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Reducing Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Nepal: An Environmental and Social Management Framework
… degradation, popularly known as REDD. In September 2013, the REDD Forestry and Climate Change Cell (REDD Cell) of the Government of …
Publication, 01 August 2014
A man transports logs by bicycle. Services provided by informal economies, such as small-scale logging, are often not integrated into plans for green growth (Photo: Jolien Schure/CIFOR, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Informal economy and green growth conference pinpoints need for new policy agenda
… economies in diverse contexts – from food distribution and mining to forestry and waste collection – and featured speakers from the … and the Green Economy Coalition, WIEGO, the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the OECD's Sahel and West Africa Club. … Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) , the  Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)  and the  OECD's Sahel and West Africa Club . …
News, 31 March 2016
A women wielding a hoe tends to her crops before a spectacular background of green hills
Bhutan’s climate ambition: showcasing leadership, delivering inclusive action
… on climate-sensitive sectors such as agriculture, hydropower and forestry. Despite our vulnerabilities, we are doing more than our fair … Over the course of implementation of LIFE-AR, the NEC recognised the links between women’s empowerment and resilience building. NEC appointed …
Insight, 08 March 2022
Aerial view of forest
The Dasgupta Review needed to engage today's finance ministers: here’s how
… investment concessions that impact on biodiversity such as paper, forestry and mining), and Monetary policy (for central banks) focusing …
Insight, 11 February 2021
A large group of people sit under a tree and talk.
We need more integrity between the treatment of forests at home and abroad
… own a forest holding that is on average 66 hectares in size. Forestry is a collective effort and a large proportion of these forest … by The Forest Dialogue (TFD) on ‘Investing in Locally Controlled Forestry’ [PDF] and are  also supporting the launch this week of the new … is consolidated in the hands of a few – notably landed estates and forestry investors [PDF] . Only 4017 owners or 0.1% of the population …
Insight, 02 October 2012
An association of farmers in northeast Myanmar carries out value chain analysis of elephant foot yam (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Strengthening producer organisations is key to making finance inclusive and effective
… training, learning exchanges, business fairs and trade shows, links to policy platforms, direct brokering of finance with value chain … vision on how best to increase finance and investment in sustainable forestry and farming? DM: My vision is to tailor different financing … produced by Tropenbos International and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). FTA is the world’s largest research for …
Article, 12 March 2019
From decentralised finance to legal tools, this map showing real examples of innovative governance from around the world highlights seven tried-and-tested methods of empowering local institutions (Image: IIED)
Mapping innovative governance for sustainable development
Article, 24 November 2015
Sanity in REDD governance shock!
… Money Money at last! Enough to tip the balance to locally controlled forestry Where's the money gone? Money not enough, wasted, or in the … Here are a couple of things: 1. REDD+, governance and community forestry . A group of 12 experts — hands-on protagonists in REDD+ … for REDD players to focus on building on the foundations of community forestry. 2. Just forest governance — for REDD, for sanity . In ten …
Insight, 24 August 2011
Women distributing seeds in Andhra Pradesh, India (Photo: Deccan Development Society)
Q&A: Why indigenous seed-saving women are the stewards of biodiversity
… Chinese Agricultural Policy, China; Lok Chetna Manch, India; Kenya Forestry Research Institute; and ANDES Peru – to learn how communities …
Article, 18 October 2018
The Dolakha FSC-certified community forest user group speaking at the International Forest Connect workshop in Nepal in February 2013 (Photo: Leianne Rolington/IIED)
Focusing support for locally controlled forest enterprise
… and prioritising the fundamentals of viable pro-poor community forestry business models. - Martin Greijmans, Enhanced Livelihoods & …
Article, 14 March 2014