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A group of women laugh and smile as they stand and dip their hands into two large buckets on a table
Starting a journey – reflections on race and racism and the work to do in our organisations and our sector
… of knowledge in the fields of development, environment and conservation is still colonial, racialised and gendered (and the …
Insight, 15 December 2021
Cover for G02144.pdf
Promoting renewable energy in Tibet (PLA 52)
… Narayan Dhital‘s article looks at a conservation programme in the~Qomolangma National Nature Preserve in … Tibet which supports village-level projects that are participatory, conservation friendly, and which improve the livelihoods of local people. The author describes how village conservation and development projects are selected by the local …
Publication, 01 June 2005
Hippos bask in the sun in Botswana.
Botswana: Biodiversity and dragons come together
… asking five ‘dragons’ or potential investors to financially support community projects to develop natural pharmaceutical and beauty products … lost. Livelihoods depend on it and ways must be found to incorporate conservation of biodiversity into policies across government – from … is implementing with the United Nations Environment Programme – World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) . These four countries, and …
Insight, 22 May 2013
Four elephants roam the plain on the Maasai Mara, Kenya
Covering elephant tracks: can insurance compensate farmers for wildlife damage?
… Pilapitiya, former Director General of the Department of Wildlife Conservation, and IIED's chief economist Paul Steele discuss how … of the schemes reviewed have overcome these challenges by focusing on community-based solutions, innovative financial design and effective … and with international experts from the conservation and insurance community. This will feed into international advocacy and a global …
Insight, 27 March 2019
Pre-emptive controlled burning in Belize is preventing severe uncontrolled wild fires during the driest months (Photo: Toledo Institute for Development and Environment)
Flaming parrots and palmetto palms
… a new forest policy in 2015 promoting commercial forest use on community-owned and managed land for both timber and non-timber … enterprise that includes both large industrial businesses and smaller community businesses. With the changing control over forest land have … the development of community forest businesses as part of the "Conservation of pine woodland biodiversity in Belize through community …
Insight, 08 February 2016
Field visit as part of the Mountain Ecosystem-based Adaptation project, Mount Elgon, Uganda (IUCN)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Uganda
Project, 15 February 2018
Cover for 16508IIED.pdf
Pro-poor benefit distribution in REDD+
… and international legitimacy, and foster successful delivery of conservation and social objectives. Equitable benefit sharing issues at a community or household level are overlooked in both academic and … based on? Land size, actual emission reductions, or demography of the community to ensure that equitable design criteria are met; how to …
Publication, 01 December 2011
Cover for G02787.pdf
Use it or lose it: protecting the traditional knowledge, genetic resources and customary laws of marginal farmers in Southwest China
… the findings and lessons of the action research project “Protecting Community Rights over Traditional Knowledge: Implications of Customary … project in southwest China, which started in 2000 and worked on PGR conservation and improvement with breeding institutes and local farmers. …
Publication, 01 October 2010
This farmer in India's Maharashtra state gets weather alerts, advisories about pests and market information via his mobile phone (Photo: Borlaug Institute for South Asia, Creative Commons via Flickr)
CBA13: unlocking the power of technology to build climate resilience
Article, 27 February 2019
Hippos are poached at Queen Elizabeth National Park for food, to generate income, and for cultural purposes such as to improve fertility (Photo: Tiziana Zoccheddu)
Wildlife crime and poverty: what are the links?
Insight, 13 May 2015