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Aerial view of hundreds of men and women tin mining
Presentamos una colección de leyes de desarrollo comunitario para el sector minero
… ha sido desarrollada por IIED,  Sustainable Development Strategies Group (SDSG)  y el  Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) . … Natural resource management …
News, 10 May 2021
A forest near Ngon village, Ebolowa district, in Cameroon, which will host an event to bring together Chinese, African and international stakeholders to discuss trade and investment impacting Africa's forests (Photo: Photo by Ollivier Girard for Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Creative Commons, via Flickr)
China-Africa forest governance strengthened with Cameroon event
… (GEI)  and African partners from the Forest Governance Learning Group (FGLG), an international alliance that promotes policymaking that … communities and sustainability. James Mayers , head of IIED's natural resources group and facilitator of FGLG, said: "By exploring sensitive … Natural resource management …
News, 19 June 2015
Shift power to people to preserve natural world, urges report
… pass power to communities that are able custodians of the biological resources key to their lives and livelihoods." Historically, … in research, and empower local people to make decisions about natural resources. "Experience with governance shows that the better the … and laws, such as those that promote the industrial exploitation of natural resources or by allowing corporations to access biological …
News, 08 October 2008
Rwanda is planning to produce land, water and forest accounts to inform policy around managing its rich natural resources.(Photo: Catherine Nomura, Creative Commons via Flickr)
First steps in communication: raising awareness
… the drafting of a communication and engagement strategy around using natural capital accounting in the country. Natural capital accounts have … at the beginning of the visit had shown. This had pointed to a large group of organisations and government agencies who were 'highly … the infrastructure that was already in place. The Minister of Natural Resources, Dr Vincent Biruta, for example, encouraged us to get started. …
Insight, 12 May 2015
A partly visible road and bridge due to muddy water covering half of it.
Loss and damage does not happen in a vacuum – it relates to power and politics
… of how global North nations violently drove the overexploitation of natural resources and benefitted from industrialisation and why formerly … were (and continue to be) exploited by global North nations for resources to fuel industrialisation... which then contributed to …
Insight, 16 August 2022
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Understanding local climate priorities: applying a gender and generation focused planning tool in mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar
… are especially vulnerable to climate change because it affects the natural resources that they rely on. Simple, affordable and inclusive tools that …
Publication, 01 September 2020
A Batwa man sits with his hands cupping his head
Conservation Initiative on Human Rights
… local communities, for example through evictions and lost access to natural resources. These impacts are now under particular scrutiny. But … eight international conservation organisations. A technical working group was set up with IIED acting as a support organisation, and by the … Natural resource management …
Project, 16 August 2013
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Mobilising cooperative capabilities to cope with climate change
… give climate resilience. The KANBAOCU cooperative union serves 175 group enterprise members in seven districts of the Upper East Region of … can improve the resilience of smallholder group enterprises based on natural resources. …
Publication, 01 October 2020
New tool helps communities from Outer Hebrides to Southern Africa to adapt to climate change
… In the Outer Hebrides, for example, the Climate Change Working Group of the islands’ Community Planning Partnership used the framework … for the elderly and those experiencing extreme poverty Protecting natural assets from climate impacts Targeting infrastructure resilience … and partners, links to local planning processes and additional resources. The Traction framework has been made free to access online . …
News, 10 August 2022
People draw a map on a large piece of paper on the ground
Planning land use and access in Tanzania: women have their say
… process determines rights to access, use and control over land and natural resources, and will have a lasting impact on their futures.  Process … analysed past and present conditions of their community’s land and natural resources, taking stock of how abundant these resources were in …
Insight, 06 October 2022