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Tanzania: participatory training events for small-scale farmers can introduce the concept of climate change and help farmers identify which crops could work well in their area (Photo: Cecilia Schubert/CCAFS)
From knowledge to action – how top down training is driving bottom-up resilience in Tanzania
… to better express their adaptation plans and needs and map local resources to support effective land use planning, and Arranging for the … communities are using resource maps to support fairer management of natural resources and land allocation. "The tools are very good because … a consultant working with IIED's Climate Change Group . …
Insight, 09 March 2015
People planting trees
Planting pilot has vision to nurture young tree ambassadors
… they bring life, beauty and colour. As the trees fall down, so the natural beauty of the region around Kisumu falls away. And there are … to form associations with a view to sustainably managing forest resources while being able to support their livelihoods. It is on this …
Insight, 11 February 2020
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The Pastoral Women's Council: Empowerment for Tanzania's Maasai
… empower indigenous communities to secure their access and rights to natural resources and to have their role in the management of these resources recognised. Thus, PWC has not only improved tangible aspects …
Publication, 01 August 2008
A farmer's house and sugar cane field in Cambodia, where there is concern about large-scale investment in sugar plantations driving local people off the land (Photo: Brian Hoffman, via Creative Commons)
Human rights should be at the heart of investment policy making
… this happen. Lorenzo Cotula is a principal researcher in IIED's Natural Resources Group  and leads the institute’s work on legal tools. This blog is a …
Insight, 20 October 2014
Sustainability agenda ignores democracy at its peril
… social threats facing humanity. Climate change, population shifts, natural resource scarcity and the rapid extinction of species will put … Sustainability -- which launches today with the support of a diverse group of founder signatories that includes IIED --  could set a course … the political and business world and that we urgently need to group together and make a collective noise, a collective cry.. to say …
News, 20 March 2013
Common land resources are important to rural communities in much of Africa (Photo: Marie Monimart)
Securing the commons
… Natural resource management …
Project, 11 June 2008
Commercial logging in Tengchong, China. Photo: Simon Lim
Supporting locally-controlled forest enterprises
… A commercial right to use forest resources is a powerful incentive for local people to keep forests … indigenous and family foresters — the Three Rights-Holders’ Group — to promote investing in locally-controlled forestry at a global …
Article, 11 September 2013
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PLA 53: Tools for influencing power and policy
…  project. Many people's lives involve the day-to-day management of natural resources. Such intimate interaction creates awareness of the technical, … the definition of policies and institutions that govern their use of natural resources. The policy gap between the powerful and marginalised …
Article, 01 December 2005
Four women standing in a tool shop.
Q&A: Are you ready for the Dragon’s Den at CBA14?
… the right finance sources. But I realised I still had some gaps. Our group mentor said to me: “Your idea is good. How much money do you need … use our recycled products. Society can no longer exploit our scarce natural resources – as this will only lead to an unsustainable future. Q: What …
Article, 26 August 2020
A group of people pose for a picture, behind words that say "Gobeshona Global Conference 1"
Gobeshona Global Conference 1
… opportunity to bring together a distinguished and multidisciplinary group of scholars, policymakers, researchers and practitioners from … and more effective, efficient and equitable use of public financial resources – and that it leads to stronger outcomes in terms of … Online event Date: Saturday, 23 January 2021 Organised by: World Resources Institute (WRI) and IIED The impacts of climate change are …
Event, 18 January 2021