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Children stand on a dirt road in a village in Burkina Faso.
Global land rush: Contract transparency is crucial, but not enough
… with publicly disclosing agribusiness contracts , alongside forestry and extractive industry concessions. The Land Matrix , an …
Insight, 17 April 2013
Lushoto, Tanzania: Farmers are being encouraged to diversify into agroforestry. Here a tree nursery group discusses the challenges and opportunities (Photo: P Kimeli/CCAFS)
Look beyond the trees: the SDGs will have to do more than just 'protect forests'
… because they are among the conditions that enable locally-controlled forestry , which is known to deliver better development outcomes. …
Insight, 04 November 2014
A woman sells palm oil in a market in west Africa.
Four actions to reduce the ‘forest footprint’ of commodities
… for avoiding deforestation, as many speakers at a recent meeting of forestry and trade specialists organised by IIED, the Carbon Disclosure …
Insight, 18 March 2013
Why markets matter
… and effectiveness of grievance mechanisms by oil and gas, mining and forestry companies. Get involved We hope to influence policymakers and …
Insight, 19 March 2012
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PLA 31: Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation
Article, 01 February 1998
The Deccan Development society works with poor women in Andhra Pradesh, India. It facilitates a network of women seedkeepers who conserve and exchange seeds (Photo: Deccan Development Society)
IIED's best of 2016: blogs
Article, 28 December 2016
A typical Kenya milk bar. Packaged milk in supermarkets has been found to be no better at meeting food safety standards than raw milk sold from kiosks (Photo: International Livestock Research Institute, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Lessons in informality from Kenya's dairy sector
… And informal markets more broadly – in agriculture, street vending, forestry and mining – provide jobs and incomes in many developing …
Insight, 03 November 2015
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PLA 22: General Issue
… ACORD Mick Howes and Chris Roche Ranking constraints in a community  forestry and soil conservation Programme Kebede Asrat PRA for people and …
Article, 01 February 1995
A street vendor sells produce in Surabaya, Indonesia (Photo: Schristia, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Showcasing innovations in policy approaches to informality
… actors. The first shows how Nepal's long history of effective forestry governance has helped rural communities thrive in producing …
Article, 21 July 2015
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PLA 65 - Biodiversity and culture: exploring community protocols, rights and consent
… confronting threats from mining and protected areas; and improving forestry partnerships.  It also looks at government experiences of …
Article, 31 May 2012