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A mine in Chuquicamata, Chile
Lessons from history highlight need for climate justice for the Atacama Salt Flat
… in living standards and the abandonment of mining settlements. This led to the relocation of the workforce to peripheral areas of cities, … we are not responsible for? What does the lithium boom mean for our community? And what will happen when lithium loses its value? … Natural resource management …
Insight, 28 May 2024
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Improving community attitudes towards conservation: learning from efforts to address wildlife crime in Uganda
… or do enough to support them. This case study looks at how park-led, community-based activities in Uganda’s Murchison Falls Conservation … from an evaluation of the ‘Implementing park action plans for community engagement to tackle IWT’ project, which was funded by the UK … Natural resource management … Improving community attitudes towards conservation: learning from efforts to …
Publication, 30 September 2021
A hippo in Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda. IIED is helping the Uganda Wildlife Authority to address wildlife crime through community engagement (Photo: Mirko Eggert, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Park action plans: increasing community engagement in tackling wildlife crime
… Previous IIED-led research showed that while poverty is one driver of poaching and … likely to result from: mitigating human-wildlife conflict, supporting community-based wildlife scouts, and establishing wildlife-friendly … as a source of income. Addressing these issues and promoting community engagement is therefore an important complement to law …
Project, 30 October 2017
Aerial view on Sao Paulo showing different types of housing like sky scrappers and slums.
SECURe: Strengthening and Enhancing Contextual Urban Resilience
… face significant challenges in water security, sanitation and waste management.  Led by PRIA, the intervention addressed water scarcity, poor sanitation … and exclusionary governance structures. The pilot helped integrate community-based organisations and women self-help groups into formal …
Project, 01 April 2025
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Low-tech, bottom-up, place-based approaches to addressing environmental degradation
… role of local communities and Indigenous Peoples in driving locally-led action and considers how to create an enabling environment where … Natural resource management …
Publication, 12 April 2023
Four men pose with their backpacks on the floor
Can community rangers help tackle illegal wildlife trade?
… . The LeAP ’People not Poaching’ web portal showcases examples of community-based approaches to tackling IWT. The webinar focused on one … working in partnership with formal law enforcement agencies Community-led patrols, such as self-formed monitoring or intelligence networks … developed over many years via a supportive Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) programme . Immediate next steps call for …
Insight, 12 April 2021
Two women wearing face masks are sitting at a table covered in boxes and bags of vegetables. Together they are preparing food.
Reframing the pandemic: COVID-19 relief by community networks tackles roots of poverty
… and become more recognised: a ‘people's system’.   Learning from community leadership  The study, facilitated by the Asian Coalition for … , used a tried-and-tested ‘action research’ approach that positions community organisations as principal researchers and creates space for … lives. The study turned a spotlight on innovative COVID-19 responses led by community networks in four countries: Jaringan Rakyat Miskin Kota …
Insight, 30 May 2022
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PLA66: Tools for supporting sustainable natural resource management and livelihoods
… and explores the links between participation, sustainable natural resource management and improving livelihoods, including: • How a … framework, revealed how famine was averted in Southern Africa. • How community-led action in India is improving animal health and work practices. • How … PLA66: Tools for supporting sustainable natural resource management and livelihoods …
Publication, 01 September 2013
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PLA 66 - Tools for supporting sustainable natural resource management and livelihoods
… and explores the links between participation, sustainable natural resource management and improving livelihoods, including: How a … framework, revealed how famine was averted in Southern Africa. How community-led action in India is improving animal health and work practices. How … PLA 66 - Tools for supporting sustainable natural resource management and livelihoods …
Article, 31 August 2013
Two men in a dinghy out on water; one holding an oar.
Protecting wildlife with local solutions: putting learning into practice
… Starting in June 2018 the Learning and Action Platform (LeAP) for Community Engagement Against Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) project was an IIED-led project funded by the UK government’s Illegal Wildlife Trade … Resources Forum (TNRF) and Zambia Community-Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) Forum. Building the evidence base of community-driven …
Insight, 10 November 2022