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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
… local trees”. Since then, he has built Mr Forest into a successful forestry company. Mr Zheng is one of many Chinese investors in Africa, … operating practices, adopted Chinese government guidelines on good forestry, and actively supports local communities in Mozambique. Not all … issues such as tightening export regulations, practicing sustainable forestry, developing local processing facilities and improving rural …
News, 21 August 2018
Chinese and African delegates visit a nursery and learn about a reforestation project in Pemba, Mozambique (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Sustainable investment in African forest resources highlighted at China-Africa event
… than 90 Chinese and African stakeholders took part in a meeting on forestry governance in Pemba, Mozambique, from 23-25 October 2017. The … eight African countries, representatives from the Chinese Academy of Forestry, the Global Environmental Institute, IIED, WWF as well as other … and gives an overview of his current sustainable investment projects and his proposed call for collaboration.   Insights of Chinese …
News, 20 November 2017
A scenic shot of forest with two waterfalls
Support for REDD+ readiness in Jamaica
…   What is IIED doing? An IIED-led consortium is supporting Jamaica’s Forestry Department through a Green Climate Fund (GCF) project, managed …
Project, 21 April 2021
Women with their backs to the camera bind together bamboo panels and lean them against a wall
Strengthening women’s leadership for climate action
… for enhancing women’s climate leadership in the context of CIF-funded projects.   Focusing on both public and private sectors at … sector and context-specific recommendations for CIF-funded projects.   Ongoing stakeholder engagement and knowledge sharing  We … sectors, including coal transitions, energy, water, agriculture and forestry, adaptive social protection, sustainable transport, resilient …
Project, 09 May 2022
A large group of people sit on the floor in the shade from a tree
Establishing a biocultural heritage territory to protect Kenya’s Kaya forests
… farmland (covering around 14,000ha).   What is IIED doing?  The Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) will co-lead the project and …
Project, 09 February 2022
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Forest-wise parks in Mozambique
… the China-Africa Forest Governance project, the Chinese Academy of Forestry and IIED coorganised a visit by Mozambican stakeholders to two …
Publication, 01 March 2019
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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 …
Publication, 01 March 2019
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Chinese investment in Uganda: new impetus for sustainable development?
… is flowing fast into Uganda, and spreading into the agriculture and forestry sectors. The government needs to keep pace with these … often poor. Many people evicted from their land to make way for new projects have not been compensated. To hold Chinese companies to …
Publication, 01 January 2019
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PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 5 Harvesting local forestry knowledge: A comparison of RRA and conventional surveys
… Document begins: PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988­2001 5 Harvesting local forestry knowledge: A comparison of RRA and conventional surveys Andy … conducted by a social included in a questionnaire survey designed by forestry project in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Dutch statisticians and … Whilst not conclusively proving that RRA is staff, most of them forestry trained, during a 6 more accurate than conventional surveys …
Publication, 01 January 1988
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Making REDD+ work for communities and forests: three shared lessons for project designers
… successfully involved communities in participatory forest management, Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) certification and REDD+. Steve Ball …
Publication, 01 April 2014