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Conservation and human rights: the need for international standards
… grown of the relationship of international conservation practice to indigenous peoples and local communities, and especially the links between … can have on rural communities – such as evictions and lost access to natural resources – are now under particular scrutiny, and concern is …
Publication, 01 May 2010
Peter DeMarsh, who died in the Ethiopian Airways crash on 10 March 2019 (Photo: Teresa Sarroca)
IIED remembers Peter DeMarsh
… on ‘Investing in Locally Controlled Forestry’ between financiers and indigenous people, community foresters and family forest smallholders … Duncan Macqueen , principal researcher and forest team leader, IIED's Natural Resources research group . …
News, 14 March 2019
Baka women collecting non-timber forest products in Nomedjoh, Cameroon (Photo: Indra Van Gisbergen)
Biodiversity: a women’s business?
… fruits, leaves, honey and oils). In many rural communities, women and indigenous peoples use these products to build businesses selling household … and cosmetics. They use their traditional knowledge to manage the natural resources sustainably, meaning these products flourish, can be …
Insight, 29 November 2018
Women cross a river
Time to move unseen foresters into the limelight
… Globally, forests are home to 1.3 billion indigenous peoples and other local communities (IPLCs), including farmers and even … of large corporate sustainability. But the loss of biodiverse natural forests and land tenure issues related to IPLCs continues.   The …
Insight, 14 July 2020
Headshots of four people over a sunrise over a lush forest
Getting climate resilience right – the case for backing smallholder organisations: Make Change Happen podcast episode 13
Article, 13 September 2021
Close-up of a shovel, on which dirt is balanced, during a tree-planting ceremony, with a plaque in the background
Trees need locally-grown politics
… trees have also died – the wrong trees in the wrong place –being non-Indigenous monocultures prone to pests and diseases. Socioeconomic … up. In their struggles to subsist, rural households rely on a mix of resources; interventions in dryland areas, in particular, need to be … a timeframe that enables effective participation of rural and urban peoples in project design and implementation. They may result in …
Insight, 04 June 2021
Forested hills in Nepal, with a house in the foreground and forested hills, and then clouds behind.
Report calls for REDD+ to Invest in Forest Communities
News, 16 May 2012
Sustainable tourism
Article, 21 June 2011
Evelyne Flora Latabu shaking a bowl of grains.
The Ugandan diet: food voices and choices
… as a lack of awareness of the nutritional value of food, especially indigenous and traditional foods. A photographic exhibition curated by … for instance, is something I would like to do but limited land and natural resources make it a challenge.” Her position in society allows her to …
Insight, 24 October 2019
Mangroves (Blue Carbon) in the Lamu area, on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya (Photo: Peter Prokosch)
IIED at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
… and the sustainable development goals.  Members of IIED's Natural Resources research group  and partners attended the congress, … opportunity to share the experiences of existing networks involving Indigenous Peoples and local communities, and the importance of community to …
Event, 01 September 2016