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A Conservancy Rhino Ranger in Namibia stands proudly before a cow and calf that he has tracked during a patrol. Rhino sightings have increased over the past 12 months thanks to an expanded Rhino Ranger force and support organisations (Photo: Minnesota Zoo and Save the Rhino Trust)
Community solutions are the key to tackling wildlife crime
… at the source has been issued by a group of more than 70 researchers, community representatives, government officials, UN agencies and NGOs … and Encouraging the development of partnerships between communities, conservation NGOs and law enforcement agencies in tackling IWT. The … Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group , said: "Community-led approaches to combating wildlife crime are often overlooked in the …
News, 02 March 2015
A Chinese journalist interviews fellow journalists in Kenya (Photo: YiDe Media)
China-Africa relations: Fresh perspectives from Chinese journalists on environmental challenges
… China's main TV channel. To hear their insights on China's role in Africa and their reflections on the trip, I met with the five … After visiting Karura Forest — an urban forest in Nairobi whose conservation was made possible through civil society movements led by Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai — one of the journalists praised …
Insight, 02 May 2014
Rhinos in the Serengeti National Park. The International Union for Conservation of Nature estimates that poachers killed at least 1,338 rhinos across Africa in 2015 (Photo: Nicholas Maxim, Creative Commons via Flickr)
New report: local people are crucial to combating illegal wildlife trade
… – of involving indigenous people and local communities in conservation efforts.  The report, entitled ' Beyond enforcement: … in poaching as a result, and A Wild Foundation case study of a community elephant conservation initiative in Mali where elephants are being protected by youth-led forest brigades (PDF) . The project is recruiting young men into …
News, 03 August 2016
Covers of best publications 2021.
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 … global South.   Local governments and grassroots organisations have led urban responses that have been pivotal in shaping the pandemic’s … Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC), the international community and the LDC Group might support LDCs to effectively engage in …
Article, 17 December 2021
Our annual report highlights pathways to change (Photo: Olivier Girard/CIFOR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
IIED Annual Report 2017/18
… issues. In Tanzania, we secured a consensus for setting up government-led ‘excellence centres’ next to artisanal mines. These centres will be … mineral processing facilities. We are also using dialogues to drive community forestry: working with communities across the Congo Basin, … could deliver significant sustainable domestic income and support conservation goals. Our consultancy on valuing forest products evolved …
Page, 24 October 2018
Top publications of 2018
IIED's best of 2018: publications
… project pages. 1 Understanding and assessing equity in protected area conservation: a matter of governance, rights, social impacts and human … toolkit provides practical guidance for planning and implementing community-led ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in three vulnerable ecosystems: …
Article, 21 December 2018
Screenshots from four of IIED's best videos
IIED's best of 2021: videos
… the Homeless People's Federation of the Philippines, wrote about how community gardens on vacant city plots were providing vital nutrition … global urban change, and followed an article that described community-led COVID-19 responses in the Philippines that was one of IIED’s most … subjects that might surprise, such as why water development in East Africa is about power and governance as much as infrastructure and …
Insight, 28 December 2021
Crops float on water
Time to team up with nature to adapt to climate change
… participatory plant breeding to cope with drought in China , forest conservation in Chile to reduce landslides and avalanches ,  wetland … biodiversity and to support NbS. During the summit, IIED and partners led a series of events on NbS  that highlighted existing actions and … farm producer organisations  that can organise, mobilise and support community-led NbS – is critical for a climate resilient future. “We are …
Insight, 26 September 2019
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
… multiple SDGs Earlier this month, Indigenous Peoples from Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Arctic, academic institutions and UN … India, forest policies that restrict the use of ancestral Lepcha forests are undermining biodiversity-rich Indigenous food systems and … of hunting and fishing that is essential for survival. Indigenous-led research must feed into 2021 summit More research is urgently needed …
Insight, 23 October 2020
Recovering wildlife populations in Namibia are largely attributed to policies that give local people rights to benefit from wildlife on their land (Photo: Ronald Woan, Creative Commons via Flickr)
There’s justice in the battle for biodiversity 
… including people – as an interdependent part of the living landscape. Conservation plans can and should include local people as biodiversity … aid for local wildlife stewardship really works .  Locally-led action for global gains When aid and development budgets are carefully accounted for, supporting community efforts to tackle ecosystem degradation offers an extremely …
Insight, 28 June 2018