The aim of the Natural Resources Group is to build partnerships, capacity and wise decision-making for fair and sustainable use of natural resources. Our priority in pursuing this purpose is on local control and management of natural resources and other ecosystems.

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Crisis in policymaking for people and planet demands new politics of inclusion

A multimedia publication launched today by the International Institute for Environment and Development calls for a new approach to policymaking that gives citizens a greater say in decisions that affect them.

Crisis in policymaking for people and planet demands new politics of inclusion

Multimedia Publication: Towards food sovereignty: Reclaiming autonomous food systems

Towards Food Sovereignty is an online book with linked video and audio files. The first 6 chapters, available here, begin to describe the ecological basis of food and agriculture, the social and environmental costs of modern food systems, and the policy reversals needed to democratize food systems. The video and audio clips show farmers, indigenous peoples and consumers all working to promote food sovereignty, it highlights the importance of locally controlled food systems to sustain both people and nature.
 

Conflict resolution in the Forest sector

Conflict between companies that profit from forests and local people who depend on them could be tackled by industry-led approaches, but too few companies use them.

West African citizens to give verdict on food and agriculture research

Farmers, pastoralists and fisher-folk from Mali, Benin, Senegal and Burkina Faso will have their say on the future of food and agriculture research during two forthcoming citizens' juries, which have been welcomed by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food.