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Cover for 17211IIED.pdf
Making REDD+ work for communities and forests: three shared lessons for project designers
… successfully involved communities in participatory forest management, Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) certification and REDD+. Steve Ball …
Publication, 01 April 2014
A large group of people sit under a tree and talk.
We need more integrity between the treatment of forests at home and abroad
… own a forest holding that is on average 66 hectares in size. Forestry is a collective effort and a large proportion of these forest … by The Forest Dialogue (TFD) on ‘Investing in Locally Controlled Forestry’ [PDF] and are  also supporting the launch this week of the new … is consolidated in the hands of a few – notably landed estates and forestry investors [PDF] . Only 4017 owners or 0.1% of the population …
Insight, 02 October 2012
Cover for G03129.pdf
FGLG Malawi Policy Brief 2: Small and medium forest enterprises can reduce poverty
… Learning Group make the case that the Forest Department should treat forestry not as a conservation issue but as an enterprise opportunity …
Publication, 01 July 2011
The platform launch brought together high-level African and Chinese officials, policymakers, researchers and forestry experts (Photo: Simon Lim)
Platform set for China-Africa forest governance action
Article, 09 December 2013
Cover for G03711.pdf
Assessing local preferences for payment formats in REDD+ interventions: A case study of the Ongo Community Forest
… been actively engaged in ensuring the sustainable utilisation of its forestry resources. This has been undertaken by different players including the national forestry sector, forest-neighbouring communities and private individuals …
Publication, 01 December 2013
An African man makes a speech in front of a banner in Chinese
Our previous work on China
… institutions and African stakeholders in both the agriculture and forestry sectors, and Deepening knowledge and collaboration on … ' examines Chinese trade and investment in mining, agriculture and forestry in Chile, Brazil and Peru.   Research on Chinese engagements …
Article, 01 August 2019
The timber depot of Green Timber, a Chinese-owned timber concession that are licensed to operate in Nampula and Zambezia provinces, Mozambique (Photo: Mike Goldwater)
China-Africa Forest Governance project
… partners . Our main partners in China include Research Institute of Forestry Policy and Information at the Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF) and Global Environmental Institute (GEI) . Our lead … nine African countries; representatives from the Chinese Academy of Forestry; the Global Environmental Institute; IIED; WWF and other …
Project, 22 September 2014
Good forest governance is key to reducing climate change and poverty
… The Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry, Vietnam,  The International Institute for Environment and … be opened by Dr Nguyen Minh Hieu of Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry; Ms. Nguyen Tuong Van of Vietnam Administration of Forestry and Dr Tint Lwin Thaung from RECOFTC - The Center for People …
News, 26 March 2012
Members of Likawage Village Natural Resources Committee use beaters to prevent a lit fire from burning backwards towards farms (Photo: Deogratias Ndossi)
Making REDD+ work for communities and forests: three shared lessons for project designers
Article, 10 April 2014
Stakeholders inspect timber as part of the Eighth field dialogue on Investing in Locally Controlled Forestry (ILCF) in Yogyakarta (Jogya), Central Java Province, Indonesia.
Needed: Local farmers and communities to plant trees in Indonesia
… rights to state-owned forests, referred to as locally-controlled forestry (LCF), could be key players in potentially tackling this issue … group or cooperative rights, under a regime known as Community Forestry (Hutan Kemasyaratan, HKm), cooperative and individual rights in … then provide further evidence of what investing in locally-controlled forestry has to offer, both in terms of increasing local families’ …
Insight, 22 February 2012