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Securing customary rights is key to sustainable community forestry
… (RoC) and the Central African Republic (CAR) to engage in community forestry and secure equitable and sustainable livelihoods. … Securing customary rights is key to sustainable community forestry …
Publication, 01 September 2019
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Chinese aid for African forestry: progress, problems and prospects
… government’s human resource development programmes, including in the forestry sector. This research explores both provider and recipients’ … to date; it also describes the training priorities of African forestry experts and the capacity of Chinese organisations to deliver … can be bridged. This briefing concludes that all future China–Africa forestry development cooperation initiatives should be based on a joint …
Publication, 01 September 2017
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Yaoundé Declaration: statement concerning community forestry in the Congo Basin region
… and Land Use in the Congo Basin (ILLUCBF) programme. Community forestry can impact the future of some 40 million people across the … the poorest on Earth. The new concepts and practice around community forestry in the region can place it at the heart of rural development. … Yaoundé Declaration: statement concerning community forestry in the Congo Basin region …
Publication, 01 March 2019
Villagers harvesting a cinnamon tree near the village of Lubuk Beringin, Jambi province Indonesia. Villagers are managing the forests sustainably using traditional values (Photo: Tri Saputro/ CIFOR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Arguing the case for community forestry
… in Indonesia (Indonesian text)  has been supporting these community forestry initiatives to make sure they are not just a feel-good campaign … of timber for sale is intercepted by the police. The Directorate of Forestry Fees and Forest Products Distribution (BIKPHH) in the Ministry of Environment and Forestry is responsible for formulating and implementing policies. These …
Insight, 07 April 2015
View of a forest
Monitoring and evaluation systems for integrated community forest management
… forest management. However, challenges in upscaling community forestry in tropical forests across the world remain . To address this, … Locally-controlled forestry …
Project, 01 October 2021
A forest ranger takes measurements of a tree at Megeni Kitasha in the Rombo District in Moshi, Tanzania (Photo: FAO/Simon Maina)
IIED at the XIV World Forestry Congress
… The XIV World Forestry Congress , hosted by South Africa, and the first to take place in the continent, brought together the global forestry community to review and analyse the key issues and to share … aimed to: Clarify why it is so important to recognise forests and forestry as an integral part of sustainable development – from local to …
Event, 07 September 2015
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Community forestry in Cameroon: a diagnostic analysis of laws, institutions, actors and opportunities
… understanding of the current state of play in relation to community forestry in Cameroon. The study aims to:~• consider existing … demographic, cultural and socio-economic factors affecting community forestry;~• identify key actors and institutions (which will include a … the constraints – legal and practical – to effective community forestry in Cameroon; and~• Consider options and strategies which can be …
Publication, 01 November 2017
Community technicians and coordinators in Uganda chat with a local farmer during a monitoring visit. These discussions are a key connection between the technical and local worlds in carbon forestry (Photo: Geoff Wells)
Bridging the two worlds of carbon forestry
… Carbon forestry (where local farmers, mainly in developing countries, are paid … realities can remain central to the fast evolving world of carbon forestry. What do you think? How important is this local connection to … Bridging the two worlds of carbon forestry …
Insight, 05 April 2017
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Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Impact Programme
… Locally-controlled forestry …
Project, 19 December 2022
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Policy Meeting on Establishing a Biocultural Heritage Territory/Landscape Rabai Museum, Kilifi County, Friday 30th August 2019
… Museum, Kilifi County, Kenya. This meeting was organised by the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) in collaboration with the … Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) …
Publication, 01 August 2019