Natural resource management

We work to build partnerships, capacity and wise decision making for fair and sustainable use of natural resources, with a focus on local control.

Conservation, communities and equity

How IIED is building capacity to understand and implement equitable conservation and enhance community voice in conservation policymaking More in this collection

Local villagers receive wildlife training in the Mbarang'andu Wildlife Management Area in Tanzania, which incorporates seven villages. (Photo: WWF/USAID Biodiversity & Forestry, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Article
Community engagement in preventin pangolin poaching in Nepal (Photo: Ambika Prasad Khatiwada)
Article
A group of people outside huddle around diagrams and charts laid out on the floor
Article

Locally-controlled forestry

How IIED supports just transitions towards locally-controlled forestry that safeguard biocultural heritage, enhance entrepreneurship and improve prosperity within diverse and resilient landscapes More in this collection

Boys polish chairs for sale in the furniture market, Nampula, Mozambique.
Overview
Long read
Long read

Resilience and diversity in food systems

How IIED is building greater local control, resilience and diversity into agricultural and food systems More in this collection

Afghan farmers and extension workers assess an okra field in Balkh Province, Northern Afghanistan (Photo: Barbara Adoph/IIED)
Article
A conservation agriculture demonstration at the Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust, Zambia. Conservation agriculture can increase productivity and improve soil structure (Photo: Barbara Adolph/IIED)
Project
People sitting in a pasture
Project