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A herbalist shares information on medicinal and food plants growing in Kaya Kinondo Sacred Coastal Forest in Kenya
Smallholder innovation for resilience (SIFOR)
Project, 16 August 2013
The rich agro-biodiversity of the Eastern Himalayas (Photo: Nawraj Gurung)
Unmissable opportunity to build food security and reduce GHGs at Paris COP
News, 12 February 2015
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Independent Research Forum (IRF): supporting change for a sustainable future
… diverse team members somehow managed to quickly develop a sense of community and purpose that allowed them to step away from their own … Contact made with Caribbean negotiators in the Open Working Group led to CANARI being invited to support negotiators from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).  This relationship continued beyond the SDGs …
Project, 14 December 2018
Understanding disruptive change is vital for Southern civil society organisations, and organisations such as IIED can help partners (Image: IIED)
Mapping the disruptive change ecosystem for Southern CSOs
… forces. Much of the thinking that emerged was far from the stuff of management school literature on disruptive change (reviewed in Getting … be translated into action in times of disruption, it is a precious resource for CSOs.  3. Connect, connect, connect When CSOs engage with … innovation out of organisational experiences of disruption. CSO-led innovation in relation to the new generation of technology-driven …
Insight, 21 December 2016
With nations lagging, cities take lead in adapting to climate change
Insight, 06 June 2011
An area of forest in Tanzania, where REDD+ activities have included the support of community land use planning and the provision of alternative livelihoods (Photo: Wikipedia Commons)
Tackling deforestation as part of climate action
Insight, 17 December 2015
The construction of the CCCF Mega Dam in Makueni County, Kenya is an example of local action during a devolved climate finance pilot project (Photo: Japheth Mutuku)
Decentralised model gets climate finance moving
News, 02 December 2016
Disasters, such as this flooding in Old Bagamoyo Road, Mikocheni, Dar es Salaam, were the subject of discussion in Sendai (Photo: Matthew Wood-Hill, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Keep it simple: helping local governments reduce the risk from the next disaster
… argues that the seven new targets do not prioritise building local community and local government capacity to make their citizens safer.    Years of advocacy have led to an understanding that, with preparedness and good risk …
Insight, 25 March 2015
The Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group (Image: IIED)
Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group
… expertise in different aspects of sustainable development, including community development, environmental management, climate change, energy, … for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), and the AMFN. He has led or contributed to several international programs on adaptive … land tenure and natural resources management, climate change, resource rights and livelihoods. Youba Sokona A citizen of Mali, Dr …
Article, 03 August 2015
Mountains, forests and rice paddies in Nepal. Photo: Sajal Sthapit
Forest businesses 'fit for life'
… held in Nepal (12-15 February 2013). Nepal is a world leader in community forestry, with roughly 18,000 groups established across 1.8 … 40% of the country’s population. Turning this impressive feat of community organisation into profitable and sustainable businesses is the … Inevitably, countries’ environmental, social and market contexts led them to different business priorities. Nevertheless, Forest Connect …
Insight, 18 February 2013