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Manejo Comunitario de Vicuñas en Perú Estudio de Caso del Manejo Comunitario de Vida Silvestre
… over these wild animals and the Government initiatives to promote sustainable use. The study examines how CWM has worked out in practice. … communities has not been accompanied by institutional development and capacity building so that communities can play an effective role in management. …
Publication, 01 January 2002
Thousands of scientists attended the March for Science in Washington D.C. to protest against political attacks on climate science and evidence-based research. Similar protests were held in over 600 cities around the world (Photo: Adam Fagen, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Marching into May talks: LDCs lead the way on climate change
… to climate change.  Our countries are characterised by low levels of development, severe financial constraints and limited institutional capacity. Developing sustainably to meet the needs of our people is … that have pledged to put forward a long-term, carbon neutral sustainable development pathway.  The ambitious Climate Resilient Green …
Insight, 04 May 2017
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IIED's best of 2020: videos
… than ever there was an increased focus on using video to communicate sustainable development issues.  But while innovation and creatively … Protection Agency . Since 2018, Danise has been part of the  European Capacity Building Initiative (ECBI) , which supports junior climate negotiators …
Insight, 30 December 2020
Among IIED's work on ways to ensure that the benefits of energy systems reach the people who currently lack access to energy are energy labs in Tanzania, explains Ben Garside (Image: IIED)
Understanding the SDGs: powering Goal Seven
News, 24 September 2015
The Las Trancas Valley in Chile, November 2014 (Photo: UICN / Marcelo Vildósola Garrigó)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Chile
Project, 21 February 2018
Man looks at two chimpanzees on a forest path
Q&A: New policy champions communities in the push to conserve Uganda’s wildlife
… The previous policies emphasised preservation rather than sustainable use and community participation. A number of issues were … innovative about the new policy? GO: The policy’s mechanisms on capacity building to respond to poaching are very progressive. It seeks to build …
Article, 21 July 2020
Two men sat behind a desk chat to one another, with the Forest Governance Learning Group logo in the background
Forest Governance Learning Group
… practical tactics for securing safe spaces, provoking dialogue, building constituencies, wielding evidence of what works, and … Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Vietnam. The teams carry out research, capacity building and advocacy work. IIED works with these teams to … of Chinese investors in support of resilient African land use and a sustainable China-Africa forest products trade. …
Project, 07 September 2013
Picture of the Punakha Dzong, an administrative centre in Bhutan. A river runs past it in the foreground and wooded hills rise behind it.
Low carbon resilience in the least developed countries: a panacea to address climate change?
… (LDCs) have developed some kind of plan to bring together low carbon development with climate resilience, ranging from the Bangladesh Climate … increase their access to energy and national energy security through sustainable energy models, such as solar energy or hydropower. In other … for greenhouse gases by ensuring that emissions do not exceed the capacity of its forests to remove them from the atmosphere. There are a …
Insight, 22 January 2013
Image of a solar panel, with light glinting off it.
Green growth and equity must go hand in hand
… ' Putting Green Growth at the Heart of Development ' is a fascinating combination of developing country … require 1 KW to sustain, rather than $100,000 and 10 KW. And it means building inclusive green economic governance: stronger economic rights, … by the current economic system. Countries also need the space and capacity to explore the kinds of economy their societies need and want, …
Insight, 13 June 2013
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Social justice in forests: gains made and tactics that work. A report from the Forest Governance Learning Group
… livelihoods, contribute to poverty reduction and be environmentally sustainable when it is based on the local control and capacity to make productive use of forest resources, guided by fair and … Through the collaborative approaches to research, capacity building and advocacy highlighted it is hoped this report will offer …
Publication, 01 September 2014