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Sustainable tourism in the Srepok Wilderness Area, Cambodia
… the financial sustainability of the protected area. The project, led by WWF Cambodia, was designed under the premise that the local … balanced with the benefits received from other sources. What IIED did Community-based monitoring A key component of the project was monitoring … NGOs for replication in other protected areas. Another success was a Management-Oriented Monitoring System (MOMS) pilot led by community …
Project, 21 June 2011
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From conflict to consensus: Towards joint management of natural resources by pastoralists and agro-pastoralists in the zone of Kishi Beiga, Burkina Faso
… This paper traces the process that has led to the emergence of a development platform in the zone of Kishi … on a case study presented at the World Bank International Workshop on Community-Based Natural Resource Management, held in Washington in May 1998. … From conflict to consensus: Towards joint management of natural resources by pastoralists and agro-pastoralists in …
Publication, 01 January 2000
Divisional Adaptation Planning Committees (DAPCs) act as community focal points (Photo: Sam Greene/IIED)
Local climate finance mechanism helping to fund community-prioritised adaptation
… shortage. They are rarely involved in planning and decision making at community level and their needs often remain unmet. But there are limits … also be viewed on IIED's  Flickr site . In Kenya, National Drought Management Authority of Kenya is driving the scale out of the devolved … Cooperative Society (seaweed). In Senegal and Mali, a consortium led by the  Near East Foundation , including Innovations, Environment …
Project, 26 November 2015
A woman in an orange life jacket sits on the edge of a square pond cage, surrounded by water.
How social protection can support people and sustain fisheries
… including most small-scale fishers and fish workers. Fisheries management can rebuild and sustain stocks by limiting catch, effort … that social protection, labour and fisheries management are typically led by different ministries with distinct mandates and limited … between NGOs, private companies, fisheries sector organisations and community-based organisations. These last two often play a role in the …
Insight, 06 June 2022
Extractive industry workers are pictured on a beach; a new report recommends that transparency initiatives need to be more inclusive and relevant to local needs for communities most affected by oil, gas or mining projects (Photo: iStockphoto.com/Getty Images)
Transparency: Giving local communities a window on the extractive industries
… A global boom in natural resource extraction is driving foreign investment into some of the … their intention to sign up, it is no longer seen as an initiative led by the West to improve governance in less developed countries. A key … is often limited to groups in the national capital, rather than local community residents and interest groups most affected by the resource …
Insight, 28 May 2014
A woman sits in the courtyard of a building, washing clothes in a small bowl.
Risks to health in informal settlements
… strategies that address multiple risks and increase recognition for community-led processes.  This includes highlighting the pivotal importance of …
Article, 09 June 2022
Delegates at the 4th Session of the Ministerial Monitoring Committee of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in West Africa (Photo: GWI West Africa)
ECOWAS water ministers agree to build fairer dams
… their commitment to a shared and common approach to sustainable management of the water resources their populations rely on to survive. … the ministerial monitoring committee for integrated water resources management (IWRM) in West Africa, held in Dakar, Senegal, on 27 November … states, basin organisations and civil society that began in 2009, led by the ECOWAS Water Resources Coordination Unit, with the support of …
News, 16 December 2015
A dam
FutureDAMS
… dams. IIED is a key partner in the FutureDAMS research project , led by the University of Manchester, which is working to improve the … capacity building director of FutureDAMS, and sits on its strategic management team. The institute is mainly involved in two areas of … will also determine how impacts of dams on local populations (on community cohesion, livelihoods, asset tenure, and gender equality, for …
Project, 09 January 2020
Ploughshare and radiated tortoises that have been seized in Bangkok will be among the case studies presented at a wildlife crime symposium in South Africa (Photo: Panjit Tansom/TRAFFIC)
Symposium examines how communities can be helped to combat wildlife crime
… brought together researchers, government officials, UN agencies, community groups and NGOs to assess the scale of the problem and look at … responses to date have largely emphasised strengthening (government-led) law enforcement and reducing consumer demand for illegally sourced … highly effective. IIED has been researching community-based wildlife management as a tool to tackle the illegal wildlife trade . Researchers …
News, 20 February 2015
Men and women sit around a table listening to a woman talk next to a white flipboard. behind them is a giant illustration related to climate change.
Strengthening ethical and equitable partnerships
… dynamics of inequality by not acknowledging these issues of power and resource differences. This work aims to change this dynamic.  … includes the work of intermediary agencies such as UN bodies, locally led adaptation partners and donors, among others.  We will seek to … communities of practice, including IIED Debates , conferences on community-based adaptation and the Development and Climate Days …
Project, 27 October 2022