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A father and son record measurements from a rain gauge on their farm in Western Uganda. Changes in rainfall patterns could significantly impact rural populations (Photo: J. Recha/CCAFS, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: We need long term actions on climate change
Article, 24 November 2015
Market Analysis and Development training course participants (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Bolivia's indigenous peoples drive forest farm innovation to benefit Mother Earth
… producer groups are also being discussed. Training participants heard about the successes and challenges of Brazil nut and rubber tappers' … defining lesson from the week was that, while business information (about markets, legal requirements, technology, social acceptance) was … the FFF to capture in a compendium examples of locally controlled forestry business models that can be used to inform national programmes …
Insight, 25 November 2014
Louder this time, ‘Turn REDD on its head!’
… called it REDD 2.0. I would call it Investing in Locally Controlled Forestry — with emissions reduction as a co-benefit — or perhaps … a mouthful. Here in Durban on 27th November a very lively group of about 50 people spent a day considering what ‘South-South learning’ tells us so far about REDD+, poverty reduction and sustainable development. Participants …
Insight, 30 November 2011
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PLA Notes 23 Section on Participatory Approaches to HIV/AIDS Programmes
… management plan in Sri Lanka. An article on using PRA to plan forestry activities in four rural communities in the Highlands of … from a PRA training of NGO field staff in Nepal. An article about storytelling during a PRA training course in Cameroon. A paper …
Publication, 01 June 1995
Althelia Ecosphere's Simon Dent speaking at Fish Night 2 (Photo: Inta Photography)
Fish Night 2 looks at finance for sustainable fisheries
… for the long-term - typically eight years. The investment level was about $10m per project. Dent said Althelia believed that there was … what we can with the impact-investment model that we have learned in forestry and bring it to what we call sea-scapes. We believe that we can …
Event, 04 March 2015
Deforestation in Bhutan: forests are a prime example of how an integrated approach to policymaking can prevent benefits in one area undermining wellbeing elsewhere (Photo: Curt Carnemark/World Bank, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Integration: will the UN Forum on Forests lead the way?
… and of future generations. So much of sustainable development is about finding a workable compromise between different interests (PDF) . … set out in REDD+ and the Global Objectives on Forests (GOF) . As forestry policy experts gather in New York for the 11th session of the … SDG-15), and told to go away and implement them. And they will set about this, pretty much, without talking to anyone else. Harmonising …
Insight, 01 May 2015
Climate Communications Day at Doha: New approaches to reach new audiences
News, 13 December 2012
A local farmer uses manual callipers to measure a tree. Measuring trees in person can be cheaper and just as accurate (Photo: Geoff Wells)
The Paris Agreement, SDGs and simple local monitoring
… as is necessary. Dr Amy Duchelle from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) also talked about the need for cost effective monitoring as REDD+ is upscaled. From …
Insight, 07 January 2016
RRA Notes 12 cover
RRA Notes 12: General Issue
… Action: a journal for newcomers and experienced practitioners alike About PLA: Background, aims and history of the journal Explore the … the North-West Frontier of Pakistan Mehreen Hosain Harvesting local forestry knowledge: a comparison of RRA and conventional surveys Andy …
Article, 30 June 1991
PLA 39 cover
PLA 39: Participatory Communication
… Action: a journal for newcomers and experienced practitioners alike About PLA: Background, aims and history of the journal Explore the … good magic Janis B. Alcorn A participatory GIS for community forestry user groups in Nepal Gavin Jordan and Bhuban Shrestha Adding …
Article, 30 September 2000