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Africa is the last place on Earth with a significant assemblage of large mammals, according to the IPBES report (Photo: Kasia Wallis, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Warnings on state of life on our planet are loud, clear and alarming
… landmark new assessment highlights the crucial value of local and indigenous people's knowledge. The evidence is clear that when people have good information, secure rights and ownership over land and natural resources, and the freedom to organise – good stewardship of …
News, 23 March 2018
Men present findings on a large map at the front of a community meeting
How can we incorporate local knowledge into climate planning and policy? …Maps!
… been instrumental in helping to address power imbalances and enable indigenous knowledge to be recognised and incorporated into planning and … and traditional leaders to carry out participatory digital resource mapping to pinpoint the location and quality of key resources. … farming areas, county government facilitators could map customary natural resource management regimes based on the planned mobility of …
Insight, 17 January 2020
Four men pose with their backpacks on the floor
Can community rangers help tackle illegal wildlife trade?
… rangers The People not Poaching portal includes over 20 examples of Indigenous Peoples and local community (IPLC) members employed or volunteering as … are embedded in wider community engagement activities that respect rights and local customs, are participatory and protective, and build …
Insight, 12 April 2021
Covers of top publications of 2020.
IIED's best of 2020: publications
… in the global South, read Investment disputes from below: whose rights matter? Mining, environment and livelihoods in Colombia . … and operation of dams to support sustainable development. 9 Putting indigenous foods and food systems at the heart of sustainable food and … security in Uganda D iscussion paper The plight of Indigenous Peoples has drawn increased attention in recent years as they strive to …
Article, 23 December 2020
Pre-emptive controlled burning in Belize is preventing severe uncontrolled wild fires during the driest months (Photo: Toledo Institute for Development and Environment)
Flaming parrots and palmetto palms
… land itself has also recently become a hot topic in relation to land rights. Back in 2014 the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights … 2007, the Supreme Court of Belize ordered the government to recognise indigenous land rights and demarcate and title their land. In 2010, the … southern region of Toledo. It also issued an injunction prohibiting natural resource use concessions throughout Toledo. The government …
Insight, 08 February 2016
A man peers through the lens of a camera, while receiving advice from his colleague, another ranger
Learning and action for community engagement against wildlife crime
… militarised state-led law enforcement, with serious implications for indigenous peoples and local communities’ safety and wellbeing – in particular there have been several well publicised cases of human rights abuses. It is also clear from the continuation of poaching that …
Project, 30 October 2018
Gatekeeper series: Local organization Profiles
… Read more and download GK137a: Association ANDES: Conserving Indigenous Biocultural Heritage in Peru Alejandro Argumedo and Tammy … (ANDES) is an indigenous NGO established in 1995 to defend indigenous rights to genetic resources, traditional knowledge and landscape … education, food security, community grant-making and water resource management. Its continued presence and work programme, despite …
Article, 01 April 2010
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
… forest landscapes, 1.3 billion smallholder farmers, communities and Indigenous Peoples must organise for climate resilience to survive. Together, these … significance for the world’s poverty reduction, food security, forest management, biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration and climate …
Article, 13 September 2021
Report urges forestry industry to tackle conflict with local people
… of forest experts from business, environmental, academic and human rights groups. The report, written for TFD by the International … groups that are directly affected by forestry operations – including indigenous peoples, forest owners and user groups, unions, other businesses, civil …
News, 08 July 2009
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 … he found common cause with indigenous and community forest rights-holders, and founded what was provocatively called the G3! That … Duncan Macqueen , principal researcher and forest team leader, IIED's Natural Resources research group . …
News, 14 March 2019