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Two rice terraces with a small forest growing between them in Nepal.
Nepal: Forestry and agriculture and the story of their fake divorce
… forestry and agricultural practices on their land, and have done so for generations. Fragmented forest plots on the edges of farms have … there is little integration between the two sectors in the country’s policy practice, and in most donors’ interventions. Nepal is in the … stop considering subsistence farming as an interconnected, integrated production system that comprises growing crops, raising …
Insight, 18 July 2013
Building an embankment in the Bay of Bengal. Bangladesh has been forced to learn how to cope with the realities of climate change (Photo: Espen Rasmussen/PANOS)
Does "leave no-one behind" risk too narrow a focus?
… interpretation, but phrases like this have real power to shape policy so it's important to pick them apart and think carefully about … in September 2015, 'leaving no-one behind' has become shorthand for carrying forward the core development agenda set by the Millennium … between and within countries. And of course the SDGs add a new and integrated focus on environmental change. These present major challenges …
Insight, 01 March 2016
The chairman of the Mpungu Authorised Resource User Group, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, who was involved in the development of the 'Multiple Use' programme (Photo: Mariel Harrison)
Built on collaboration: how conservation research can benefit local people
… what was wrong, they acted immediately to put things right. The ideal for conservation areas is that they are "equitably managed" so that … needs a better understanding of what "equitably managed" means for policy and practice. But with much research decoupled from both … with unauthorised resource use and why, despite more than 25 years of Integrated Conservation and Development (ICD). Bwindi's ICD programme is …
Insight, 27 March 2015
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The evolution of Casa Pueblo, Puerto Rico: From mining opposition to community revolution
… project, Casa Pueblo has also changed national mining and forestry policy. It has promoted sustainable forestry, developing a string of pro-poor, pro-environment … management; influenced government to create a national forest fund for the purchase and conservation of land of high ecological value; …
Publication, 01 August 2008
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Chapter 4 SEA EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
… cooperation. Recently, the use of SEA to promote more sustainable and integrated approaches to sectoral and broader development plans, … in a growing SEA practice in developing countries and a vector for the wider introduction and adaptation of SEA for domestic … and regional environmental assessments - have been part of World Bank policy and procedures for environmental assessment (EA) since 1989 when …
Publication, 01 January 2002
Group of participants stand for a picture during the International Forest Connect workshop in Nepal in February 2013.
Forest Connect
… Forest Connect was a knowledge network for agencies that supported locally-controlled forest enterprises. It … business support services and to decision makers, policymakers and policy processes. Collective, locally-controlled forest and farm … sustainable forest management, legal trade, climate change and integrated land-use planning. At an international level, we gathered …
Project, 12 September 2013
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Land Tenure and Rural Development in Burkina Faso: Issues and strategies
… country’s development. Assured access to land is the first condition for encouraging increased productivity and investment in rural … paper looks at how to integrate land tenure issues into development policy and strategy by looking at the problems raised by changing … and examining the land tenure issues which may hinder more sustainable production. …
Publication, 01 January 2002
How can we measure adaptation: monitoring and evaluation as an entry point?
Insight, 31 March 2011
Mangroves (Blue Carbon) in the Lamu area, on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya (Photo: Peter Prokosch)
IIED at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
… Congress  helps to shape the direction of conservation and sustainable development. The theme of the IUCN Congress 2016 was 'Planet … The World Conservation Congress was instrumental in defining the path for moving those agreements into action. Congress objectives The … adaptation effective: evidence from the field to improve policy and practice Conservation campus Date:  Saturday, 3 September   …
Event, 01 September 2016
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Himachal Pradesh forest sector review. Main Report
… experiencing new types of change, at ever-increasing rates. Yet the policy and institutional framework has not changed to the same degree, with the result that systems for ensuring that all needs for forest goods and services are met are … so that they meet the needs of key forest stakeholders and ensure sustainable management of forest resources, integrating forest sector …
Publication, 01 June 2000