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The Poverty-Environment Initiative is celebrating its 10th anniversary at a meeting with partners in Edinburgh, Scotland (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Taking an integrated approach to eliminating poverty and sustaining natural resources
… and sustainable development. They are intrinsically linked. When natural resources are being used unsustainably, there is a high economic … reducing poverty and ensuring sustainable use of the environment and natural resources can help us meet the challenges of sustainable … Taking an integrated approach to eliminating poverty and sustaining natural resources …
Insight, 28 May 2015
Miners showing minerals.
Critical minerals and the just energy transition: opportunities and challenges
… In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, collaborating with  African Resources Watch (Afrewatch)  to conduct research and policy analysis, to … Natural resource management …
Project, 30 July 2024
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Does the gender composition of forest and fishery management groups affect resource governance and conservation outcomes? A systematic map
… Women often use natural resources differently than men yet frequently have minimal influence on how local resources are managed. An emerging hypothesis is that empowering more …
Publication, 01 March 2016
A woman picks out grass from a garden with baby sleeping on her back.
Generating ambition for locally led adaptation
Project, 30 August 2024
Sign on community property near Kampala, Uganda (Photo: Rachael Knight/Namati)
Using the law for resource justice
… who are defending their rights and demanding responsible, fair natural resource development in their homelands. Resource injustice Rising global demand for natural resources has made community land protection an urgent priority, … Natural resource management …
Insight, 28 April 2015
Two men and two women stand outsite the credit union building.
A top-level producers’ union (KANBAOCU) and its fast-growing Jwa Ngwaane Community Cooperative Credit Union
… is unusual in sourcing non-timber forest products (NTFPs) from semi-natural stands of trees, rather than primarily from on-farm crops.  In … it is now a powerful advocacy force for sustaining and restoring natural resources. Meanwhile, ORGIIS secures project funds for forest …
Article, 31 May 2024
‘Act on nature’, demand hundreds of organisations, in unprecedented call to world leaders
… directly increases our vulnerability to pandemics, such as COVID-19, natural disasters and conflicts, with the most vulnerable and … essential to tackling the climate crisis. Sustainable use of natural resources means building resilient economies – more than half of the … Citigroup, Microsoft, JD.com, Hitachi, IKEA, Unilever, Axa, Mahindra Group and H&M Group. The full list of signatories will be shared on 21 …
News, 18 September 2020
People in a forest looking at trees
Charting a “path to recovery and wellbeing” on 2021’s International Day of Forests
… things a whole lot easier. In Mr Mayemba’s native Tanzania, this group may take the form of a tree growers association. Elsewhere, it may … Natural resource management …
Insight, 19 March 2021
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PLA66: Tools for supporting sustainable natural resource management and livelihoods
… by readers and explores the links between participation, sustainable natural resource management and improving livelihoods, including: • How … digital mapping is helping to identify and plan around key natural resources with pastoralists in Kenya and Tanzania. • How a blend of PLA … with fishing communities in Uganda. • How a former bonded-labour group in Nepal have campaigned to uphold their rights of access, use and …
Publication, 01 September 2013
An illustration with a speech bubble: "We're dealing with multiple intertwined crises" with scales and illustrations depicting climate change, COVID-19, rising inequalities and biodiversity loss
A green recovery from COVID-19? Not without climate, nature and development solutions
Insight, 26 November 2020