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West African farmers heard at UK Houses of Parliament
… the video teleconference, hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group of Agroecology in Westminster, are commonly faced by those … role in bringing in farmers.” This is exactly the issue that the group in Accra discussed during the 3-day workshop. And this was likely the first time that a group of West African farmers were posed a question by a member of the …
Insight, 04 February 2012
Slash and burn, pictured in the Mopeia district, Zambezia province, Mozambique, has a noble motive – feeding families - but it is not sustainable (Photo: Isilda Nhantumbo/IIED)
REDD+: missionaries, conservation fortresses and the politics of carbon landscapes in Africa
… We have learnt the fundamentals for successful participatory natural resources management such as participatory forest management (PFM), … ) is a senior researcher in IIED's Natural Resources Group . Further resources: IIED senior researcher Isilda Nhantumbo …
Insight, 23 December 2015
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A participatory approach to micro-resilience planning by community institutions
… focuses on a unique model created by Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group (GEAG) , an NGO working in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, as a … that enhance the risks of climate change impacts are linked to natural settings, behavioural patterns and weak governance. ~Top-down … faced by municipalities that are already struggling with limited resources and capacities to provide basic services to residents. This …
Publication, 01 February 2014
Sapphire pits to be rehabilitated in Anikilabo, shown during the site visit of the major of a local mining community, Ampasy Nahampoana (Photo: Andry Rabemanantsoa/GIZ PAGE Madagascar)
Dialogue and action in equal measure
… learned how to identify artificial gems and to tell them apart from natural stones by their shape using basic equipment, as well as some … both in southwest Madagascar.  Working to return the land to its natural state we planted roughly 23,000 trees, including several timber … working for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources programme at GIZ Madagascar . IIED is convening ASM dialogue …
Insight, 13 March 2017
The implications of land-use dynamics for poor households and the environment are explored in the short film 'Karachi Rising' (Photo: IIED)
Spreading the word about Karachi's contested land
Article, 14 September 2014
Local farm foresters near Kumasi, Ghana. Evidence suggests that locally controlled forests are generally better for the forest and people than either protected areas or large-scale industrial business models (Photo: WWF)
Investing in locally controlled forestry – a planetary-scale solution for forests and people
… areas. Industrialists worry that they will impede access to valuable natural resources. Authorities worry that these people are too uneducated to … in the forest team within IIED's Natural Resources research group . This blog was originally posted by WWF . …
Insight, 07 September 2016
An image of a crowd of members of the USaid Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) team rescue a teen in the Gongabu, Kathmandu District, five days after the Nepal earthquake in April 2015 (Photo: USaid, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Collaborations in urban humanitarian response – introducing the Global Alliance for Urban Crises
… how the humanitarian system can best respond to crises arising from natural disasters, conflict and protracted displacement. The summit saw … hit Nepal, the country saw a surge of humanitarian support and resources. In certain places this created conflicts in local government … had been put in place with the assistance of Lumanti Support Group for Shelter, a Nepali NGO with a long history of working to …
Insight, 31 May 2016
A screengrab from the Mr Forest video. The two films were viewed 360,000 times in China in the first 24 hours after their release (Image: IIED)
Best of 2018: videos
… subtitled in English and Chinese.  James Mayers, director of IIED's Natural Resources research group, explained: "We wanted to raise awareness among the Chinese public …
Article, 24 February 2019
Site discussions to integrate biodiversity into mine planning and operations (Photo: SANBI)
Mining for common ground: putting biodiversity on South African mining companies' agendas
… of guidelines.  Patti Wickens, environmental principal at De Beers Group who chairs the forum, says the atmosphere at the early meetings of … of Water and Environmental Affairs and the Minister of Mineral Resources alongside the Chamber of Mines and SANBI — a collaboration … a new attitude among policymakers towards the country's shared natural assets.  Wilma Lutsch, director of biodiversity conservation at …
Article, 21 March 2016
Land cleared for palm oil production, Indonesia (Photo: Rainforest Action Network, Creative Commons via Flickr)
How investment treaties protect 'land grab' deals
… and local communities in the face of commercial pressures on land. Resources  Land rights and investment treaties: exploring the interface … Natural resource management …
Insight, 17 February 2016