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Yunnan Green Watershed
Green Watershed is a Chinese
Non Governmental Organisation dedicated to the promotion of
best practice watershed management. Initially focused on local
issues, it now has national and regional significance.
The Vision
Green
Watershed aims to ensure the sustainable development of watersheds,
with social justice for the people living in a balanced ecosystems
environment.
It
envisions that all stakeholders will work collectively to
support and mobilize local people to conserve and use their
natural resources effectively through participatory watershed
management.
In
this way, upstream livelihoods will improve and downstream
communities will benefit from maintained ecological services:
ultimately, a sustainable, cost/benefit sharing ecological
-economic system will be established.
The Work
In Practice
Green
Watershed focuses on research, practice, advocacy and communication.
It
provides the knowledge, technical expertise and decision-making
and planning skills needed to support participatory watershed
management.
It
works with a broad range of stakeholders to help rectify water
crises resulting from unsustainable management practices,
and initiates projects that combine sound science with a strong
commitment to community-based management.
Fostering
gender and social equality, poverty alleviation and environmental
health, Green Watershed aims to increase participatory development
and management of watersheds through empowering local people.
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