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Two rice terraces with a small forest growing between them in Nepal.
Nepal: Forestry and agriculture and the story of their fake divorce
… Forestry Programme (MFP) , aims to reduce poverty and tackle climate change by working together with a range of groups who are connected to … projects together to address this gap. At the end of the workshop a group of 16 participants from different organisations – including …
Insight, 18 July 2013
Deforestation in Kalimantan, Indonesia, which has been pledged US$1 billion pledge of REDD+ finance from Norway (Photo: Josh Estey/Aus Aid, via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
What's next for REDD+?
… The solution for the current emissions from land use and land use change will not come from the forest sector alone. Underlying the … these countries could provide. Delegates suggested that the UN climate change talks needs to move faster to reach agreement on a … Isilda Nhantumbo is a senior researcher in IIED's Natural Resources Group ( [email protected] ) Read more about the REDD+ event at …
Insight, 29 April 2014
Local logging bosses ('patrons') attend a training session on business organisation and forest management in the remote miombo forest near Caia in Central Mozambique (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Mozambique's forest theatre – how will the play end?
… global concerns over the contribution of deforestation to climate change have led to new finance streams aimed at Reducing Emissions from … the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and IIED, and backed by yet another group of donors (in this case Sweden, Finland, Germany, USA and the …
Insight, 04 March 2015
The cover of Vision 2030 Jamaica
One people, one vision
… On the international stage Jamaica was active in the UN Open Working Group on SDGs. Its main concerns were that the goals and targets aligned … was able to make a case for special international treatment for climate and shock-vulnerable Small Island Developing States and heavily … and sectors link. For example, it helped people think of climate change as a development issue rather than just an environmental one. …
Insight, 22 December 2016
Smallholder forest-farm in Myanmar
Fairer by Far: Multi-functional mosaics for public goods
… food security, energy access — but also the capacity to mitigate climate change, conserve biodiversity and fertilize soils without the need for … both social (e.g. conflict over displacement) and environmental (e.g. climate related pest and disease outbreaks in monocultures) that might …
Insight, 23 August 2013
Unleashing the economic power of forest lands through producer organisations
… generating US$75–100 billion per year in goods and services. "As a group, local forest producers play a major role in global trade, and yet … restoration," says Chris Buss, Deputy Director of IUCN’s Forest and Climate Change Programme. Many of the obstacles that producers face can be …
News, 05 December 2013
Mangroves (Blue Carbon) in the Lamu area, on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya (Photo: Peter Prokosch)
IIED at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
… development goals.  Members of IIED's Natural Resources research group  and partners attended the congress, and played a key role in a … applied in various contexts was also highlighted. It brought together climate scientists, adaptation practitioners, policymakers, and private … and IIED work. Related reading: Ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation  | Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation: …
Event, 01 September 2016
Schemes such as this provision of a solar panel, provided by Grameen Shaktri, to rural Bangladesh homes are tackling the drivers of poverty and inequality while also greening the economy (Photo: Marufish)
Ten ways to secure social justice in the green economy
… Policy debates around the green economy concept tend to focus on climate change and economic growth but ignore the impacts on society, …
News, 25 April 2014
Women at an outside meeting sat on the floor under trees
Protecting indigenous cultures is crucial for saving the world’s biodiversity
… that drive biodiversity loss. Biocultural heritage territories A change in perspective is needed. In 2005, IIED and its partners … research with scientists have enhanced yields despite severe climate change impacts. And landscape-based biocultural products and services, …
Insight, 18 February 2020
This barrio in Guatemala has no running water or sewers. The country receives abundant rainfall, but lacks infrastructure to deliver water to households (Photo: David Amsler, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Can natural capital accounting increase water access?
… countries, and the increasing irregularity of rainfall brought by climate change. And while often blamed as sources of conflict, households use … is a senior researcher in the Sustainable Markets Group at IIED. …
Insight, 05 April 2016