in CBNRM
Issues of CBNRM
Strategies to improve CBNRM
Case study: Macubeni&Nqabara, Eastern cape
Opportunities of CBNRM in Mongolia
National Forestry Policy Review; key emerging issues for Reflection and consi...Dr. Joshua Zake
This presentation was prepared and delivered during a workshop that involved Members of Parliament on the Natural Resources and Climate Change Committee of Parliament. The workshop was organized by the Ecological Christian Organization. The objective of the workshop was to create awareness among the Honorable members of Parliament about the ongoing review of the National Forestry Policy, (a process coordinated by the Forest Sector Support Department in the Ministry of Water and Environment). Furthermore, to get their general feedback and specific inputs into the review process with due consideration of the various emerging issues in the Forestry sector over the last 18 years since the forestry policy and legal framework came into force in 2001 and 2003, respectively. Thus, the presentation raised various emerging issues in this respect for consideration during the review process and also suggested recommendation on how the Honorable Members of Parliament should proactively engage in the process to ensure that resultant policy framework adequately addresses the emerging issues and also stands the taste of time.
The changing architecture of forest governance and investment in sustainable ...CIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was delivered by Dr Steven Lawry at the Regional Forum on Developing and Financing LEDS for the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use Sector in Bangkok, Thailand.
The topics include socially responsible investment, shifting investor perceptions, and 'hybrid' governance.
Global Comparative Study on REDD+: Inputs for ASEAN regionCIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Sandy Nofyanza (CIFOR-ICRAF) at "21st ASOF International Seminar on Current International Issues Affecting Forestry and Forest Products: Scaling up Nature-based Solutions and REDD+ Implementation in ASEAN Region" on 14 June 2023
Doing Dialogue: Using multi-stakeholder processes as a tool to reduce conflic...The Forests Dialogue
Presentation given on 27 June 2013 at the Tropical Forest Alliance Conference in Indonesia. Presented by:
James Griffiths World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Marcus Colchester, Forest Peoples Program (FPP)
Rod Taylor, WWF International
Forest conservation and socio-economic benefits through community forest conc...World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
With an extension of 2.1 million ha, the Maya Biosphere Reserve (MBR) in Petén, Guatemala is the largest protected area in Central America. To reconcile forest conservation and socio-economic development, community forest concessions were created in its Multiple Use Zone (MUZ) in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Operated by a community forest enterprise (CFE), and with a cycle of 25 years, the concessions grant usufruct rights to local communities on an area of about 400,000 ha. Currently, nine concessions are active, while the contracts of two concessions were cancelled and the management plan of another suspended.
Public private partnership in forestry managementCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was delivered during the Course on Governance of Landscapes, Forests and People at the CIFOR Campus in Bogor, Indonesia.
It discusses: the reason public-private partnerships became an option; whether or not these partnerships are effective, trade-offs and challenges to consider; and how to ensure the effectiveness public-private partnerships at the landscape level.
Global forestry outlook and recommendations for Vietnam Forestry Development ...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Phạm Thu Thủy and Nguyễn Quang Tân, at "National consultation workshop on Vietnam Forestry Development Strategy 2021- 2030, with vision to 2050", on 5 November 2020
Smallholder and community forest management in the tropics: what we know and ...CIFOR-ICRAF
Communities now own or manage a quarter of the world’s tropical forests, but the case studies in this presentation illustrate the many key challenges remaining for smallholder and community forest management in the tropics. For example, the customary rights of smallholders and communities are still not properly recognised; there are discrepancies between the law and the reality in forest management and use; and there are difficulties in linking communities to markets.
CIFOR scientist Amy Duchelle explains how the smallholder and community forest management model came about, and where we need to go next. She gave this presentation on 16 June 2012 as part of the Forest Stewardship Council’s side event at Rio+20. She was answering the topic “Focussing on smallholders and forest communities: achievements and challenges at the local level”.
