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Rainfall, grazing, families and land in Dlonguebougou
… the evolution of land use, changes in livelihoods, and impacts of climate change. Having just completed another two weeks in Mali, I am struck by … images for 1965, 1975, 1984, 1995, 2005 and 2016 show the speed of change. Today, two thirds of the land area is either farmed or has been …
Insight, 09 November 2016
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
… led to a high level of uncertainty about how natural resource and climate change issues would be incorporated into the post-2015 development … experts from 12 countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America. The group developed a modular approach to SDG implementation that involved …
Project, 21 May 2014
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Partnerships and collaboration for a more responsible minerals sector
… board and co-chairs the civil society pillar and the outreach working group. Bringing voices from local civil society to EU decision makers … Action Partnership Responsible cobalt supply chains are necessary for climate change objectives and the transition to green energy. They are also …
Article, 04 May 2021
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Q&A: Strengthening community voices to tackle illegal wildlife trade in Tanzania and Zambia
… place. For example, we’ve seen an increasing need to look at how climate change and human-wildlife conflict are impacting motivations to engage … elderly people we surveyed responded that little could be done to change their own ways, but we can and should try to change attitudes for …
Article, 24 March 2022
Cooperative members at the Federation of Cooperatives of the Verapaces nursery in Cobán, Guatemala operate a compost packing machine. FEDECOVERA oversees the production of cardamom, allspice, coffee, tea, cocoa, essential oils, grains and vegetables (Photo: Juan José Ochaeta/FEDECOVERA)
IIED marks international forests day with major new research report and toolkit
… forest economies, increasing rural incomes and improving climate resilience. Peter de Marsh, chair of the International Family … forest and farm producer organisation (FFPO) businesses that ensure climate resilient landscapes '. The 300-page report, free to download … phase, FFF will help forge concrete links between FFPOs with climate change and forest landscape restoration programmes, and help FFPOs …
News, 21 March 2018
Old woman in profile in front of thatched hut and mud house. Niger.
Making gender and generation matter
… on poverty reduction and sustainable development. Background Social change is closely intertwined with the articulation between production …   Raising the profile of Gender and Generation: The role of the Climate Change Media Partnership : this paper details the initiatives taken by the Climate Change Media Partnership (CCMP) to strengthen journalists’ …
Project, 26 April 2011
Women smallholders replanting rice in the irrigated area around the Bagré dam in Burkina Faso (Photo: Barbara Adolph/IIED)
Droit à l’eau et droits fonciers – de concert pour un développement durable
Insight, 25 September 2015
Arid landscape with mountains in the background
Talking transdisciplinarity
… in our work? The societal challenges of the 21 st century – notably climate change, biodiversity loss and global inequality – are interlinked and … project  and the British Ecological Society’s Conservation Ecology Group  co-ran an online workshop at the 2020 Festival of Ecology . The …
Insight, 16 April 2021
Meceburi Forest, Mozambique: a young woman harvests casava (Photo: Mike Goldwater/IIED)
Seeds of the post-capitalist forest?
… be boosted by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris climate agreement. SDGs for the trees Local forestry initiatives really …    Meanwhile, as Paul Mason points out in PostCapitalism , climate-change deniers are perhaps less worrying than the fantasists who believe … ([email protected]) is director of IIED's Natural Resources Group. Further resources Watch the keynote speeches from the 22nd Annual …
Insight, 11 February 2016
Somali and Boran pastoralists came together to discuss ways to share water resources at a meeting this month. (Credit: James Pattison)
Kenya: The importance of cross-border dialogue in the drylands
… mobility allows pastoralists to capitalise on the highly variable climate, but where but unplanned movements create tensions and can lead … new government structures to build local communities’ resilience to climate change. Managing resources at scales beyond administrative boundaries …
Insight, 19 March 2014