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A group of women use a ladder to climb up to an imposing well to collect water in a desert-like landscape
Integrating gender and intersectionality in social protection programmes
… limited ownership, access to, and control of long-term assets, resources and services (for example irrigation structures such as tanks, … vulnerabilities Multiple risks including climate change, natural disasters, food insecurity, conflict and pandemics − as shown … risks. Understanding the impact of COVID-19 IIED carried out focus group discussions with rural women across three states in India …
Insight, 07 September 2021
Countryside in Guangxi Autonomous Region, China. Photo: Duncan Macqueen
Strength in numbers: the promise of forest producer organisations
… conference speeches as the foundations for successful forest producer group expansion: Secure commercial tenure and dispute resolution Support … the catalytic support, particularly at the early phases of producer group development, was seen to be critical - not with a view to … Natural resource management …
Insight, 28 November 2013
Tracking Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda. Photo: YouTuT
Uganda: conserving Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and reducing local poverty
… from local people who became excluded from the area and its resources. As a result, in the years that followed, a number of … alternative livelihoods was an effective strategy for conserving natural resources and alleviating poverty, and the illegal use of the … major initiative of the Ugandan Poverty and Conservation Learning Group (U-PCLG). The project combined a programme of research with …
Project, 15 August 2013
Four men pose with their backpacks on the floor
Can community rangers help tackle illegal wildlife trade?
… month, IIED and the IUCN Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group (SULi) hosted a webinar as part of its Learning and Action … they may be equally motivated by a desire to protect their land and resources. Some rangers are targeted for selection based on their … has been developed over many years via a supportive Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) programme . Immediate next steps …
Insight, 12 April 2021
Peter DeMarsh, who died in the Ethiopian Airways crash on 10 March 2019 (Photo: Teresa Sarroca)
IIED remembers Peter DeMarsh
News, 14 March 2019
Northern Ghana: a village chief learns forestry skills. Rural communities need investment to build up forest and farm enterprises and link them to markets and support networks (Photo: Treeaid, via Creative Commons)
It's time for revolution in forest business
… of association". The old system of 'investment capital-seeking forest resources and requiring local labour' cannot work in a … they need to develop sustainable forest business is significant: natural capital in the form of secure forest rights; human capital in … is principal researcher in IIED's Natural Resources Group . This post first appeared on the Kepa website . Kepa is the …
Insight, 17 November 2014
Skyline view of a city with houses and short buildings in the front and skyscrapers in the background.
Q&A: Citizen participation in planning − from the neighbourhood to the city
… insecurity, the impacts are most acutely felt by those with fewer resources or choices to respond and adapt. What are the incentives for … alliances and address issues most acutely felt 'by others'? Why are resources not allocated to those who need it most? Exploring these …
Article, 10 December 2021
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Inclusive Green Growth in Zambia: Scoping the needs and potentials
… development that makes sustainable and equitable use of Zambia’s natural resources within ecological limits’. The report describes the changing …
Publication, 01 February 2014
More than 250 participants shared their experiences and examples of good practice at CBA12 (Photo: Teresa Corcoran/IIED)
How can insights from CBA12 inform global discussions on the SDGs and resilience?
… (NAP) Expo for Africa organised by Least Developed Countries Expert Group of the UNFCCC – linking top-down national adaptation policy with … of emergencies, can also be seen as effectively a waste of scarce resources if the emergency could have been prevented. How climate risks … can be effective change agents. Noreen Nampewo from Uganda's Women’s Natural Resource Governance Institute set out the importance …
Insight, 16 July 2018
Fenced working site in a field. There are workers and cars parked and a mineral exploratoion drilling rig
Mineral exploration goes unchecked as demand escalates
Insight, 16 February 2022