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The voices of women involved in farming and fisheries, such as these in Bangladesh, are often lost in decision-making (Photo: CBFM-Fem Com Bangladesh/WorldFish, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Does gender balance improve forestry and fishery management?
… heard in decision-making. That is why IIED has been working with partners to systematically map how gender affects natural resource … the evidence IIED has teamed up with the  Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) , ICFI , The Nature Conservancy (TNC) , USAID … Does gender balance improve forestry and fishery management? …
Insight, 02 July 2015
Two men sat behind a desk chat to one another, with the Forest Governance Learning Group logo in the background
Forest Governance Learning Group
… Eradicating poverty and improving sustainability in forestry can only be achieved through strong and inclusive governance … In practice, this often means investing in locally-controlled forestry. How it works The Forest Governance Learning Group is an informal alliance of 10 in-country groups of partners in Cameroon, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malawi, Mozambique, South …
Project, 07 September 2013
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Mainstreaming participatory forestry within the local government reform process in Tanzania
… Mainland Tanzania has one of the most advanced community forestry jurisdictions in Africa. Participatory Forest Management (PFM) … PFM had been facilitated by area-based projects working with local partners such as individual local governments and non-government … the author describes some of the experiences of the government’s Forestry and Beekeeping Division in institutionalising participatory …
Publication, 01 December 2006
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Why communities are key to protecting Congo Basin forests
… local communities who depend on them. In the Congo Basin, community forestry has the potential to improve rural living conditions, help … But for this to happen, policymakers must ensure that community forestry laws secure customary land rights while empowering local … to manage forests. This briefing describes how Fern and its partners engaged in the CoNGOs project to improve the livelihoods of …
Publication, 01 August 2019
Women bend over hundreds of small sapling trees in a line.
Getting the politics right to grow the trees right
… recovery' project, IIED’s forest team has worked with local partners in Ethiopia and Pakistan, two countries with recent examples of … Locally-controlled forestry …
Project, 04 June 2021
A woman wearing a face mask and a visor stands behind a table of vegetables selling her produce.
COVID-19 and forest communities
… in the face of climate change. What is IIED doing?  Working with partners, IIED are producing a working paper for the Food and … Locally-controlled forestry …
Project, 21 October 2021
Reforestation program in Guatemala (Photo: Enrique Varahona)
Forest and Farm Facility Phase I
… it. Phase I used a framework known as investing in locally controlled forestry that recognises four essential enabling investments are … II is continuing with five of these programmes and introduce national partners in Ecuador, Ghana, Madagascar and Togo. A knowledge and … Locally-controlled forestry …
Project, 29 May 2014
A woman carrying a basket through a plantation.
IIED launches SAGE version 2.0 – a tool for improving governance and equity in nature conservation
… Successful examples of this approach include community forestry in Nepal, small-scale fisheries in the Philippines, and … practical tools. To meet this need, IIED and a team of national-level partners have over the past four years been developing a tool called …
Insight, 28 June 2023
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Effective forest governance grows from strong civil society
… the approach and why it is important in the context of community forestry in the Central African Republic (CAR). By providing learning … ability to communicate more effectively internally and with external partners. But despite its potential to improve CSO effectiveness, the …
Publication, 01 September 2019
Two women standing in a forest.
Sisters are doing it for themselves in biodiverse Belize
Insight, 18 March 2024