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Pope Francis met with indigenous leaders, including Yesica Patiachi who is from the Harakbut people, one of the three main ethnic groups in the Madre de Dios region
On pilgrimage in Madre de Dios: starting a journey to sustainable artisanal mining
… including extractive and forest industries seeking to exploit its resources or deforest its lands to pursue large-scale agriculture. He … Natural resource management …
Insight, 07 February 2018
The impact of drought on formerly arable land can be seen in Fuyuan county in southwest China's Yunnan province, an area known for its mild climate (Photo: Mingjia Zhou, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Mountain communities being devastated by extreme climate impacts
News, 18 November 2015
A line of Christmas trees. Photo: Brett Flanders (Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Sustainable development requires an infusion of love
… by 50 per cent the area actually available to produce renewable resources and absorb carbon dioxide. So we live in interesting times. … capabilities and rights. They fall into at least six categories: natural and cultural heritage; material health and wellbeing, … Natural resource management …
Insight, 20 December 2013
Sustainable tourism in the Srepok Wilderness Area, Cambodia
… premise that the local communities that are dependent on the use of natural resources within the Srepok Wilderness Area (SWA) are some of Cambodia’s … Cambodia, promoting ecotourism as a sustainable livelihood in fragile natural habitats. [VIDEO::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QtgpdMqNPI] … Natural resource management …
Project, 21 June 2011
Gatekeeper series: Local organization Profiles
… NGO established in 1995 to defend indigenous rights to genetic resources, traditional knowledge and landscape character in Peru. It … August 2008 Casa Pueblo began in 1980 as a grassroots citizens’ group opposed to the Puerto Rican government’s plan for large-scale … programme dynamics. Credit fund initiatives based on modest financial resources have the potential not only to catalyse housing improvements …
Article, 01 April 2010
A motorbike rides through a flooded road. A woman tries to cross the road from the left hand side pavement.
IPCC report signposts pathways to climate-resilient future for cities
Insight, 09 March 2022
A farmers’ house in Bandevouri, South Region, Cameroon. Bandevouri is one of several locations where the Centre for Environment and Development seconded a law graduate to assist rural people in legal matters (Photo: Thierry Berger)
IIED webinar: improving accountability in agribusiness investments
… countries are taking action to change the way that investments in natural resources are happening, working to protect the environment and the … aims to help local communities protect their rights in relation to natural resource investments.  Outline programme • IIED associate …
Event, 06 June 2017
A beach with cows
Supporting LDCs to develop long-term strategies
Project, 16 April 2020
The new landcam website
New 'Landcam' website launched
… the process of reforming laws governing the rights to land and natural resources in Cameroon.  The new website, www.landcam.org , features all … Schwartz , senior researcher in IIED's Natural Resources research group, says: "The LandCam project has just organised some very exciting …
News, 01 May 2019
Four images of people from IIED's 2021 'super year' video, including a fisher hauling nets
IIED and the ‘super year’
Article, 02 February 2021