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Q&A: Strengthening community voices to tackle illegal wildlife trade in Tanzania and Zambia
… the  Tanzania Natural Resources Forum (TNRF) and Zambia Community-Based Natural Resource Management Forum (Zambia CBNRM Forum) to better … we’ve seen an increasing need to look at how climate change and human-wildlife conflict are impacting motivations to engage in poaching. … trade? ZF: Our aim is to both outline and influence Tanzania’s approach to engaging communities in anti-poaching initiatives. We want …
Article, 24 March 2022
A group of young women protestors with placards, one reading "Your profits can't buy another planet"
Ten reasons why we have to rewrite the sustainability rule book, and now
Insight, 08 December 2019
People walking down a street with mountains in the background
Foreign investment, knowledge and international arbitration: inside a research trip
… one spoke for international investment law, another for international human rights, and so on. The same happens with science. The science-based discussions about the demarcation of the Páramo were criticised …
Insight, 22 June 2020
Women at an outside meeting sat on the floor under trees
Protecting indigenous cultures is crucial for saving the world’s biodiversity
… rate of extinction. This is faster than at any other period in human history. Ecosystems – the vital systems on which all life depends … by modernisation, commercial development pressures, lack of secure rights to land and resources, migration and lack of cultural education. … enhanced yields despite severe climate change impacts. And landscape-based biocultural products and services, such as eco-tourism, a …
Insight, 18 February 2020
A group of villagers
A tale of two villages: community perspectives on the impact of Botswana’s trophy hunting ban
… In the 1990s, rural communities in Botswana were granted rights to manage land for wildlife tourism and hunting, with the … going towards community development. Through this national Community-Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) programme, many communities … in May 2019. One of the main reasons they gave was the increase in human-wildlife conflict experienced by people in many rural areas across …
Insight, 24 January 2020
Someone puts the final piece of a jigsaw into the puzzle
Is SDG evaluation just business as usual?
Insight, 21 April 2020
a turtle
Navigating ocean investments
… Television programmes and scientific studies have highlighted how human activities are damaging marine life: we need to take effective … marine eocsystems and biodiversity. With a rigorous science-based approach, effective management and the right investment, MPAs can help …
Article, 01 October 2019
A member of the Sekonyer community gets ready for a day on the Sekonyer river in Borneo, close to the site of recent conflict between a palm oil company and RSPO member and the local community (Photo: Rainforest Action Network via Creative Commons)
Paving a path towards redressing grievances and holding investors accountable
… Asia and Latin America. It's had " far-reaching implications for human rights ", including their rights to their land, food and water.  … to the IFC compliance advisor ombudsman. Likewise, commodity-based multi-stakeholder platforms, such as the Roundtable on Sustainable … Land acquisitions and rights …
Insight, 07 January 2015
Mangroves (Blue Carbon) in the Lamu area, on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya (Photo: Peter Prokosch)
IIED at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
… number of IIED projects which include biocultural heritage, ecosystem-based adaptation, social assessment of protected areas, food demand and … on issues at the intersection of climate adaptation, ecosystems and human resilience. By showing examples of application in various … 3 September This Knowledge Café session explored the development of a rights-based certification tool to address concerns related to the loss …
Event, 01 September 2016
Man looks at two chimpanzees on a forest path
Q&A: New policy champions communities in the push to conserve Uganda’s wildlife
… and community participation. A number of issues were emerging. The human population was increasing and placing immense pressure on natural … in community engagement and benefit-sharing programmes. A community-based wildlife crime prevention action plan has been created for Queen … no tourists at all. Similarly, the Kibale Association for Rural and Environmental Development (KAFRED) around Bigodi village Kibale National …
Article, 21 July 2020