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Cash transfers and intimate partner violence: Case studies from Ethiopia and ...IFPRI-PIM
Webinar organized by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) and the Cash Transfer and Intimate Partner Violence Research Collaborative in support of the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign. More information and full recording available at https://bit.ly/3pOlJx0
African Farmers, Value Chains, and African DevelopmentIFPRI-PIM
PIM Webinar/Book Launch, December 9, 2021.
At first glance, African smallholder farmers might seem unproductive, as their crops yield much less than potential and are often of variable quality. A new PIM-supported book “African Farmers, Value Chains, and Agricultural Development” argues that in fact they are largely producing following rational economic decisions, and that this situation is a consequence of the economic and institutional environment in which they produce. The authors Alan de Brauw and Erwin Bulte discuss ways that different types of transaction costs limit their market opportunities in general, including transport costs but also costs related to different sources of risks, trust, market power, liquidity, and even storage.
More information and full webinar recording: https://bit.ly/3rMpdTi
Tenure Security and Landscape Governance of Natural ResourcesIFPRI-PIM
PIM Webinar recorded on December 7, 2021. For more information and the recording of the webinar, and to access the briefs, visit https://bit.ly/3xZDBs6
COVID-19 and agricultural value chains: Impacts and adaptationsIFPRI-PIM
PIM Webinar recorded on November 29, 2021.
Presenters: Ben Belton - Global Lead, Social and Economic Inclusion, WorldFish
Diego Naziri – value chain and postharvest specialist, International Potato Center (CIP); Leader of “Nutritious Food and Value Added through Post-harvest Innovation” research flagship in the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (RTB)
Gashaw Tadesse Abate - Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
Abut Hayat Md. Saiful Islam – Professor at Department of Agricultural Economics at Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
Marcel Gatto – Agricultural Economist at the International Potato Center (CIP).
Humnath Bhandari - Senior Agricultural Economist and Country Representative, IRRI Bangladesh.
G.M. Monirul Alam - Professor, Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
Full recording of the webinar available at https://bit.ly/3DN18in
Inclusive and Efficient Value Chains: Innovations, Scaling, and Way ForwardIFPRI-PIM
In the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM), market and related aspects have been mostly addressed by PIM Flagship 3: Inclusive and Efficient Value Chains. The team has been focusing on the evolving international, regional, and local contexts for agricultural markets, and investigating how value chains (VC) can be strengthened to generate more benefits for smallholders and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), with differentiated opportunities for women, men, and youth. In this webinar on 22 November 2021, the team presented key findings from the Flagship’s work in 2017-2021 in three areas: 1) value chain innovations, 2) use of value chains for scaling CGIAR solutions, and 3) interactions between research and practice for value chain development.
For more information about this webinar and to access the full recording, visit https://bit.ly/3c6siV5.
Agricultural extension and rural advisory services: From research to actionIFPRI-PIM
PIM Webinar, 11 November 2021 // Presentation of innovative interventions that can be applied and adapted to enhance extension performance // Summary of agricultural extension research supported by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM).
Event page (full recording): https://bit.ly/3jRTRWy
See more on www.pim.cgiar.org
Methods for studying gender dynamics in value chains beyond the production no...IFPRI-PIM
PIM Webinar recorded on Oct. 28, 2021. Presenters: Jessica Leight (IFPRI); Emily Gallagher (CIFOR); and Kate Ambler (IFPRI). More information at https://bit.ly/GDVCweb
Gender dynamics in value chains: Beyond production node and a single commodit...IFPRI-PIM
1st webinar in the series summarizing results of the Gender Dynamics in Value Chain project, supported by the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) in 2019-2021. More information: https://bit.ly/GDVCweb
Measuring employment and consumption in household surveys: Reflections from t...IFPRI-PIM
Webinar organized the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets, led by IFPRI, on July 13, 2021.
Presentations:
- Are we done yet? Response fatigue and rural livelihoods (Sylvan Herskowitz, Research Fellow, IFPRI)
- Assessing response fatigue in phone survey: Experimental evidence on dietary diversity in Ethiopia (Kibrom Abay, Research Fellow, IFPRI)
- Telescoping causes overstatement in recalled food consumption: Evidence from a survey experiment in Ethiopia (Kalle Hirvonen, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI)
Discussant: Andrew Dillon, Clinical Associate Professor of Development Economics within Kellogg's Public-Private Interface Initiative (KPPI); Director of Research Methods Cluster in the Global Poverty Research Lab, Northwestern University.
