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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
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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
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
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
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
Two women talking to each other at a crowded event.
Strengthening local voices in the governance of food systems and the environment
Project, 01 September 2011
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
Bolivian family farming organisations show a poster about their award-winning coffee business development activity at the World Rural Forum in Bilbao, Spain (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Modern food systems to emerge in new decade of family farming
… farmers, key to managing much of the world’s remaining biodiverse natural forests. Their huge numbers also give them unique power to … in certification) Climate action and resilience through sustainable natural resource management Farmer-led innovations in business …
Insight, 04 April 2019
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
A coastal river system seen from above
Developing a vision for The Gambia’s future
… process: The Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources (MECCNAR) will lead The Gambia’s LTS visioning process, … Programme for Climate Resilience. The Least Developed Countries Group’s 2050 Vision for a climate-resilient future (PDF)  can also …
Insight, 20 April 2020