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A water connection to link the Lobé river to Kribi harbour, South Region, Cameroon
LandCam: securing land and resource rights and improving governance in Cameroon
… in natural resources for extractive industries and environmental conservation projects, which take up considerable amounts of land. … continue to overlap with one another and with protected areas and community lands, leading to conflicts. A major coordination effort was …
Project, 08 May 2017
Fishermen hauling in nets near the Kenyan coastal town of Shimoni (Photo: Anna Kika via Flickr)
Can we save our fisheries with lessons from our forests?
… the concept has been associated mainly with the management and conservation of terrestrial resources, but recent interest from the marine conservation community has spurred discussion of PES in fisheries . The idea is that …
Insight, 27 November 2014
The Bekily sapphire site is located in the commune of Ambinany, in Toliara, bordering the National Park of Zombitse-Vohibasia (Photo: Andry Rabemanantsoa/GIZ PAGE Madagascar)
In pictures: Dialogues and pilot projects for better ASM governance in Madagascar
… The conservation and sustainable use of natural resources programme …
Insight, 15 March 2017
A woman writes on a poster. More women appear blurred in the background.
Three asks to strengthen locally-led action in new biodiversity finance
Insight, 13 July 2022
Fishermen offloading their morning catch from a fishing boat in Kalindi, West Bengal (Photo: Souvik Das Gupta, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Creating waves for small-scale fisheries
… Pangaea Explorations, an organisation dedicated to marine education, conservation and exploration via a 72-foot sailing vessel. The event has …
Insight, 17 November 2016
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Using theatre in participatory environmental policy making (PLA 55)
… In: PLA 55 Practical tools for community conservation in southern Africa. Guest editors: Brian Child and Brian … of conservation internationally. This proved so successful that community theatre was rapidly modified as a tool to address technical …
Publication, 01 December 2006
A woman miner in Tanzania, who features in a film on stories of change on artisanal and small-scale mining (Image: IIED)
Best of 2017: videos
… and French with English/French subtitles. Events: sharing projects on community-based adaptation Videos can kickstart discussion at conferences and workshops. The 11th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA11)  was held in Uganda in June. The film … experience with colleagues. This film by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) looks at radio and mobile phones as a tool …
Article, 12 January 2018
Indigenous women in Bangladesh's Lawachara National Park collecting wood for building (Photo: Fabian Lambeck, Creative Commons via Wikipedia)
Three ‘E’s to guide the post-2020 biodiversity roadmap
… the individual and collective rights and responsibilities of all community members. Harnessing local energy International policymaking is … that drawing on the full breadth of experience and knowledge of all community members creates a virtuous circle of solidarity and learning …
Insight, 06 November 2018
Annual report 2006/07
… NGOs, academia and the media for the second international workshop on community-based adaptation in Dhaka. Turning the climate lens on Latin … wisely for sustainable development. Going wild to aid Cambodian conservation:  snapshots of iconic wildlife in a Cambodian forest gave … fresh impetus to ecotourism plans that would benefit local people and conservation alike – a project in which IIED was a key partner. Natural …
Page, 16 April 2008
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IIED's best of 2021: publications
… development outcomes for poor people, and enhancing dialogue between conservation and development communities. 2 Better cities after COVID-19 … GBF will be a major milestone in global agreements on biodiversity conservation, setting international ambition for the next decade. … Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC), the international community and the LDC Group might support LDCs to effectively engage in …
Article, 17 December 2021