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China-Africa Forest Governance Project: China Work Plan - Draft October 2014
… The China-Africa forest governance project generates evidence about the current status, trends and key issues arising from … Chinese Academy of Forestry …
Publication, 01 October 2014
Participants at the third China-Africa Forest Governance Learning Platform meeting in Beijing (Photo: Simon Lim/IIED)
China-Africa Forest Governance Learning Platform puts focus on business solutions
… sustainable forest management in Africa through investment in the forestry sector. The event agenda is available to download (PDF) , while … Ben Donkor, executive director, Timber Industry Development Division, Forestry Commission (Ghana); Anicet Ngomin, deputy director, Ministry of … programme director, InFIT Programme , summarised a group discussion about how Chinese guidelines and future policies regarding land-use …
News, 14 February 2017
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What happens when the landgrabbers leave? An account from Kilwa, Tanzania
… received considerable press attention, but little has been written about what happened to communities impacted by land-based investments. … We need our land back, and will use part of it for community-based forestry and conservation” – which has generated significant income for … sustainable land management practices, such as the community forestry initiatives in Kilwa. In Kilwa, further investment in community …
Insight, 14 December 2020
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Hidden forestry revealed: Characteristics, constraints and opportunities for small and medium forest enterprises in Ghana
… it represents the main, additional or alternative income source for about 3 million people in Ghana. In terms of their contribution to … Hidden forestry revealed: Characteristics, constraints and opportunities for …
Publication, 01 March 2010
Three women and a man sit on a bench.
Women claim their space in land governance
… provisions, discriminatory gender norms prevent women from speaking about and participating in political matters in rural communities like … where Bluyema is located. The programme provided general information about the customary land governance process and encouraged women to … USAID ILRG supports improved land use planning for wildlife and forestry sectors, low-cost and accessible land documentation for …
Insight, 18 November 2021
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 … could be rewarded for protecting forests, but big questions remain about how the scheme could be implemented and who will see the benefits. … be opened by Dr Nguyen Minh Hieu of Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry; Ms. Nguyen Tuong Van of Vietnam Administration of Forestry and …
News, 26 March 2012
Solar panels on a lake.
Organisers offer busy events programme in the countdown to CBA14
News, 31 August 2020
A forest near Ngon village, Ebolowa district, in Cameroon, which will host an event to bring together Chinese, African and international stakeholders to discuss trade and investment impacting Africa's forests (Photo: Photo by Ollivier Girard for Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Creative Commons, via Flickr)
China-Africa forest governance strengthened with Cameroon event
… followed by a field visit to forest areas and to Kribi, to learn about the development of Cameroon's new deep-sea port and surrounding … and Development (IIED) in collaboration with the M inistry of Forestry and Wildlife of Cameroon (MINFOF) .   This event will bring … Platform was developed by IIED, WWF, the Research Institute of Forestry Policy and Information at the Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF) …
News, 19 June 2015
Trees, poverty and targets: forests and the MDGs
… – but they are not treated as such." The six-page report highlights forestry projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America that are … forests. The guide shows that there are plenty of good news stories about forestry in developing nations but that there are many recycled …
News, 18 April 2007
Cooperative members at the Federation of Cooperatives of the Verapaces nursery in Cobán, Guatemala operate a compost packing machine. FEDECOVERA oversees the production of cardamom, allspice, coffee, tea, cocoa, essential oils, grains and vegetables (Photo: Juan José Ochaeta/FEDECOVERA)
IIED marks international forests day with major new research report and toolkit
News, 21 March 2018