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Cover for 9127IIED.pdf
Profile of Environmental Change in the Lake Manyara Basin, Tanzania, A
… In 1992 in Bamako the municipality, small businesses, NGOs, and community-based organisations started collaborating on an urban waste management initiative in one of the city’s districts. This paper … Natural resource management … Profile of Environmental Change in the Lake Manyara Basin, Tanzania, A …
Publication, 01 January 2002
Sustainable tourism in the Srepok Wilderness Area, Cambodia
… balanced with the benefits received from other sources. What IIED did Community-based monitoring A key component of the project was monitoring wildlife … aim was to develop a community tourism homestay initiative and environmental awareness and education activities – improving the … Natural resource management …
Project, 21 June 2011
The new landcam website
New 'Landcam' website launched
… The LandCam project is a partnership between IIED, and Cameroon-based organisations the Centre for Environment and Development (CED) … communities in the Ocean district of Cameroon. We’ve piloted investor community dialogues where land pressures have been created by …  is an independent Cameroon-based organisation that works to promote environmental justice and protect the rights, culture and aspirations of …
News, 01 May 2019
The community owners of a furniture factory pose for a photo
Locally controlled forest enterprises are the whole enchilada
… its forests are owned by communities; the country has more than 2,000 community forest enterprises in total. Why Mexico is backing community … , is a case in point. It’s not only profitable but also enhances: environmental sustainability (such as by using waste wood rather than … clusters and six different categories of value including:  Values based on familiarity: (i) sustained environmental and cultural heritage, …
Insight, 10 September 2018
In Kebkabiya, North Darfur, the NGO Practical Action has been helping communities prevent conflict between farmers and pastoralists by encouraging the construction and rehabilitation of watering points (Photo: Margaret Gardner, Practical Action)
Conflict resolution: a key part of adaptation in North Darfur
Insight, 23 April 2015
South Africa President Jacob Zuma speaks to China counterpart Xi Jinping at the FOCAC summit in Sandton, Johannesburg in 2015. China is increasingly influential in Africa (Photo: GCIS/GovernmentZA, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
CSR practices of Chinese businesses in the global South
… the current debate – despite them making key decisions related to environmental and social practices in daily operations. The results are … hear feedback from researchers, NGO workers and others in the field based on your experiences. Findings from Kenya, Mozambique and Uganda  … are seen as skirting around local regulations. The Chinese business community in Africa – and possibly around the world – is far from …
Insight, 31 March 2016
Cover for G01452.pdf
PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 15 Exploring the potential for primary environmental care: Rapid Appraisal in squatter communities in Salvador da Bahia (Brazil)
… PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988­2001 15 Exploring the potential for primary environmental care: Rapid Appraisal in squatter communities in Salvador … Countries' (ICHM)1 preliminary identification of present and future based in Rome (Italy). A group of potential actors in PEC in the Pau da … PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 15 Exploring the potential for primary environmental care: Rapid Appraisal in squatter communities in Salvador …
Publication, 01 January 1992
PLA 55 cover
PLA 55: Practical tools for community conservation in southern Africa
… complete issue. Contents Editorial Theme Section Practical tools for community conservation in southern Africa Brian Child and Brian Jones … Russell Taylor, and Lilian Goredema The event book system: community-based monitoring in Namibia Greg Stuart-Hill with Richard Diggle, Bevan … in Namibia Jo Tagg and Julie Taylor Using theatre in participatory environmental policy making Tamara Guhrs, Liz Rihoy and Miranda Guhrs …
Article, 01 December 2006
A community forest in Ethiopia.Credit: Growing Forest Partnerships
Local control of forests brings economic, environmental and social gains
… biofuels and sells them largely to an international market. In Nepal, community-owned forest makes up around a fifth of all forested land, … Rupees (US$36,179) every year — money which is re-invested in forest management or used to support local community development projects. … models for locally controlled forestry must be led by rights, based on right-holders managing forest resources and seeking capital and …
News, 13 June 2012
Four women farmers bend over to work their land
Climate justice and the IPCC special report on land
Insight, 13 August 2019