Community-based natural resource management

Locally-controlled sustainable forestry in Brazil faces uphill struggle

Aerial view of the Amazon rainforest - lush green landscape with river running through it.
13 June 2012
Blog entry
Forests
Sustainable markets
History shows the Brazilian state can protect the country's forests. So, can it do more to support locally-managed forestry in the country?

Report calls for REDD+ to Invest in Forest Communities

Forested hills in Nepal, with a house in the foreground and forested hills, and then clouds behind.
16 May 2012
Media release
Climate change
Forests
Income generated from REDD+ should be given to forest communities to invest in their future, recommends a new report by The Forests Dialogue (TFD). Investing locally in this way should be part of understanding REDD+ as integral to broader development among forest-dependent communities.

Communities adapting to climate change can learn from revolutionary conservation method

3 May 2012
Media release
Climate change
Natural resource management

A revolutionary approach to conservation and development pioneered in southern Africa provides vital lessons that can help communities worldwide adapt to climate change, according to a new report published by IIED today.

Assessing REDD+: beyond carbon measurements

8 September 2011
Blog entry
Forests

Assessing projects to reduce deforestation and forest degradation is not just about measuring how much carbon they have sequestered or enhanced. It is equally about asking what such projects have done to reduce poverty and improve people’s lives.

Sanity in REDD governance shock!

24 August 2011
Blog entry
Forests

When it comes to forest governance — who gets to decide what about forests — REDD is a pleasant dream for some, a nightmare for others. I think it is depends on how you see the money and the leverage.

Delivering REDD+: can past lessons help in tempering optimism and making headway?

9 May 2011
Blog entry
Forests
Natural resource management

The International Year of Forests is celebrating the importance of forests and raising the profile of challenges and opportunities. The perceived value of forests has been raised by the recognition of their role in mitigating climate change. But the International Year of Forests is a momentous reminder that there are still unresolved issues.

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