Moderator: Kate Ambler, Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
More info and full recording: https://bit.ly/2TrpaNF
Webinar about the new book "Value Chain Development and The Poor: Promise, delivery, and opportunities for impact at scale" (eds. Jason Donovan, Dietmar Stoian, and Jon Hellin), recorded on June 17, 2021. For more information and video recording, visit https://bit.ly/3goPP5r
Feminization of agriculture: Building evidence to debunk myths on current cha...IFPRI-PIM
This PIM webinar recorded on Jun 10, 2021 presents the findings from five projects that comprised a set of PIM grants on Feminization of Agriculture: Building evidence to debunk myths on current challenges and opportunities. Research teams from across CGIAR worked since 2018 to explore the dynamics and impacts of migration, including male-outmigration, on gender relations in agriculture and natural resource domains. More info: https://bit.ly/FemofAg1
Beyond agriculture: Measuring agri-food system GDP and employmentIFPRI-PIM
Webinar with James Thurlow (IFPRI/CGIAR-PIM) presenting a new approach for measuring agri-food system GDP and employment. (Recorded on April 8, 2021)
More info and full recording: https://bit.ly/mafsGDP
Webinar: COVID-19 risk and food value chains (presentation 3)IFPRI-PIM
Presentation "COVID-19 Impacts on Fish Value Chains in Nigeria" by Ben Belton, MSU/WorldFish.
More info and recording of this webinar:
https://bit.ly/COVID-FVC
Webinar: COVID-19 risk and food value chains (presentation 2)IFPRI-PIM
Presentation "COVID-19 risk and food value chains: Insights from India" by Sudha Narayanan, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research.
More info and full recording of this webinar:
https://bit.ly/COVID-FVC
Webinar: COVID-19 risk and food value chains (presentation 1)IFPRI-PIM
Presentation "Food Consumption and Food Security during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Addis Ababa" by Kalle Hirvoven, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
PUBLISHING AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH IN SOCIAL SCIENCE JOURNALS:WRITI...IFPRI-PIM
This webinar, the 3rd and final in the series “Publishing Agricultural Development Research in Social Science Journals”, focuses on the specifics of the referee process—how (and why) to do good reviews, and how to respond to referee comments received. The session includes sample “revise and resubmit” reviews.
More info about the series: https://bit.ly/PublishingAgRes
PUBLISHING AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH IN SOCIAL SCIENCE JOURNALS: Advi...IFPRI-PIM
This webinar, the 2nd in the series “Publishing Agricultural Development Research in Social Science Journals”, offers a panel discussion amongst editors or associate editors of leading journals, addressing what they look for in submissions, how to avoid “desk rejections”, how to handle reviews, proofing, and publicizing articles.
More info about the series and full recordings: https://bit.ly/PublishingAgRes
Introduction:
RNA interference (RNAi) or Post-Transcriptional Gene Silencing (PTGS) is an important biological process for modulating eukaryotic gene expression.
It is highly conserved process of posttranscriptional gene silencing by which double stranded RNA (dsRNA) causes sequence-specific degradation of mRNA sequences.
dsRNA-induced gene silencing (RNAi) is reported in a wide range of eukaryotes ranging from worms, insects, mammals and plants.
This process mediates resistance to both endogenous parasitic and exogenous pathogenic nucleic acids, and regulates the expression of protein-coding genes.
What are small ncRNAs?
micro RNA (miRNA)
short interfering RNA (siRNA)
Properties of small non-coding RNA:
Involved in silencing mRNA transcripts.
Called “small” because they are usually only about 21-24 nucleotides long.
Synthesized by first cutting up longer precursor sequences (like the 61nt one that Lee discovered).
Silence an mRNA by base pairing with some sequence on the mRNA.
Discovery of siRNA?
