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A Vietnamese man poses in front of buildings and piles of timber

Archive of completed locally-controlled forestry projects

… ' and major reviews of ' Instruments for Sustainable Private Sector Forestry '. Below are links to our more recent, archived projects: Integrating forests into … levels working towards the equitable and sustainable management of forestry resources. The final evaluation found widespread impact, …

Article, 22 February 2019

A forest ranger takes measurements of a tree at Megeni Kitasha in the Rombo District in Moshi, Tanzania (Photo: FAO/Simon Maina)

IIED at the XIV World Forestry Congress

… The XIV World Forestry Congress , hosted by South Africa, and the first to take place in the continent, brought together the global forestry community to review and analyse the key issues and to share … aimed to: Clarify why it is so important to recognise forests and forestry as an integral part of sustainable development – from local to …

Event, 07 September 2015

Knowledge gained from interviews carried out in Kenya by Chinese journalists will be presented to a meeting in Beijing (Photo: Angelo DeSantis via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)

Chinese journalists study growing links between China and Africa

… to travel to Kenya to learn about and report on China's growing links with Africa. The fellowships were organised by Yi De Vision, a … The stories will cover topics such as urbanisation in Africa, forestry and livelihoods, wildlife and eco-tourism as well as the … Quotes Xiaoxue Weng, a China researcher at IIED said: "China's links to Africa, through trade and investment, are growing fast and this …

News, 18 March 2014

Women racing while carrying baskets full of sweet potatoes on their backs.

Faith in ecology: how one group of Indigenous people in the Philippines are advancing agrobiodiversity

… and the national Bureau of Forest Development: the main government forestry agency at the time. That signing was a significant step towards …

Insight, 05 December 2024

Cover for G03750.pdf

Models of business organisation for a market-let approach to community forestry in Myanmar: report of an advisory mission

… to put timber centre stage within a market-led approach to community forestry. This report describes that mission and the main … delimitation and formalisation; and to explore further community forestry clusters across the country where enterprise options linked to … Models of business organisation for a market-let approach to community forestry in Myanmar: report of an advisory mission …

Publication, 01 February 2014

The timber depot of a Chinese-owned timber concession licensed to operate in Nampula, Mozambique. While some replanting takes place, they do not currently replace all they cut. Photo: Mike Goldwater.

China in Africa: New forum seeks sustainable, pro-poor forestry

… from Africa and China to share information on issues such as forestry investment, timber supply chains and forest-linked livelihoods. … developed the platform in partnership with the Chinese Academy of Forestry and Beijing-based Global Environmental Institute, which … trends, challenges and livelihoods in Africa in relation to links with China The role of participatory forestry in reducing poverty …

News, 27 February 2013

The voices of women involved in farming and fisheries, such as these in Bangladesh, are often lost in decision-making (Photo: CBFM-Fem Com Bangladesh/WorldFish, Creative Commons, via Flickr)

Does gender balance improve forestry and fishery management?

… the evidence IIED has teamed up with the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) , ICFI , The Nature Conservancy (TNC) , USAID … together to create an overview of all the existing evidence that links the gender balance of natural resource management groups to … Does gender balance improve forestry and fishery management? …

Insight, 02 July 2015

A woman farmer bends over in a field of crops in front of forest in the background.

Flourishing forests and prosperous people – together

… prosperity programme supports efforts that improve locally-controlled forestry and collaborates with local organisations engaged in forest climate action . Locally controlled forestry IIED is helping to build the capacity of local organisations to … governance: by exploring tactics to deliver ‘Social justice in forestry’, highlighting innovations that spread sustainable community …

Article, 04 January 2022

Participants from 26 countries attended the Forest Connect workshop (Photo: Hop Thinh)

Locally controlled forestry enterprises could teach us all a thing or two

… for the Forest Connect alliance, which supports locally controlled forestry enterprises, to hold its fourth international workshop in … and the South about how programmes to organise locally controlled forestry had been implemented. They focused on 12 case studies of successful locally controlled forestry business models from around the world. Why local control? The …

Insight, 04 February 2015

Forest Governance Learning Group

… Eradicating poverty and improving sustainability in forestry can only be achieved through strong and inclusive governance … In practice, this often means investing in locally-controlled forestry. How it works The Forest Governance Learning Group is an … exchange and learning platform has been developed to establish links between forest practitioners and policymakers in China and promote …

Project, 07 September 2013