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The star anise fruit resembles stars: the Thach Ngoa group has five hectares of Illicium verum trees ready for harvest (Photo: Wikipedia Commons)
Star spice in Vietnam's forests
… (FUN) and the Zambian National Farmers Union (ZNFU). Forest dependent people are invariably farmers – but farmers whose forest products often … to be held in Durban in September. FFF hopes to see you there. Duncan Macqueen (duncan.macqueen@iied.org) is principal researcher in IIED's … Duncan Macqueen …
Insight, 05 August 2015
A tree leans over a small stream in a forest in Mozambique.
16 tools to help small businesses sustain forests, limit climate change and cut poverty
… for 80-90 per cent of companies in the sector,” says lead author Duncan Macqueen, who heads IIED’s forestry team. “Support that enables these … committed to ending the isolation of small forest enterprises,” says Macqueen. “Small forest enterprises need support because they have a …
News, 01 May 2012
The Forest and Farm Facility Vietnam team displays new forest and farm products and knowledge from work with Forest and Farm Producer Organisation businesses (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Mass mobilisation: boosting businesses and protecting forests
… plans or systems.  This is real change for hundreds of thousands of people: ranges of increased livelihood incomes documented for members of … Producer Organizations , Jeffrey Campbell (2018), FAO Project Report Duncan Macqueen ( duncan.macqueen@iied.org ) is principal researcher in IIED's … Duncan Macqueen …
Insight, 20 March 2018
South Africans celebrate 'Vuvuzela Day': the World Forestry Congress in Durban will discuss critical forestry issues (Photo: Dundas Football Club, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Time to dust off the vuvuzelas
… will be putting across at least some of the views of the 1.3 billion people who depend on forests at a pre-congress event: Building momentum … forest and the people who live in it – follow them and us in Durban. Duncan Macqueen (duncan.macqueen@iied.org) is principal researcher in IIED's … Duncan Macqueen …
Insight, 04 September 2015
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
… developed from 2009-12 by international alliances of indigenous people, community forestry and family small-holders (forest … Quite possible the fate of forests and forest peoples depend on it. Duncan Macqueen (duncan.macqueen@iied.org), is principal researcher in IIED's … Duncan Macqueen …
Insight, 17 November 2014
A tour group from ecotourism business Adventures in the Last Corridor explore possible caving tour options (Photo: Cathy Smith)
Business incubation motivates fire management
… People protect what they depend on. The Toledo district in the … term crops such as timber trees to diversify future income streams. Duncan Macqueen (duncan.macqueen@iied.org) is principal researcher in IIED's … Duncan Macqueen …
Insight, 06 March 2017
Smallholder forest-farm in Myanmar
Fairer by Far: Multi-functional mosaics for public goods
… school, 'multi-functional mosaics', considers the goods of local people to be non-negotiable (a patchwork of small plots providing … and a practical guide for investors and local right-holder groups.   Duncan Macqueen is principal researcher in IIED's Forest Team. This post … Landscapes Blog for People, Food and Nature . Read More: Macqueen, D.J. and Rolington, L. 2013. Prioritising scarce resources for facilitated …
Insight, 23 August 2013
Rising demand for renewable energy could drive more land grabs
… and the livelihoods of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people if governments lease large areas of land for fuel wood … Cotula, a senior researcher at IIED and co-author of the paper. Duncan Macqueen, also a senior researcher and co-author adds: "Wood is a vital …
News, 30 August 2011
Peter DeMarsh, who died in the Ethiopian Airways crash on 10 March 2019 (Photo: Teresa Sarroca)
IIED remembers Peter DeMarsh
… leading light in his local philosopher’s soup group), but perhaps of people most of all. A flood of messages following his death from … needs people like Peter DeMarsh. That will have to do. Written by Duncan Macqueen , principal researcher and forest team leader, IIED's Natural …
News, 14 March 2019
Oscar Simanto, one of the founders of the African Forest Enterprises Connect Network (AFECONET), connect forest and farm producers across Africa (Image: IIED)
New network aims to connect locally controlled forest enterprises across Africa
… to build support for LCF businesses. Together with the Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC) and the Forest Farm Facility (FFF) ,& … of successful locally controlled forest business organisations , Duncan Macqueen, Anna Bolin, Martin Greijmans (2015), IIED report African …
News, 26 October 2015