The first small RNA:
In 1993 Rosalind Lee (Victor Ambros lab) was studying a non- coding gene in C. elegans, lin-4, that was involved in silencing of another gene, lin-14, at the appropriate time in the
development of the worm C. elegans.
Two small transcripts of lin-4 (22nt and 61nt) were found to be complementary to a sequence in the 3' UTR of lin-14.
Because lin-4 encoded no protein, she deduced that it must be these transcripts that are causing the silencing by RNA-RNA interactions.
Types of RNAi ( non coding RNA)
MiRNA
Length (23-25 nt)
Trans acting
Binds with target MRNA in mismatch
Translation inhibition
Si RNA
Length 21 nt.
Cis acting
Bind with target Mrna in perfect complementary sequence
Piwi-RNA
Length ; 25 to 36 nt.
Expressed in Germ Cells
Regulates trnasposomes activity
MECHANISM OF RNAI:
First the double-stranded RNA teams up with a protein complex named Dicer, which cuts the long RNA into short pieces.
Then another protein complex called RISC (RNA-induced silencing complex) discards one of the two RNA strands.
The RISC-docked, single-stranded RNA then pairs with the homologous mRNA and destroys it.
THE RISC COMPLEX:
RISC is large(>500kD) RNA multi- protein Binding complex which triggers MRNA degradation in response to MRNA
Unwinding of double stranded Si RNA by ATP independent Helicase
Active component of RISC is Ago proteins( ENDONUCLEASE) which cleave target MRNA.
DICER: endonuclease (RNase Family III)
Argonaute: Central Component of the RNA-Induced Silencing Complex (RISC)
One strand of the dsRNA produced by Dicer is retained in the RISC complex in association with Argonaute
ARGONAUTE PROTEIN :
1.PAZ(PIWI/Argonaute/ Zwille)- Recognition of target MRNA
2.PIWI (p-element induced wimpy Testis)- breaks Phosphodiester bond of mRNA.)RNAse H activity.
MiRNA:
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Slide 1: Title Slide
Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Slide 2: Introduction to Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Definition: Extrachromosomal inheritance refers to the transmission of genetic material that is not found within the nucleus.
Key Components: Involves genes located in mitochondria, chloroplasts, and plasmids.
Slide 3: Mitochondrial Inheritance
Mitochondria: Organelles responsible for energy production.
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA): Circular DNA molecule found in mitochondria.
Inheritance Pattern: Maternally inherited, meaning it is passed from mothers to all their offspring.
Diseases: Examples include Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) and mitochondrial myopathy.
Slide 4: Chloroplast Inheritance
Chloroplasts: Organelles responsible for photosynthesis in plants.
Chloroplast DNA (cpDNA): Circular DNA molecule found in chloroplasts.
Inheritance Pattern: Often maternally inherited in most plants, but can vary in some species.
Examples: Variegation in plants, where leaf color patterns are determined by chloroplast DNA.
Slide 5: Plasmid Inheritance
Plasmids: Small, circular DNA molecules found in bacteria and some eukaryotes.
Features: Can carry antibiotic resistance genes and can be transferred between cells through processes like conjugation.
Significance: Important in biotechnology for gene cloning and genetic engineering.
Slide 6: Mechanisms of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Non-Mendelian Patterns: Do not follow Mendel’s laws of inheritance.
Cytoplasmic Segregation: During cell division, organelles like mitochondria and chloroplasts are randomly distributed to daughter cells.
Heteroplasmy: Presence of more than one type of organellar genome within a cell, leading to variation in expression.
Slide 7: Examples of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Four O’clock Plant (Mirabilis jalapa): Shows variegated leaves due to different cpDNA in leaf cells.
Petite Mutants in Yeast: Result from mutations in mitochondrial DNA affecting respiration.
Slide 8: Importance of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Evolution: Provides insight into the evolution of eukaryotic cells.
Medicine: Understanding mitochondrial inheritance helps in diagnosing and treating mitochondrial diseases.
Agriculture: Chloroplast inheritance can be used in plant breeding and genetic modification.
Slide 9: Recent Research and Advances
Gene Editing: Techniques like CRISPR-Cas9 are being used to edit mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA.
