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Ghana’s hidden forestry revealed in first study of its kind
… to the government, according to the new study. The report — Hidden Forestry Revealed — was written by Paul Osei-Tutu and colleagues and published by the International Institute for Environment and Development. Global concerns that deforestation … exchange earner. This exacerbates poverty rather than providing a sustainable opportunity for economic growth. The new study quantifies …
News, 10 March 2010
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Enhancing local returns from trade in forest products, UK Tropical Forest Forum meeting, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 27 September 2006
… an international meeting convened by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) on 27 September 2006. The purpose … The meeting aimed to strengthen an emerging alliance on ‘pro-poor forestry’. The meeting focused on options for practical schemes that will enable socially responsible SMFEs to be more sustainable and competitive, to trade more, distinguish their products …
Publication, 01 September 2006
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Dispute or Dialogue? Community perspectives on company-led grievance mechanisms
… impact of company–community grievance mechanisms in the oil and gas, forestry, and mining sectors. Following the work of the UN Special … company-led grievance mechanisms – their effectiveness and impact on sustainable development and livelihoods locally – IIED sought to address … in the design and use of grievance mechanisms and explores drivers for their use. It considers in detail the effectiveness of company-led …
Publication, 01 March 2013
Durban Beach, South Africa (Photo: Darren Glanville, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Investing in natural capital to deliver the SDGs and reduce poverty
… As the UN High-level Political Forum on sustainable development  meets in New York to debate progress on … to protect life on land must be at the heart of delivering the SDGs for poor people .  This natural capital is fast being decimated with … and resources in natural capital, as in the case of Nepal's community forestry user groups.   Communities are not passive bystanders waiting …
Insight, 17 July 2017
Althelia Ecosphere's Simon Dent speaking at Fish Night 2 (Photo: Inta Photography)
Fish Night 2 looks at finance for sustainable fisheries
… There is urgent need to reverse this trend and transition to a more sustainable fisheries management. A key challenge is mobilising adequate … activity. Fishing taxes were much smaller than government subsidies for increased capacity. Steele said the contrast between the two … 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
The author with cocoa farmers in Ghana. Farmers on average receive 3 per cent of a chocolate bar price and many are dependent on a single commodity for their livelihoods (Photo: Marisa Camargo)
Zero deforestation supply chains: promoting sustainable chocolate
… Organization (FAO) of the United Nations organised the XIV World Forestry Congress. It was a week of productive discussions on the … I was presenting initial findings of our ongoing work on promoting sustainable chocolate, which is part of the 'Inclusive REDD+' project, … a positive incentive rather than a burden, as there are many benefits for private actors to be more involved in the production of sustainable …
Insight, 16 September 2015
Women using the Changu Changu Moto Fuel-Efficient Clean Cookstove, Malawi, Africa (Photo: Ripple Africa)
Technologies for sustainable development: mind the gender gap
Insight, 30 April 2018
Smoked fish is a delicacy in Cameroon (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Protecting Cameroon's forests: a fishy business?
… et le Developpement Durable (OPED) won a 2014 Equator Prize for its work to protect the country's mangroves and improve local … by the Department for International Development to develop more sustainable and equitable livelihoods from community forests in the … of people who can make good business out of sustainable community forestry.  With all this at stake in the Congo Basin's forests, it’s far …
Insight, 28 July 2017
African Climate Policy Centre director Fatima Denton speaks at the 2015 Development & Climate Days event at COP21 (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Breaking out of the development silos
News, 22 March 2016
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Rural Livelihoods and Carbon Management
… in land management, to offset emissions elsewhere, and sometimes for a payment from the emitter. What is the added value of land-based … be on rural livelihoods? Are rural people and their farming and forestry systems well-suited to the provision of carbon offsets? How can … benefit? This document reviews the arguments. It concludes that sustainable carbon offsets will integrate global needs for carbon …
Publication, 01 January 2000