conservation

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.
 

Protecting community rights over traditional knowledge

News: Protecting Community Rights over Traditional Knowledge: Key findings, recommendations and case studies, 2005-09 Project Folder: Now available

Policy that works for biodiversity and poverty reduction

Community-based initiatives for biodiversity and poverty reduction, where biodiversity is sustainably managed by communities for nutrition, health, cultural and other needs, receive little official support and recognition. Their wider adoption is often hampered by unsupportive policy environments.

World Forestry Congress

The World Forestry Congress, held every six years, is the largest and most significant gathering of the world's forestry sector. Here are some articles on the most important issues for 2009.

Strengthening local voices in the governance of food systems, land use and the environment

The aim of this action research is to identify and support processes that can help democratise the governance of food systems, land use and the environment. It seeks to find more equitable ways of including citizens in policy making and in the design of technologies and institutions that shape food systems and the environment.

Citizens reframing conservation policies and practice for food and livelihood security, environmental sustainability and justice

Two complementary activities are being carried out to allow citizens’ to assess, re-imagine and influence conservation policies and practice:

i) Creating safe spaces for citizens who have experienced censorship and marginalisation after criticising mainstream conservation practice

The impact of climate change on tourism in the Caribbean

Tobago, in the Caribbean relies heavily on tourism as its main form of income. The effects of climate change will cause changes in the ecosystems and natural resources needed to sustain the tourism economy. This project looks at what those changes may be, and how policymakers can plan to minimise the risks.

Sustainable tourism in the Srepok Wilderness, Cambodia

Local people and endangered animals such as elephants, tigers and wild water buffalo should benefit from a unique wildlife ecotourism initiative in Southeast Asia led by IIED and WWF in Cambodia. This project in the dry forests of Northeast Cambodia aims to conserve species through the involvement of poor rural communities.

IIED Interviews: Pavan Sukhdev - green economies of the future

In support of BioDiversity Day, Pavan Sukdhev talks to IIED about the sustainable, green economies of the future.

Harnessing carbon finance to arrest deforestation: Saving the Javan rhinoceros

The project aims to support local institutions to establish a properly functioning and equitable forest carbon facility to compensate local villagers for arresting degradation and deforestation in and around Cat Tien National Park in order to conserve large mammals particularly the critically endangered Javan rhinoceros.

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