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San Isidro Ketchi Cuisine and Craft Restaurant (SIKCCR - San Isidro) worked on their business plan (Photo: Duncan Macqueen)
Community forest-farm business training under way in Belize
… Toledo District. Commercial organisation A Darwin Initiative project led by the Toledo Institute for Environment and Development (TIDE) , … on the conservation of pine woodland biodiversity in Belize through community fire management (PDF)  hosted a three-day business training course for six … Community forest-farm business training under way in Belize …
Insight, 14 September 2016
Woman digging a hole in the forest
Reimagining solutions to India’s water challenge: the art of governance
… Even in programmes that offer decentralised decision-making and local resource allocation – like the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment … that focuses on the ‘art of delivery’, and one that has locally led governance at its heart. There is a need to reimagine the role of … of water practitioners, including non-governmental organisations, community representatives, government actors, technology innovators and …
Insight, 20 January 2021
View of the town of Pisaq in Peru, near the Potato Park Biocultural Heritage Territory
Indigenous biocultural heritage for sustainable development
Project, 29 April 2019
A traditional dance festival attracts tourists in Romania's Maramures Nature Park. The park was designed as a multifunctional protected landscape and was zoned to reflect both environmental priorities and economic needs of local people (Photo: Radu Pop/UNDP, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Equity, justice and ecosystem services: what do we mean?
… these few reflections. Concerns over equity and justice in natural resource management (NRM) and conservation date back to the colonial … Whakatane Mechanism, and Social Assessment of PAs (which is currently led by IIED).    An ad-hoc group of workshop participants with a … international development experience? , Maryanne Grieg-Gran Nepal's community forestry (CF) and lessons on equity , Nya Sharma Paudel, …
Insight, 11 May 2015
Elephant yams growing on a forested slope in Myanmar.
Myanmar: Could an unusual yam help the march of community forestry?
… shifting cultivation is governed by customary rules based on clan, community and private holdings. As the population grows the length of … Unusual tuber could hold answers to community forestry A market led approach to community forestry – and an unusual tuber - might … grown coffee, this crop can lead to community forest restoration and management (even if not formally registered as community forestry). …
Insight, 17 May 2013
Pits at Bekily sapphire mine in Toliara are on average 18 meters deep (Photo: Andry Rabemanantsoa/GIZ PAGE Madagascar)
Improving governance in Madagascar's artisanal and small-scale mining sector from the ground up
… testing solutions while looking at the bigger picture. This process led to local 'action plans' for better ASM governance. Early fruits of … participatory budgets to manage mining revenues taking into account community priorities  Plans were developed for decentralised 'one-stop … environmental programme. The development of the strategy is being led by the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum and GIZ. While still in draft …
Project, 08 March 2017
Two forest farmers from Ghana, including the head of a local community forest group, alongside some cocoa beans (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Integrating forests into the post-2015 development framework
… Development Goal (MDG) 7 on environmental sustainability, which led to a high level of uncertainty about how natural resource and climate change issues would be incorporated into the … provide the enabling environment for equitable and sustainable forest management. What did IIED do? We gathered evidence and enabled dialogue …
Project, 21 May 2014
Gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda.
Uganda: Can a gorilla park deliver more benefits to local people?
… game meat. When access to those resources was restricted in 1991 this led to conflicts between local people and park authorities, which … in the park. The projects also resulted in improved dialogue between community members and staff involved in managing the park.  However the … Imperial College London , has been carrying out interviews with local resource users to better understand the motivations and reasons people …
Insight, 26 July 2013
Four people holding microphones sit in front of a seated audience.
A call to action for people and nature
… pavilion was to ensure prominence was given to the vital role of community conservation across Africa. Narratives and case studies showcased the positive impacts of how, for example, community-led engagement has helped to reduce the illegal wildlife trade.  In this … to examine the contribution of hunting to wildlife conservation and management (with a specific focus on Africa). The polarised opinions and …
Insight, 25 August 2022
People building informal houses on stilts behind rising water.
IIED at WUF11
… national, regional and local governments, academics, business people, community leaders, urban planners and civil society representatives. … cities, transforming lives Tuesday, 28 June 2022 Scaling up community-led planning: learning from Freetown Training event Time: 9am-12pm … UN special rapporteur on human rights of IDPs; Somali Disaster Risk Management Bureau; IIED Over the last decade, the world has witnessed a …
Event, 26 June 2022