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Northern Ghana: a village chief learns forestry skills. Rural communities need investment to build up forest and farm enterprises and link them to markets and support networks (Photo: Treeaid, via Creative Commons)
It's time for revolution in forest business
… Investors vie for forest land. This might risk the livelihoods of the local … defend their interests. Yet how else is it possible to incentivise sustainable forest management and poverty reduction in the same breath – … representatives of local support NGOs such as Mpingo Conservation & Development Initiative from Tanzania and ORAM from Mozambique presented …
Insight, 17 November 2014
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Community Based Wildlife Management in West Africa: A regional review
… Conservation policy in West Africa has been heavily influenced by both colonialism … and the need to stem the exploitation of natural resources for commercial use. The report covers a range of projects from Benin, … towards a general evolution of more decentralised strategies better integrated at the grassroots level. However, it is suggested that a move …
Publication, 01 January 1999
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Engendering Eden Volume 3: Women, Gender and ICDPs in South and South East Asia- Lessons learnt and experiences shared
… key topics in the field of sustainable wildlife use and is aimed at policy-makers, planners, government extension workers and NGOs. The … of issues concerning relationships between women, gender and ICDPs (integrated conservation and development projects) by examining … still remain fragmented and under resourced. There is much room for improvement. …
Publication, 01 January 2003
A woman hands protective equipment to another woman.
Engaging pastoralist communities through citizen movements to amplify their voice
Article, 11 December 2020
Solar panels, such as these in Bhutan, are benefiting millions of energy-poor households (Photo: Richard Furlong, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Turning up the volume: five insights into aggregating finance for expanding off grid energy investment
… of households without energy access are typically ones that have weak policy and regulatory environments; energy-poor consumers usually have … into those countries with greatest energy needs, and is being called for under the Least Developed Countries Renewable Energy and Energy … , Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC)  and the  Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) facilitate this by: Aggregating …
Insight, 03 November 2017
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Chapter 13 EXPERIENCE IN ASIA
… 13 EXPERIENCE IN ASIA 13.1 Aral Sea region An analytical framework for sustainability analysis of irrigation water management in … developed at the river basin scale. The model includes essential integrated hydrologic, agronomic and economic components, eg. · flow and … effects of both water stress and soil salinity; · benefit functions for both instream and offstream uses, accounting for economic incentives …
Publication, 01 January 2001
Agricultural development: business as usual is not an option
… Africa are women – they contribute 70% of food production and account for nearly half of all farm labour (such as cultivation, weeding, … training and opportunities so that women farmers become better integrated into wider commercial markets? According to panelist … and trade agreements –  farmers need to be considered and involved in policy making in the future.  Women’s crucial contribution to food …
Insight, 05 April 2012
Europe’s food security at risk without bigger role for farmers in policy and research
… seeds they plant, says a new report by the International Institute for Environment and Development. The report, published today (12 May), … for farmers to participate in plant breeding. "Europe's agriculture policy is bad for biodiversity and forces farmers to use an increasingly … livestock per unit area over the very long term – are mixed, tightly integrated, and, in general, organic." Download the report Participatory …
News, 11 May 2011
Mainstreaming Biodiversity and Development project updates
Mainstreaming biodiversity and development project updates
… The final guidance from the Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Development Policy and Planning Initiative brings together the learning from the … February 2017 In November 2016 the second international workshop for the Mainstreaming Biodiversity into Development Policy and Planning … biodiversity in development planning processes in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Sessions will look at successful …
Article, 21 March 2014
Three-wheeler vehicles known as Quinqis are a popular and cheap method of transport in Karachi, but they cause considerable congestion (Photo: Carol Mitchell, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Karachi's transport challenge
… are forced to live closer to work. The situation presents a challenge for policymakers. Since independence in 1947, the provincial and federal … paper; ' Responding to the transport crisis in Karachi ' examines the policy response and looks at the conflict between the vision and the reality.  The bigger picture The success of transport policy can depend on the bigger picture. Certain larger political and …
Insight, 13 August 2015