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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?
… efforts – for example, women's active involvement in community forest management committees is linked to better forest conservation . … the evidence IIED has teamed up with the  Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) , ICFI , The Nature Conservancy (TNC) , USAID  and the  … Does gender balance improve forestry and fishery management? …
Insight, 02 July 2015
Women bend over hundreds of small sapling trees in a line.
Getting the politics right to grow the trees right
… 'Tree-planting campaigns in post-COVID-19 recovery' project, IIED’s forest team has worked with local partners in Ethiopia and Pakistan, two … Through these two detailed country case studies and a broader research report incorporating several other significant cases, IIED has … The collective brings together the expertise of UK and Southern-based research partner organisations and offers a rapid social science …
Project, 04 June 2021
Aerial view of the Amazon rainforest - lush green landscape with river running through it.
Locally-controlled sustainable forestry in Brazil faces uphill struggle
… to the city. These actions led to the restoration of the Tijuca Forest, ultimately inaugurated as the Tijuca National Park . It’s now … support is inconsistent. While many innovative locally-controlled forestry projects are being carried out in the country, the state needs to … Locally-controlled sustainable forestry in Brazil faces uphill struggle …
Insight, 13 June 2012
Financing forest-related enterprises in ways that reduce both deforestation and poverty is critical to climate action and sustainable development (Photos: K Traumann/CGIAR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Webinar: Strengthening the effectiveness of private sector engagement in addressing deforestation
… forest-related enterprises. Participants joined researchers, forestry experts, government, private sector and NGO representatives … review which factors resulted in success for selected FIP and non-FIP projects. The lessons learned are expected to help increase the … previously held positions working for a number of international research organisations including Bioversity International, the Chilean …
Event, 11 April 2018
Smoked fish is a delicacy in Cameroon (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Protecting Cameroon's forests: a fishy business?
… This led to fish smoking families volunteering in mangrove replanting projects at 21 sites along Cameroon's coast, becoming pivotal to … and storage fetches a much higher price for the oil. Tropical Forest Research and Development (TF-RD) – also part of the CoNGOs consortium − … 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
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Assessing local preferences for payment formats in REDD+ interventions: A case study of the Ongo Community Forest
… been actively engaged in ensuring the sustainable utilisation of its forestry resources. This has been undertaken by different players including the national forestry sector, forest-neighbouring communities and private individuals owning forested … poverty and sustainable development impacts of REDD architecture, a research team from Makerere University in collaboration with ECOTRUST …
Publication, 01 December 2013
Building with wood in Africa could slash carbon emissions
… by 2050 in the continent’s construction sector, according to new research commissioned by IIED. In ' African timber cities: carbon sinks … in tropical regions grow twice as fast as elsewhere, an expansion in forestry could support rural job creation, and diversifying farm incomes … as well as establishing models to make certification for sustainable forest management affordable by small landowners. They could also help …
News, 27 April 2022
Aerial natural landscape.
From New Zealand to Africa: managing land use trade-offs
… different ways of deciding how to use their land and the trees and forest on or around it. Collectively the decisions they make shape … Much of its economy depends on farming, while agriculture and forestry make a significant contribution to its export earnings. So, its … inequality and conserving ecosystems through interdisciplinary research. With Sentinel’s support, professor Renwick and I worked with …
Insight, 04 March 2022
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Towards a Biocultural Heritage Territory in Rabai Cultural Landscape: exploring Mijikenda cultural values and practices for sustainable development
… in Kilifi County, coastal Kenya. It was coordinated by the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI), working closely with the Rabai community. … The study also makes recommendations that infrastructure development projects recognise Rabai as a protected biocultural landscape and …
Publication, 06 August 2021
Two forest farmers from Ghana, including the head of a local community forest group, alongside some cocoa beans (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Integrating forests into the post-2015 development framework
… would provide the enabling environment for equitable and sustainable forest management. What did IIED do? We gathered evidence and enabled … Universidad Científica del Sur and Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR); the event was was inaugurated by Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, …
Project, 21 May 2014