Participation of local actors greatly increases the effectiveness of schemes such as REDD

Improving social equity is therefore key to meeting environmental targets

You can read more about the RSPBs work in Gola here: www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu...

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To improve social equity in similar projects, authors had three key recommendations:
- Focus on building relationships and prioritising socio-cultural familiarity
- Define participation goals early
- Ensure effective, two-way communication

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Results showed that power dynamics and governance structures strongly influenced participation and forest use decisions

And that trust was a key factor tied to histories, geographic remoteness, and expectations around socio-cultural obligations

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REDD is a payment for ecosystem services scheme which places financial value on forest carbon

As part of the long-running REDD programme in the Gola rainforest, researchers studied how the socio-cultural setting influenced participation in a 3yr forest conservation project

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Understanding the causes of low egg-stage survival will be key to reversing the long-term declines that have led to Spotted Flycatcher’s inclusion on the UK red list for birds

This work was funded in partnership with @naturalengland.bsky.social by Action for Birds in England

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📷Andy Hay

Results found only garden nests had a breeding rate sufficient to avoid population decrease

However, the proportion of pairs in gardens has decreased over time, lowering the country-wide breeding productivity

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📷Ben Andrew

Across both areas breeding productivity was much lower than required to sustain populations

This was largely caused by low survival at egg stage

Mortality at this stage was caused by predation by avian predators, but also potentially impacted by food availability

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📷Ben Andrew

From 2004-2006 researchers monitored nearly 250 nests in Southwest and Eastern England across farmland, gardens and woodlands

To estimate annual breeding productivity researchers created models based on:
• Nest starting date
• Nest survival
• Re-nesting interval

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📷Les Cater

By working out which areas birds visit on their migration and their needs, we can make sure conservation action is being targeted for maximum impact

To hear about our conservation action along the flyway, find out more here: tinyurl.com/2s3e2tz8

By tracking Pied Flycatchers using geolocators, scientists were able to identify key stop-over points on migration routes

They also found females stayed longer in non-breeding areas, overwintering in areas more westerly than males

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After reducing threats in 13 countries along the flyway, scientists showed that Egyptian Vulture populations had stabilised thanks to conservation efforts

However, action must continue as the population remains half its original

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