Therapies: Development of mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT) for preventing mitochondrial diseases.
Slide 10: Conclusion
Summary: Extrachromosomal inheritance involves the transmission of genetic material outside the nucleus and plays a crucial role in genetics, medicine, and biotechnology.
Future Directions: Continued research and technological advancements hold promise for new treatments and applications.
Slide 11: Questions and Discussion
Invite Audience: Open the floor for any questions or further discussion on the topic.
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The return of a sample of near-surface atmosphere from Mars would facilitate answers to several first-order science questions surrounding the formation and evolution of the planet. One of the important aspects of terrestrial planet formation in general is the role that primary atmospheres played in influencing the chemistry and structure of the planets and their antecedents. Studies of the martian atmosphere can be used to investigate the role of a primary atmosphere in its history. Atmosphere samples would also inform our understanding of the near-surface chemistry of the planet, and ultimately the prospects for life. High-precision isotopic analyses of constituent gases are needed to address these questions, requiring that the analyses are made on returned samples rather than in situ.
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Since volcanic activity was first discovered on Io from Voyager images in 1979, changes
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Binocular Telescope, show evidence of a major resurfacing event on Io’s trailing hemisphere. When compared to the most recent spacecraft images, the SHARK-VIS images
show that a plume deposit from a powerful eruption at Pillan Patera has covered part
of the long-lived Pele plume deposit. Although this type of resurfacing event may be common on Io, few have been detected due to the rarity of spacecraft visits and the previously low spatial resolution available from Earth-based telescopes. The SHARK-VIS instrument ushers in a new era of high resolution imaging of Io’s surface using adaptive
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The investment effects of forest rights devolution: How community tenure is facilitating investment in the commons for inclusive growth
1. PIM Webinar
The investment effects of forest rights
devolution
How community tenure is facilitating investment in the commons
for inclusive growth
Presenter: Steven Lawry, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
September 10, 2019, 10-11 AM EST
Photo:ChandraShekharKarki/CIFOR
2. The investment imperative
• $4.5 trillion annually needed in public and private finance to meet SDGs.
• Reducing global environmental degradation and mitigating climate change requires
large amounts of private capital if sustainable land use is to become business as usual.
• Private enterprises—from small farms to large corporations—must make fundamental
changes in agricultural, forestry and land use practices if the AFLOU sector is to
contribute to holding the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees centigrade.
• Alongside restructuring of land use practices, technological innovation, regulatory
reforms and improved supply chain management will be required.
• Importantly, there remain large barriers to investment in sustainable use of natural
resources in developing countries, including in contexts where natural resources
such as forest, pastureland and fisheries are held and used in common.
3. Commonly perceived barriers to investing in the commons
1. Commonly held resources are not subject to sale or purchase, hence resources cannot be
used as collateral and outside investors cannot hold shares in common-pool resources
(Antinori 2000, Feder and Feeney 1991).
2. The varying aims of right holders within a commons can complicate achievement of
consensus about investment goals increasing transaction costs and levels of perceived risk
and uncertainty on the part of investors.
3. Community institutions may lack the capacity, protocols and experience to negotiate and
manage investment partnerships and commercial enterprises (Antinori and Bray 2005).
4. The social character of commons ownership requires that benefits be shared across the
entire community of right holders, often in the form of investments in infrastructure,
education and employment opportunities. The equitable distribution of benefits may be
especially important to women and the poorer members of the community (Lawry et al
2017).
4. Four key conditions that, when present, can reduce risks
and provide investors with the assurances they need to
invest in Community Forest Institutions (CFI):
1. The presence of clear, secure, and sufficiently broad rights ((Elson 2012; Lawry
et al., 2017; MacQueen, 2013),
2. Relations of trust and strong social networks within communities and
between communities and external actors (Baynes et al., 2015, Dasgupta,
2005; Murtazashvilia et al., 2019).
