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Commercial logging in Tengchong, China. Photo: Simon Lim
Supporting locally-controlled forest enterprises
… organisation of locally-controlled forest enterprises. Much of this work has been captured in a series of partner-led books and reports that … points to help them. Shared learning has been a key feature of our work, where together with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization … to improve the business environment in their favour. A core part of our work is to show enterprises how they can boost their market …
Article, 11 September 2013
Five people sitting on a table delivering a presentation
Challenges for climate diplomacy during a pandemic
Insight, 25 March 2021
A house on the island of Padma Pakur is submerged by the rising waters (Photo: Espen Rasmussen/PANOS)
Building climate change resilience in South Asia
… actors are building resilience to climate change in South Asia. Our work has focused on collecting evidence on the impacts and opportunities … responses are evolving to address the impacts and opportunities. This work is presented in a set of publications that draw on evidence …
Project, 06 June 2014
Indigenous communities sharing potatoes in the Potato Park, near Cusco, Peru. Credit: Asociacion ANDES
Traditional innovation in farming is under threat
… protocols and participatory plant breeding. [1] We will present our latest findings at this month's CBD meeting (in Montreal, 7–11 October), with our working definition of 'biocultural heritage innovation'. This should … innovations. Peru's Potato Park is an example of how these links can work. Local communities there developed a system to conserve thousands …
Insight, 02 October 2013
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Renewable Energy Potential in Nigeria
… the country's renewable energy potential. Find out more about our work on improving people's access to sustainable energy. This project …
Publication, 01 December 2012
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Background note for the High-level Event on Sustainable Energy for LDCs (New York, 23 September 2013)
… energy holds the key to resolving the two major challenges of our time, namely poverty and climate change. Many success-stories and … Event on Sustainable Energy for LDCs. This paper relates to our work on the MDGs/SDGs and the post-2015 agenda …
Publication, 01 September 2013
Indigenous women in Bangladesh's Lawachara National Park collecting wood for building (Photo: Fabian Lambeck, Creative Commons via Wikipedia)
Three ‘E’s to guide the post-2020 biodiversity roadmap
… right. Three key ‘E’s Working to three core principles will give us our best chance of reaching an agreement that is both ambitious and … a future where targets for human development and protecting nature work in harmony? Let’s take diverse food systems as a case in point. The … in envisioning and embedding living in harmony with nature in our everyday lives. …
Insight, 06 November 2018
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Staying Power. Can communities sustain solar-powered water projects in the Niger Delta?
… must be overcome for communities to sustain them. Find out more about our work on improving people's access to sustainable energy. …
Publication, 01 July 2014
A seated man gives a speech to a camera directly in front of him, next to the Bhutan national flag
CBA14 opens with LDC chair call for greater ambition on climate change
… future must continue to increase if we are to protect ourselves and our communities." Because of the coronavirus pandemic, CBA14 is taking … solutions (NbS) theme will look at how solutions can be made to work for people, nature and climate, recognising that biodiversity loss …
News, 21 September 2020
A man and woman sat down cooking with a charcoal cookstove.
Calibrating cooking to affect deforestation and violence against women in displaced settings
… from areas surrounding the camps and harvesting it is gruelling work, involving long walking distances and many hours’ labour every … sector as a service provider, but not as a market builder. Next steps Our work was preliminary and the next steps need to involve more extensive …
Project, 21 September 2020