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Cover for 7786IIED.pdf
Tourism, Conservation and Sustainable Development: Case studies from Asia and Africa
… Tourism, Conservation and Sustainable Development: Case studies from Asia and …
Publication, 01 January 1999
Cover for G02321.pdf
WWF Greater Mekong Cambodia Country Programme Ecotourism feasibility study
… Technical Paper Series No.3 WWF has embarked on a project to develop conservation and~ecotourism initiatives in collaboration with local … of large mammal species in the Srepok Wilderness Area (SWA) through community based natural resource management and by developing ecotourism … of the protected area. This paper looks at the feasibility of community-led tourism in the area and potential approaches towards …
Publication, 01 May 2007
a young man walks along an irrigation channel
Jobs, nature and the Green New Deal: lessons from the global South
… and natural capital, carbon sequestration and local biodiversity conservation.  Forging new models of ecosystem stewardship But there are …
Insight, 30 January 2020
Mangrove reforestation project
Development and life in general under threat from accelerating destruction of nature – but solutions are possible
News, 06 May 2019
Major deposit in biodiversity bank to protect future of food
… environment." Their successful bio-cultural approach to in situ conservation is now being linked to an important ex-situ initiative that … by global climate change. “National authorities and the international community should support the Potato Park as it has a concrete impact on the conservation of important food crops and the local economy,” says …
News, 22 February 2011
Song, dancing & tomatoes were on the agenda when a CBA9 field trip was hosted by the Likia Conservancy Self-Help Group, which showed participants its fish farming and beehives (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
CBA9 highlights – pre-conference field trips
… enabled the participants to explore at first hand issues related to community-based adaptation to climate change, particularly with regards … are adapting to drought and changing rain patterns, and forest conservation and reforestation around Mount Kenya.  A detailed round-up … of blogs from IIED staff and our partners exploring issues around community-based adaptation. Conference organisers African Centre for …
News, 26 April 2015
Cover for G03077.pdf
Implementing farmers’ rights under the FAO International Treaty on PGRFA: the need for a broad approach based on biocultural heritage
… that indigenous and local communities and farmers have made to the conservation and development of crop genetic resources. Yet the ability … cultural values and customary laws, on which the continued conservation and improvement of crops by farmers depends. It draws on …
Publication, 01 March 2011
United Nations decision prompts potato celebration in Peru
News, 31 October 2007
Two men pushing a boat filled with mangrove seedlings
Finding solutions in nature for climate change
… credits that allow companies to invest in restoration and conservation to reduce climate risks; corporate bonds where corporates …
Insight, 29 May 2020
A herder with his livestock in Isiolo County, Kenya (Photo: Dorine Odongo/ILRI, Creative Commons via Flickr)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Kenya
… Between 2015 and 2019, IIED, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the UN Environment World Conservation … to the local level through sub-national governments to finance community-prioritised investments in climate adaptation. Globally, EbA … planning and implemented and funded at scale, while retaining community knowledge and needs at its core.  Informing policy IIED and …
Project, 14 June 2018