3. Clear and enforceable rules and procedures governing the use and
management of forests and associated enterprises (Dasgupta, 2005), and
4. Sufficient technological, negotiation, and management capacity within the
community (Hewitt and Castro Delgadillo, 2009)
5. Successful country cases
• “Successful” country case studies that 20 years ago devolved significant forest
use, management and other rights to communities:
1. Guatemala - Community Forest Concessions (CFCs)
2. Mexico – ejidos and indigenous communities
3. Nepal - Community Forest User Groups (CFUGs)
4. Namibia – Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM)
6. Methods
• Review of scholarly and grey literature.
• Collation of information from fieldwork visits, workshops, observation,
interviews and document analysis.
• Financial data (often “best-estimates”) including donor financial reports and
annual reports of user group associations.
7. Source: Based on Lawry and McLain, 2012:56. Devolution of Forest Rights and
Sustainable Forest Management. Volume 1.
Types of devolution forest rights models by region
8. Evolution of collective tenure regimes and emergence of
community forest management in the Mayan Biosphere Reserve
Year Policy-relevant factors
1985 Constitutional reform incorporated environmental regulations
Establishment of the national protected area system
1990 Mayan Biosphere Reserve established (Decree 5-90)
1994 New policy on forest concessions allowed emergence of community forest concessions within the
MBR
1996 Peace Accords included a provision that 100,000 hectares should be turned over to organized
communities within protected areas
1994–2002 Formalization of concessionaire contracts with community-based organizations
Certification of community forest areas
Source: Hodgdon et al., 2013; Monterroso, 2015; Monterroso and Barry, 2012; Gomez and Mendez, 2005
9. Patterns of investment in community forest institutions (CFI) in
Guatemala
Donors Government Community forestry institutions
Private
investment
Non-governmental
organizations (NGOs)
Substantial financial investment
beginning in the 1980s.
Areas of focus include:
* support for public institutions and
concessionaire development and
governance
* technical assistance
* support for secondary-level
institutions
Funding from donors is declining as
concessionaires gain competency
Recent donor investments shifting from
capacity-building to value-added
support and scaling up community
forest enterprises (CFEs)
Financial
investment minor;
most state funds
originate from
donors and
development
banks
Areas of focus
include:
* forest
governance and
management
capacity building of
public institutions
* policy
implementation
* enforcement
Substantial financial investment (relative to
revenues) as concessionaires have gained in
competency.
Areas of focus include:
* capacity building to manage/administer
concessions
* forest management plans
* value chain development*
* rights strengthening
* fire protection
* jobs for concessionaire members and other
households
* health and education
Secondary-level institutions (the Community Forest
Association of Petén (ACOFOP) and Community
Enterprise of Forest Services Ltd (FORESCOM)) are
key to acquiring additional funding/expanding
influence
Limited
financial
investment
thus far, but
partnerships
between
development
banks and
commercial
banks
providing
credit to forest
enterprises are
beginning to
emerge
Donors typically channel
assistance to CFIs through
NGOs
* forest management skills
* forest management plans
* Forest Stewardship
Council (FSC) certification
* business management
training
* value chain development
(timber and nontimber
forest products (NTFP))
* policy reform advocacy
10. Selected investment outcomes in Guatemala
• Community concessions in the Petén have been shown to have deforestation rates equivalent
to those in state-managed protected areas (Bray et al., 2008).
• Tobler et al. (2018: 251) determined that well-managed certified community logging
concessions in Petén did not negatively affect large and medium-sized mammal populations.
• Recent data from ACOFOP (2018) estimated 15,705 daily paid timber-related employment
opportunities created between 2007 and 2017); non-timber activities created 15,549 daily
paid employment opportunities between 2007 and 2017.
• Between 2000 and 2010, income from commercial forests in two community concessions
increased household income by 33% (Monterroso & Larson, 2013).
• Stoian et al. (2015) showed in resident communities, household income from community
forest enterprises ranged from 19% to 58%, dramatically reducing the incidence of poverty in
forest-reliant households
• CFE capitalization has enabled nine concessions to invest in a shared lumber mill, value-added
processing, creating jobs, and diversifying livelihood opportunities (Stevens et al., 2014).
