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Cutting down trees, especially for livestock grazing, can lead to soil erosion, as seen on this hillside outside Addis Ababa (Photo: Aaron Minnick/World Resources Institute, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Shaping the future of forest and farm landscapes in Africa
… risks such as displacing smallholder farmers or threatening biodiversity. IIED and partners have been exploring the barriers to more …
Insight, 21 August 2017
Miombo woodlands in Southeast Tanzania. But can remote sensing technologies accurately detect the woodlands (Photo: Samuel Bowers)
How much can the eyes in the sky really tell us about deforestation?
Insight, 11 January 2017
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Sustainable financing of protected areas in Cambodia: Phnom Aural and Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuaries
… wildlife sanctuaries cover nearly 600,000 ha and are important for biodiversity conservation and environmental services. They are home to …
Publication, 01 January 2008
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Laws, lore and logjams: critical issues in Indian forest conservation. Gatekeeper Series No. 116
… forest cover with state-specific objectives based on ecosystem, biodiversity and land capability surveys. • Harmonising the …
Publication, 01 January 2005
A group of men in felt hats and woollen capes
“Public officers are also human beings”: trust and environmental governance
… of the requested CRZ was inside a páramo . Páramos are upper mountain ecosystems, extraordinary in terms of their biodiversity, and key for the provision of water for most of Colombia’s …
Insight, 08 July 2020
Woman cultivating a garden with plants and palm trees.
Locally led adaption to climate change: the start of a 10-year learning journey
Insight, 12 January 2021
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What are the impacts of nature conservation interventions on human wellbeing: a systematic map protocol
… emphasise and strengthen the link between the conservation of natural ecosystems and human development. Furthermore, international … Biodiversity …
Publication, 18 August 2014
A group of people holding a tree seedling
Harnessing the power of bees to benefit forest and people
… Biodiversity …
Insight, 26 March 2020
View of a forest with a volcano in the background
2021 Barbara Ward Lecture: Rebeca Grynspan says nothing is ever so small that it cannot make a difference
Article, 16 December 2021
Lush forests in Ghana – one of the focus countries where REDD+ is relatively new. (Photo: Neil Palmer/CIAT)
Designing REDD+ to promote sustainable development and reduce poverty
Project, 12 September 2013