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Publications

Wyss Academy for Nature: Publications

The Wyss Academy for Nature will continuously issue publications in collaboration with other universities and organisations across the world.

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Reports

Wyss Academy Reports contain research, analysis, findings and recommendations. They are circulated with the aim of sharing knowledge, initiating debate on emerging issues, and eliciting comments and critical feedback on our current focal topics and regions. The reports are often created in collaboration with our institutional partners and with local organisations.

Bringing Nam Tien Solutionscape Baseline Survey

Hub Southeast Asia, Global Development & Environmental Governance team

Bringing science to the field: strengthening local capacities and networks to assess ecosystem services in Peru.

South America Hub, Integrative Biodiversity Conservation Science Team and Tropical Biology Association

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Are the markets ready for

responsible gold from artisanal and small-scale miners?

An investigation with a focus on the Swiss market and gold from the Amazon

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The Minamata Convention’s Financial Mechanism

Funding Requirements for Formalisation Activities Related to Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining

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Shifting Research Paradigms

Land Systems and Sustainability Transformations Team

Due Diligence and Supply Chain Regulation for Swiss Gold

A Stocktaking with a Perspective on Possible Implications for Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining

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From Global Commitments to Local Actions:

Strengthening IPs&LCs and CSO Leadership in Climate and Biodiversity Governance in Southeast Asia

Monitoring restored landscape

Contributing to biodiversity conservation and ecosystem health in Naibunga Community Conservancy

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Stakeholder Network Analysis of the Nam Tien Provincial Protection Forest in Laos

Environmental Governance and

Global Development Research

Team

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Appraisal report Laos

Towards sustainable futures for nature and people. An appraisal report for Laos in the stewardship hub of Southeast Asia

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Appraisal report Peru

Towards sustainable futures for nature and people. An appraisal report for Madre de Dios, Peru

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ID Water Scarcity Synthesis Report

Participatory workshop for the

interdisciplinary research on water

scarcity and climate change in the

Ewaso Ng’iro North River Basin

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Appraisal Report Kenya

Towards sustainable futures for nature and people. An appraisal report for the Mt. Kenya– Ewaso Ng’iro North landscape, Kenya

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Briefing Papers

The Wyss Academy Briefing Papers contain information relevant for policy and practice based on insights from our current incubation, research, and engagement activities. They are circulated with the aim of sharing knowledge, initiating debate on emerging issues, and ultimately contributing to the development of pathways that generate beneficial impacts on nature and people in different landscapes around the world.

Briefing Paper 1

La gestión forestal de usos múltiples y una gobernanza participativa como alternativas a las actividades extractivas en Madre de Dios, Perú

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Briefing Paper 2

¿Es posible conciliar la conservación de la naturaleza y el bienestar humano en la Amazonía peruana?

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Briefing Paper 3

Castaña amazónica para el bosque y sus habitantes.

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Briefing Paper 4

El Plan Estratégico de la Zona de

Amortiguamiento de la Reserva

Nacional Tambopata (PEZA-TAMB),
Madre de Dios, Perú

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