11. Evolution of collective tenure regime and emergence of
community forest management in Nepal
Year Policy relevant factors
Pre-1970s - State control of forests
- Exacerbated mistrust between state agencies and local communities
- Accelerated deforestation
Late 1970s - Introduction of the National Forestry Plan (1976)
- “Handing over” of forest management to the local governments (Panchayat)
1982 - Decentralization Act (1982)
- Increased international pressure further empowers the Panchayat to manage local resources and attracted donor
support
1987 - Efforts to advocate for the transfer of forest rights to local communities gain momentum
- First national community forestry workshop is organized to devise frameworks, policies and strategies to support
community forest management
Late 1990 - Panchayat system is overthrown
- Multi‐party parliamentary system strongly supports rights devolution agenda
1993 - Parliament passes the Forest Act (1993)
1995/1996 - 1995 Forest Regulations and 1996 Community Forestry Guidelines specify circumstances under which CUGs can
engage in commercial forest activities; requires a CUG operational plan
Source: Fox, 1993; Hobley, 1996; Shrestha & Britt, 1998
12. Patterns of investment in community forest institutions
(CFI) in Nepal
Donors Government Community forestry Institutions Private investment Non-governmental
organizations (NGOs)
Substantial financial
investment dating from
1980s
Areas of focus:
* technical training
* CFI governance and
forest management
capacity building
* infrastructure
development
Substantial financial
investment but much
comes through donors
and development banks.
Areas of focus:
* technical training
* CFI forest governance
and forest management
capacity building
* infrastructure
development
Substantial financial investments (relative
to revenues) as CFI have gained
competencies.
Areas of focus:
* jobs for members
* forest-based enterprises
* forest management plans
* forest protection/improvements
* roads, water, education, health care
The secondary institution, Federation of
Community Forest Users Nepal (FECOFUN)
plays a key role in strengthening
community use rights to forests and
building CFE capacity to manage and
commercialize forest products.
Limited external private
sector involvement. Small
and medium scale forest
enterprises have begun to
invest in timber
processing, tourism
activities, NTFP processing
and marketing.
A blended finance
program involving
multiple development
banks, the Nepali
government, and
communities has recently
emerged.
Donors typically channel
assistance to CFIs through
NGOs
* forest management plans
* forest management skills
* FSC certification for NTFPs
* financial skills/business
management training
* NTFP value chain
development
* policy reform advocacy
13. Selected investment outcomes in Nepal
• Positive associations between community forests in Nepal and forest product supply (Koirala et
al., 2013), public environmental goods (Koirala et al. 2013), and biodiversity (Luintel et al. 2018).
• A net positive relationship between community forest management and change in forest cover
between 2000 and 2012. (Oldekop et al. 2019)
• Koirala et al.’s (2013) study of 14,571 Nepalese CUGs estimated that annual income for all CUGs
exceeded USD 49 million, amounting to USD 137 per CUG household.
• Wealthier households are more likely to benefit from CUG investments in private and public
goods, whereas poorer households were more likely to benefit from investments in common
goods (Baral et al. 2019).
• FECOFUN’s advocacy on behalf of CFIs has played a key role in creating an enabling environment
for investments in CFIs. Chief among these reforms include: the 2014 Revised Community Forest
Guidelines; the 2015 Forest Policy, which prioritizes forest enterprise development through
private sector investment; and the 2017 Industrial Enterprises Act, which makes it easier and less
costly to establish small enterprises.
