Scoping studies

This report summarises discussions from a sub-Saharan Africa consultation workshop, following a survey of expert opinion in the region, which was organised to help inform the strategy of the Reversing Environmental Degradation in Africa and Asia (REDAA) programme.

Utilising a mixed methods approach that encompasses a literature review, key information interviews and an online survey, this paper provides an examination of environmental degradation issues in Central Africa, with a particular focus on Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Utilising a mixed methods approach that encompasses a literature review and key information interviews, this paper provides an examination of environmental degradation issues in West Africa, with a particular focus on deforestation fronts in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Liberia

Through a literature review, key informant interviews and a set of evaluation criteria, this study proposes five research-to-action priorities for the REDAA programme in Eastern and Southern Africa.

This workshop report summarises discussions from a South Asia regional consultation workshop held in Kathmandu in March 2023. 

This workshop report summarises discussions from a Southeast Asia regional consultation workshop held in Bangkok in March 2023. 

This report details a rapid literature review for the REDAA programme, focusing on sub-Saharan Africa. The report concentrates on analysis at a regional level and complements ongoing scoping efforts in the four sub-regions (West, Central, Eastern and Southern Africa). 

Through a literature review, survey, key informant interviews and a set of evaluation criteria this study proposes six research-to-action priority outcomes for improving evidence, tools and governance systems in South Asia. 

The study also identifies 24 potential priority areas where REDAA interventions may be located.  

Through a literature review, key informant interviews and field visits (to Tonle Sap Cambodia, Riau Indonesia, and Nan Thailand), and the use of a set of evaluation criteria, this study proposes 11 research-to-action priority outcomes for improving evidence, tools and governance systems. 

There is increasing evidence that digital solutions can significantly improve the efficiency, responsiveness and efficacy of natural resource management activities.

An overwhelming amount of research calls for governments to take urgent action to secure and foster nature’s benefits for the planet and for human livelihoods and wellbeing at local, national and international levels.

What is environmental degradation and what are its causes? It seems an obvious question, but it’s not. This short study identifies five explanations of the root causes of environmental degradation widely applied in policy debates and promoted by different actors.