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China in Cameroon’s forests: a review of issues and progress for livelihoods and sustainability
… in Cameroon – in roads, water, electricity, ports, agribusiness and forestry - is estimated to be worth two times more than all other … sources of investment combined. But it comes with major implications for forests and community livelihoods - questionable sustainability of investments and sometimes … China in Cameroon’s forests: a review of issues and progress for livelihoods and sustainability …
Publication, 01 March 2019
The video 'Meet Mr Forest' was presented at the 2nd Beijing Documentary Week in August 2018 (Photo: Rachel E. Berkley/IIED)
New IIED videos inform Chinese consumers about Africa's forests
… founder of the 'Mr Forest' company in Mozambique, and a pioneer of sustainable Chinese investment in the country. The four-minute film was … local trees”. Since then, he has built Mr Forest into a successful forestry company. Mr Zheng is one of many Chinese investors in Africa, … initiative designed to improve forest governance and promote action for sustainable Chinese investment in Africa's forests. The issue is …
News, 21 August 2018
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CoNGOs: NGOs collaborating for equitable and sustainable community livelihoods in Congo Basin forests
… CoNGOs: NGOs collaborating for equitable and sustainable community livelihoods in Congo Basin forests is a project … governance and practice for equitable and sustainable community forestry livelihoods in the Congo Basin. The geographical focus of the … CoNGOs: NGOs collaborating for equitable and sustainable community livelihoods in Congo Basin …
Publication, 01 June 2016
A woman carries firewood in the rainforest
CoNGOs: NGOs collaborating for equitable and sustainable community livelihoods in Congo Basin forests
… status within the next two decades, and national strategies aiming for economic growth focus on the exploitation of natural resources … whose economic aspirations might unleash much more equitable and sustainable growth, are not adequately supported. Community forestry has been one avenue through which stakeholders in the Congo …
Project, 04 August 2016
Peter DeMarsh, who died in the Ethiopian Airways crash on 10 March 2019 (Photo: Teresa Sarroca)
IIED remembers Peter DeMarsh
… farmers based on his own appreciation, compassion and mutual respect for them – whatever their background. Despite his own humility, he became a forest champion – a champion of locally controlled forestry worldwide – and he will be sorely missed by all those fighting … allowed him to clarify four basic preconditions for incentivising sustainable forest management from a farmer’s perspective – couched as …
News, 14 March 2019
Financing forest-related enterprises in ways that reduce both deforestation and poverty is critical to climate action and sustainable development (Photos: K Traumann/CGIAR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Webinar: Strengthening the effectiveness of private sector engagement in addressing deforestation
… forest-related enterprises. Participants joined researchers, forestry experts, government, private sector and NGO representatives … Enterprises. It reviewed key findings, as well as opportunities for scaling up, replicability, transferability and continuous learning … private sector finance to support scaling up of finance for sustainable forest-related enterprises. This is the second of two …
Event, 11 April 2018
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The baby and the bathwater: trophy hunting, conservation and rural livelihoods
… One of the most controversial topics in sustainable wildlife management is trophy hunting, which is recreational … There are moves at various levels to end or restrict the practice for ethical and conservation reasons, including through bans on the … appears from page 3 in Unasylva 249, an international journal of forestry and forest industries - the authors make the case for the …
Publication, 01 March 2017
Workshop participants undertake a participatory resource mapping exercise for community enterprises (Photo: Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources - ANSAB)
Forest and Farm Facility launches Phase II
… 1.5 billion smallholders around the world depend on forest landscapes for their food and livelihoods. The Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) is a … event is being held at the biennial meeting of the Committee on Forestry (COFO) , the FAO's highest statutory forestry body. The launch … land tenure. Related resources Forest business incubation: towards sustainable forest and farm producer organisation (FFPO) businesses that …
News, 20 July 2018
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 … the key issues and to share ways of addressing them. The theme for the conference, in Durban, was 'Forests and people: investing in a sustainable future'. Congress objectives The congress aimed to: Clarify …
Event, 07 September 2015
Local forest workers in Cambodia, one of the regions studied for a new report (Photo: Frontier Cambodia Forest via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Four ways to support locally controlled forestry and benefit people and the planet
… four main ways new support could transform locally-controlled forestry businesses: •    Helping such businesses secure land and resource tenure •    Making it easier for these businesses to form effective organisations so they can achieve … businesses so they can meet rising in-country demand for timber in a sustainable way. The FLEGT Action Plan needs to respond to the realities …
News, 19 May 2014