14. Theory of change linking rights
devolution to financial investments and
environmental and social outcomes
15. Phase 1 – Investment in rights devolution and forest
governance institutions
Barriers to investment in community forest institutions
• Insufficiently broad rights
• Community skeptical of outside investment
• Weak community capacity to manage commercial partnerships
• Community-held lands can’t be used as collateral
• Fear of traditional values eroding with market exposure
• Tension between equity and maximizing profit
Context
• Poverty
• Weak governance
• Weak technical capacity
• Few livelihood options
• Degraded forests
Rights devolution and community forest
institution formation
• Recognition of community rights to forests
• Award and registration of title or certificate
• Formation of community institution to receive
title
• Demarcation of community boundaries
Key investors: Donors, government, NGOs
16. Changes in perceptions of risk and assurance
• Tenure perceived as secure and adequately broad
• Rules exist, are broadly understood, and are enforced
• Increased confidence that agreements will be kept
• Increased ability to negotiate effectively with external actors
Investments in building forest/natural resource governance capacity of community forest
institutions
Phase 2 – Investment in administrative and management
capacity building
Development of forest
management plan and use
rules; implementation of
enforcement system
Development of
administrative, financial,
negotiation, and business
management skills
Formation of secondary-
level organizations;
advocacy for policy and
legislative reforms
Key investors: Donors, government, NGOs, CFIs
17. Investments in and by community forest enterprises
Positive environmental, social and financial returns
Enhanced forest conditions; increase in livelihood options; political
empowerment; financial viability
Phase 3 - Investment in enterprises
Business/financial
skills, markets and
marketing, value
chain development,
certification
Harvesting
and
processing
equipment
and facilities
Forest
enhancement/
protection;
formation and
participation in
forest enterprise
alliances
Improvements to
community
infrastructure
(roads, schools,
health care); job
creation
Key investors: CFIs, donors, government, NGOs, local
investors, banks, external investors
18. Barriers to investment in community forest institutions
• Insufficiently broad rights (for example, commercial rights to nontimber forest products but not to timber)
• Community skeptical of outside investment
• Weak community capacity to manage commercial partnerships
• Community-held lands can’t be used as collateral
• Fear of traditional values eroding with market exposure
• Tension between equity and maximizing profit
Context
• Poverty
• Weak governance
• Weak technical capacity
• Few livelihood options
• Degraded forests
Rights devolution and community forest
institution formation
• Recognition of community rights to forests
• Award and registration of title or certificate
• Formation of community institution to receive
title
• Demarcation of community boundaries
Changes in perceptions of risks and assurances
• Tenure perceived as secure and adequately broad
• Rules exist, are broadly understood, and are enforced
• Increased confidence that agreements will be kept
• Increased ability to negotiate effectively with external actors
Investments in building forest/natural resource governance capacity of community forest institutions
Investments in and by community forest enterprises
Positive environmental, social and financial returns
Enhanced forest conditions; increase in livelihood options; political empowerment; financial viability
Phase 1 – Investment in rights
devolution and forest governance
institutions
Donors, government, NGOs
Phase 2 – Investment in
administrative and management
capacity building
Donors, government, NGOs, CFIs
Phase 3 - Investment in enterprise
CFIs, donors, government, NGOs,
local investors, banks, external
investors
Development of forest
management plan and rules
governing use and management
of resources; implementation of
enforcement system
Development of
administrative, financial
management, negotiation,
and business management
skills
Formation of
secondary-level
organizations; advocacy
for policy and legislative
reforms
Business/financial
management skills, markets
and marketing, value chain
development, certification
Harvesting and processing
equipment and facilities
Forest
enhancement/protection;
participation in forest
enterprise alliances
Improvements to
community
infrastructure; jobs
19. Summing up
• In the cases considered, devolution of rights to communities has catalyzed investment in collectively held
forests and other natural resources.
• “Investment readiness” is a process of internal and external social and economic development that unfolds
through stages
• Emergence of legitimate community-level governance organizations important pre-condition to attracting
and retaining investor interest
• CFEs as “social enterprises.” Where resources are collectively held, all rights holders benefit from
investment. Significant revenue invested in public goods (roads, health, education).
• Gains in local income observed, and strengthening of collective tenure has been shown to lead directly to
household level investment in housing, education and health in some settings (Velez, M. A. 2011)
• Forest cover improved in Guatemala and Nepal (wildlife populations grew in Namibia community
conservancies)
• Successful outcomes more likely where the roles of community, state and market are seen by all parties as
linked in” systems of social innovation.” This is recognized in Mexico and Namibia, less so in Guatemala
and Nepal.
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22. Useful resources
A guide to investing in collectively
held resources
Video: Rights shaping landscapes
and livelihoods in Nepal
23. Thank you!
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