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An interactive data visual that illustrates the scale and speed of urban transformation that research by IIED has sought to document and describe
IIED's best of 2014: multimedia
… our Sustainable Markets Group  was also designed to promote an online community, FishNet, created to bring together people with an interest in … was one given by Bill Crabtree during a seminar at IIED in March on conservation tillage. Better known as no-till Bill, Crabtree is one of … number of vlogs by IIED senior fellow Saleemul Huq at the 8th Annual Community Based Adaptation Conference  in Nepal in April and at the …
Insight, 12 January 2015
Cover for 17506IIED.pdf
REDD+ in dryland forests: Issues and prospects for pro-poor REDD in the miombo woodlands of southern Africa
… requires a supportive policy, legal and institutional environment. Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) in the miombo … value to commonly controlled resources and facilitate market-led conservation, leading to some successful sustainable management of …
Publication, 01 May 2010
A group of people gather around a pile of potatoes with mountains as a backdrop
Indigenous Peoples’ food systems hold the key to feeding humanity
Insight, 23 October 2020
Cover for 7812IIED.pdf
Ecological Surveys, Monitoring and the Involvement of Local People in Protected Areas of Lao PDR
… village logbooks and joint monitoring teams of local naturalists and conservation staff, details are revealed on wildlife-habitat … interpretations of data to help advance a mutual understanding of conservation issues facing the protected area. This approach facilitates …
Publication, 01 January 2000
Sudanese Women selling charcaol. Rita Willaert/ Flickr (Creative Commons)
REDD+: 3 things to consider so men and women share the benefits
… in institutions at all levels of government, including the country's community forest user groups. 3. Equity in the value chain To be both … of such policies on women. Efforts are underway. The Tanzania Forest Conservation Group (TFCG) has, for example, used positive discrimination …
Insight, 18 December 2013
REDD: Protecting climate, forests and livelihoods
… debate. Those promoting REDD see it as a means of supporting forest conservation and a low-cost mechanism for reducing carbon emissions. … stringent criteria. They must avoid 'leakage', for instance — where conservation in one area simply shifts deforestation to another. REDD … towards zero deforestation economically palatable at family and community level. REDD: key terms REDD   The acronym stands for ‘reducing …
Article, 14 May 2009
Keeping the forests we've got
Insight, 30 April 2009
Cover for 7552IIED.pdf
Privatising Sustainable Forestry: A global review of trends and challenges
… promise for encouraging sustainable forestry: certification, company-community partnerships and measures to encourage private sector involvement in conservation. …
Publication, 01 January 1999
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Woodlots, Woodfuel and Wildlife: Lessons from Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
… Many integrated conservation and development projects aimed at addressing human impacts …
Publication, 01 January 2000
People participating in a workshop.
Development and Climate Days 2020
Event, 02 December 2020