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Pre-emptive controlled burning in Belize is preventing severe uncontrolled wild fires during the driest months (Photo: Toledo Institute for Development and Environment)
Flaming parrots and palmetto palms
… dry-season fires and expanding populations are degrading these resources in an increasingly variable climate. The forest land itself … southern region of Toledo. It also issued an injunction prohibiting natural resource use concessions throughout Toledo. The government … researcher in the forest team within IIED's Natural Resources Group . …
Insight, 08 February 2016
New Potato Deal in Peru Signposts Global Drive to Open Up Food Genebanks to Indigenous Peoples
… and repatriate biological diversity to farming communities and the natural environment for local and global benefit. The initiative will be … park" in southern Peru where indigenous peoples can access genetic resources and have a greater say in their management.   Though excluded … and Sustainable Development (ANDES), a Cusco-based civil society group led by indigenous peoples, helped broker the ground-breaking …
News, 18 January 2005
Ol Pejeta Conservancy in northern Kenya is home to four of the seven northern white rhino left in the world. The park is using SAPA as part of its community programme (Photo: Guy Lemal)
Piloting Social Assessment of Protected Areas: some initial reflections
… as well as the negative impacts (costs) such as reduced access to resources and crop damage by wildlife. SAPA is a relatively simple, … the assessment phase. Fieldwork at each site consisted of focus group discussions to identify the different types of social impacts of … Franks ( [email protected] ) is a senior researcher within IIED's Natural Resources Group . SAPA is funded by the UK Government’s Darwin …
Insight, 23 September 2014
Wangari Maathai: activist, environmentalist and mother to a movement
… right direction. Find out more about the Forest Governance Learning Group , a network of teams in Africa and Asia who believe that solutions … Natural resource management …
Insight, 27 September 2011
An orange sky
How can we avoid another ‘lost decade’ in the climate fight?
… along with changing land use, pollution and over-exploitation of the natural world. The evidence for action couldn’t be clearer or stronger. … we will keep working closely with the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group , which has, alongside other groupings of vulnerable nations, … ahead. As urban growth increasingly occurs in countries without the resources to shape it in inclusive, healthy and sustainable ways, the …
Insight, 06 January 2020
GWI influence - access and rights to irrigated land - planting rice - Selingue dam - Mali
Global Water Initiative: Mali
… transferring to regional authorities the responsibility and resources for managing rural and urban water services, several … of the Sourou sub-basin. It showed that the area held significant natural resources, including: a reservoir on the Burkina Faso side, … municipality, in the context of World Water Day.   We set up a focus group to consider the sustainability of water facilities in the Sourou …
Project, 16 February 2018
Justice in the Forests: six online films and webinar from IIED
… world, it is an important question. The Forest Governance Learning Group (FGLG) is a network of teams in ten countries in Africa and Asia … investing in locally controlled forestry. Join the head of IIED’s Natural Resources Group — James Mayers — and in-country FGLG team members on 4 …
News, 19 April 2011
Kenya: Community-based marine area holds some important lessons for policy makers
… power to local people causes greater empowerment and ownership over resources, leading to a greater likelihood of resources being conserved … coastal people’s rights to the land are strengthened. Kate Lee is the group administrator of the Sustainable Markets Group . Find out more about their work. … Natural resource management …
Insight, 14 November 2011
The data for Chinchiná river basin water accounts will be collected in 2015. Making Colombian decision makers interested in using the data requires focused, relevant communication that responds to their priorities (Photo: Rosalind Goodrich/IIED)
Reminder to self: information supply needs to be driven by demand
… communication and engagement strategy around promoting the concept of natural capital accounting (NCA). Wealth Accounting and the Valuation of … levels and the economic consequences of losing particular natural resources. As we met with a wide group of representatives from government ministries, research institutes …
Insight, 23 February 2015
A tree nursery run by Fedecovera, is the world's biggest exporter of cardamom and a cooperative with 25,000 members (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Organise to thrive
… of traditional costume. Each makes diverse use of distinct landscape resources. While that might be a recipe for division and conflict, it … groups, the FFF invest in strengthening forest and farm producer group businesses, engagement with multi-sectoral policy platforms, and … is principal researcher in IIED's forest team with the Natural Resources Group. …
Insight, 30 June 2015