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The Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group (Image: IIED)
Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group
… The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represented a new approach to … They provided an internationally agreed 15-year framework for defining and addressing the challenges of developing sustainably. … of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), and the AMFN. He has led or contributed to …
Article, 03 August 2015
Flooded sugar cane fields near Colombia's third largest city, Cali, during an intense rainy season.
What does low-carbon resilience look like in Latin America?
… increased significantly during the past decade. In Colombia in 2010, for example, 2.2 million people were displaced and made homeless by … and Forest Degradation (REDD) and Land Use, Land Use Change and  Forestry (LULUCF) , which are being utilised across the continent. … investment to reduce deforestation and forest degradation and promote sustainable forest management, so that emissions can be cut and forest …
Insight, 04 April 2013
Marisa Carmargo presents approaches to equity in forest governance: Lessons for safeguard development at an event at COP20 in Lima (Photo: Donal Yeang via Flickr)
Why the private sector must be included in efforts to curb deforestation
… chains. I presented at a panel co-hosted by IIED and The Centre for People and Forests (RECOFTC) on 'Approaches to equity in forest … countries like Ghana, it also competes with activities like mining, forestry, and subsistence agriculture. So zero deforestation has to be … need to promote reforestation to enhance carbon stocks, and promote sustainable management of forests and conservation together with …
Insight, 05 December 2014
Drying beans
Community protocols can bring real benefits to communities and combat biodiversity loss
…   Community Protocols provide communities with a vital way forward for negotiating agreements that are equitable, and for conserving their … community rules for the equitable sharing of benefits and for sustainable management of natural resources.   High up in the Peruvian … more effectively in a variety of contexts, such as with mining or forestry companies. They typically set out: the communities’ cultural …
Insight, 15 March 2012
Cover for G00440.pdf
iii Contents Foreword. v Summary . vii Introduction . 1 Chapter 1: Meeting the MDGs - Is Conservation Relevant?
… Climate Change and Biodiversity. 53 Chapter 4: How Can Markets for Ecosystem Services Contents Benefit the Poor? Maryanne Grieg-Gran … Advocacy to Bring About Policy Change in Indonesia . 87 Chapter 6: Sustainable Landscapes ­ Linking Conservation and Production Jeff … into Big Business Annelisa Grigg . 107 Case Study 4: Small-medium Forestry Enterprises for Poverty Reduction and Sustainability . 127 …
Publication, 01 January 1970
Forest protest ends in teargas and death - but a green governance movement starts to emerge in Uganda
… reserves in Bugala and a palm oil company called Bidco, caused many forestry professionals at the National Forest Authority to resign in … forest protestors was joined by people who saw the opportunity for crass anti-Asian bigotry, and by others simply looking for a fight … governance issues in their thinking and desires for action. Whilst sustainable development organisations are finding that "mainstreaming" …
Insight, 13 April 2007
Louder this time, ‘Turn REDD on its head!’
… A year ago, ‘Turn REDD on its head!’ seemed like a good title for a blog. Now it seems like an essential way forward if REDD is going … called it REDD 2.0. I would call it Investing in Locally Controlled Forestry — with emissions reduction as a co-benefit — or perhaps … learning’ tells us so far about REDD+, poverty reduction and sustainable development. Participants came from multilateral and …
Insight, 30 November 2011
REDD+: a win-win deal is possible!
… reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, sustainable forest management, conservation and enhancement of carbon … positive changes to the lives of people who are dependent on forests for their livelihoods. But this can only happen if REDD+ is implemented … benefits to communities is not straightforward. Mozambique’s land and forestry legislation is perhaps better framed as it contains provisions …
Insight, 17 November 2011
Bushmeat stew: complexities of a shadowy trade
Insight, 01 February 2010
COP20 begins in Lima, where negotiators have gathered to discuss action to tackle global climate change (Photo: Kate Wilson/IIED)
IIED at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP20)
… senior fellow Saleemul Huq, also director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), provided regular vlogs from … senior program officer for  RECOFTC . Representatives working on forestry and climate change in Asia and Africa reflected on experiences … and traditional governance systems of indigenous peoples to promote sustainable land management. 12th Development and Climate Days …
Event, 01 December 2014