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Boys polish chairs for sale in the furniture market, Nampula, Mozambique.
Introduction to locally-controlled forestry
… We believe that the best way to rebalance governance towards fair and sustainable forestry practices is to  invest in locally-controlled … also ensures that they have the organisation, technical and business capacity to do so through, for example, enterprises that can harvest … biodiversity conservation, food security and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) . This includes interactions with donor …
Article, 05 August 2013
A woman explains the importance of guarding against future encroachments on her community's common land in Northern Uganda (Photo: LEMU)
Protecting land and community resources in Africa
… may differ from community members' interests. This means building direct connections with community members – not only leaders – … members' existing expertise and skills and strengthen the community's capacity to speak out for themselves for their land and natural resource … the rights of citizens and the environment for a fairer and more sustainable world. The Legal Tools for Citizen Empowerment initiative …
Insight, 07 March 2016
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The ethical agent: fresh flowers in Kenya
… here is a case study of ethical agents which, although supported by development project funds, can offer a commercial model for aligning the … levels of the chain to create new market opportunities, build capacity of the Kenyan SME aggregator/supplier, negotiate the terms of … Sustainable markets …
Publication, 01 September 2012
A women's focus group is a key part of a governance assessment at Lake Mburo National Park in Uganda. It's essential that gender equality and equity is addressed in research proposals and activities (Image: IIED)
On a learning curve towards gender mainstreaming
… high-quality research that supports gender equality and equity for sustainable development. So far, so mainstreaming. Putting gender … keep it on the institute's agenda. We have invested substantially in capacity development: all staff took part in gender sensitisation … survey of our 2016 briefing papers showed that while we may be building gender elements into our research, we're not communicating this …
Insight, 25 January 2018
Conference organiser Saleemul Huq receives the "Burtoni" award: from left to right: Ian Burton (IPCC lead author), Roger Jones (CSIRO), Atiq Rahman (BCAS), Saleemul Huq (IIED) and Richard Klein (SEI) (Photo: IISD)
2nd International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA2)
Article, 14 April 2016
An area of forest in Tanzania, where REDD+ activities have included the support of community land use planning and the provision of alternative livelihoods (Photo: Wikipedia Commons)
Tackling deforestation as part of climate action
Insight, 17 December 2015
Mangroves (Blue Carbon) in the Lamu area, on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya (Photo: Peter Prokosch)
IIED at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
… Congress  helps to shape the direction of conservation and sustainable development. The theme of the IUCN Congress 2016 was 'Planet at the … to community exchange in learning, scaling out work, and network building.  Speakers discussed methodologies used to enable …
Event, 01 September 2016
A man waters seedlings at a nursery at the Rukinga Wildlife Sanctuary in Kenya managed by Wildlife Works Carbon.
Investment guide to ‘triple win’ from locally controlled forestry
… can build and manage a successful forest enterprise that yields sustainable returns," says Gary Dunning of The Forests Dialogue (TFD) . … from NGOs, philanthropists or governments for infrastructure, capacity building or to secure and formalise commercial forest rights. …
News, 24 September 2012
Financiers, decision makers, practitioners and researchers from across the globe gathered to share lessons and their experience in channelling finance to local levels (Image: Matt Wright/IIED)
Money where it matters: how to deliver finance to the local level
Insight, 15 December 2016
The opening of the UN climate change talks in Bonn in June. The negotiators meet in Bonn again this week (Photo: UNClimatechange, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Climate negotiations: the last stop before Paris
Insight, 19 October 2015