Forests projects and articles

Every month we highlight a new, groundbreaking or bestselling IIED research outcome. This month we look at the uncertain future of bioenergy.

The promise of clean, renewable energy makes it a tempting choice but the real costs and benefits are not so simple to calculate. As some talk about a global energy revolution, whilst others start pointing to land grabs, food security issues and a dangerous offsetting tendency in the global North, IIED have started looking into the urgent and critical questions surrounding the debate. 

Every month we highlight a new, groundbreaking or bestselling IIED research outcome. This month we feature the innovative project:

Every month we highlight a new, groundbreaking or bestselling IIED research outcome. This month we feature the innovative project: 

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4th May 2011,
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Every month we highlight a new, groundbreaking or bestselling IIED research outcome. This month we feature IIED's new publications Bundles of energy: the case for renewable biomass energy.

Forests fight back tells the epic tale of the fierce and ultimately successful battle to save the Mabira forest reserve in Uganda from being sold off to private agribusiness.

Burning issues: The problem of charcoal details how the FGLG team in Malawi put the charcoal issue on the map as the country’s’ third largest industry and brought government together with charcoal producers in search of more sustainable

Every month we highlight a new, groundbreaking or bestselling IIED research outcome. This month we feature IIED's small and medium forestry enterprise project and publications series.

In December 2010, forestry experts from Africa and Asia met in Namaacha, Mozambique as part of the Forest Governance Learning Group learning event, to share experiences and ideas about tackling forest governance issues nationally and internationally.