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Isilda Nhantumbo, Bright Sibale, and Duncan Macqueen exchange ideas at a Forest Governance Learning Group Learning Event in Mozambique. Photo: Leianne Rolington
Private sector involvement with REDD+
… establishing REDD+ projects that will benefit local forest-dependent people. What did IIED do? To inform this debate, IIED worked with …
Project, 12 September 2013
Crucial agreement with China creates opportunity to protect Mozambique’s forests, report says
… help end the export of whole logs to China, create jobs for local people and increase tax revenue. The agreement also calls for the two … inefficient agricultural practices and charcoal production.   Duncan Macqueen, a principal researcher on forests at IIED, said: “China and …
News, 07 August 2018
A woman carries firewood in the rainforest
CoNGOs: NGOs collaborating for equitable and sustainable community livelihoods in Congo Basin forests
… opportunities in Cameroon. Two blogs from the event, by IIED’s Duncan Macqueen and by Cameroonian  partner Centre for Environment and …
Project, 04 August 2016
Market Analysis and Development training course participants (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Bolivia's indigenous peoples drive forest farm innovation to benefit Mother Earth
… in business models that the future of 'Mother Earth' depends. Duncan Macqueen  ( duncan.macqueen@iied.org ) is a principal researcher in IIED's  Natural … Duncan Macqueen …
Insight, 25 November 2014
Rows of small dishes containing various types of vegetable seeds, including beans and grains
Madagascar needs agroforestry businesses in its response to climate change
Insight, 27 September 2019
A trolley load and shelves of cinnamon dry inside a special drying facility
Vietnamese forest and farm producers work towards more resilient livelihoods and landscapes
… Worldwide up to 1.5 billion people work on more than 500 million family-run farms. These farms not … and the factory alone creates permanent jobs for more than 60 people, most of which are women. Since then, two further collective … Duncan Macqueen …
Insight, 27 May 2019
Place forests under local control to increase incomes and sustainability
… Duncan Macqueen says: "Investing in Locally Controlled Forestry (ILCF) is an … investors, secure commercial income streams to local forest-dependent people, and better prospects for forest protection. It is endorsed by … To increase the incomes of many of the billion forest-dependent people worldwide the current model for investment in forests must be …
News, 07 September 2012
A community forest in Ethiopia.Credit: Growing Forest Partnerships
Local control of forests brings economic, environmental and social gains
… case for investing in forest communities by showing that when local people control their forests they are more likely to conserve and use … managing forest resources and seeking capital and partnerships," says Duncan Macqueen, Forest Team leader at IIED. "We cannot afford to ignore …
News, 13 June 2012
Forests image
New roadmap for boosting small-scale and family forest producers
…   –  reducing poverty and protecting forests   –  together," said Duncan Macqueen, principal researcher of IIED. "As a group, smallholders and … reduce poverty and improve livelihoods of forest-dependent people: Encouraging knowledge sharing and increasing the visibility of …
News, 30 June 2014
A tree nursery run by Fedecovera, is the world's biggest exporter of cardamom and a cooperative with 25,000 members (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Organise to thrive
… members . Offering member services that benefit both forests and people Fedecovera, is the world's biggest exporter of cardamom. Its … to continue supporting forest and farm producers at every level.  Duncan Macqueen (duncan.macqueen@iied.org) is principal researcher in IIED's … Duncan Macqueen …
Insight, 30 June 2015