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Cover for 6344IIED.pdf
PLA Notes 39: Popular Communications
Publication, 01 October 2000
Pilot projects including the Bolsa Floresta forest stipend scheme in Amazonas, Brazil, help to combat deforestation in Brazil (Google re-use licensed)
How to assess what people want from REDD+
… benefits in the form that these people most value. What people want IIED and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences and research partners … and programmes. Maryanne Grieg-Gran is Principal Economist in IIED's Sustainable Markets Group (Maryanne.grieg-gran@iied.org) Download the briefing paper . …
Insight, 31 March 2014
Some ecological settings, such as drylands, which are home to a high proportion of the world’s poor, are poorly studied and have become the neglected 'ugly duckling' of biodiversity research (Photo: Marie Monimart)
What we know about how biodiversity and poverty are linked: The good, the bad and the ugly
… in order to maximise synergies between conservation and development. IIED and the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre recently … a much richer evidence base. Dilys Roe is a principal researcher in IIED's natural resources group ( dilys.roe@iied.org ). This post was first published on the Ecosystem Services for …
Insight, 31 March 2014
A riverbank settlement in Indonesia illustrates the vulnerability of residents to both flooding and pollution (Photo: Isabelle Lemaire/IIED)
Comparing approaches to riverbank vulnerability in Indonesia
Insight, 08 January 2016
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
… piloting approaches for more climate resilient planning, supported by IIED and Hakikazi Catalyst . Now, as in 2009, cash-strapped district … listening exercises can trigger local action. Sam Greene (sam.greene@iied.org) is a consultant working with IIED's Climate Change Group . …
Insight, 09 March 2015
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Sustaining rural livelihoods
Publication, 01 August 2000
Launch event of the China-Africa Forest Governance Platform in March 2013. Photo: Simon Lim
Just forest governance
… can be addressed to reduce deforestation is also needed. This is why IIED is also looking at reducing the demand for agricultural and timber …
Article, 07 September 2013
A giraffe takes stock at Kenya's Ol Pejeta Conservancy, where Social Assessment of Protective Area fieldwork starts next week (Photo: www.kicheche.com via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Time for a new look at social impacts of protected areas
… but it is not easy to tell what's good from bad. For these reasons, IIED and UNEP-WCMC have launched a project that will develop a new … and local communities. Phil Franks is a senior researcher in IIED's natural resources group ( phil.franks@iied.org ) …
Insight, 11 March 2014
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More housing finance experiences from around the world; Brazil, Philippines, Cambodia, South Africa, Kenya
Publication, 01 July 2000
Focus on small-scale farming: food or jobs?
… Rural youth today, farmers tomorrow? The latest ‘ provocation ’ from IIED and Hivos , held in The Hague last week (24 May), began by asking … unknown or not understood and so policy remains blind to it,” said IIED researcher Bill Vorley. Answering to the needs and realities of … occupation,” concluded Proctor. Find out more — read our latest HIV/ IIED briefings Small-scale farming and youth in an era of rapid rural …
News, 31 May 2012