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Delegates discuss the Hilsa Conservation Trust Fund at the Bangladesh workshop. The fund is part of work to enhance the effectiveness of incentive-based fisheries management (Photo: Essam Yassin Mohammed/IIED)
Conservation trust fund proposed to help manage Bangladesh fish stocks
… of the effort being made by the three-year Darwin Initiative-funded research project between the International Institute for Environment and … learnings on fisheries management. We welcome the learnings from this research project and look forward to using them to make the government …
News, 25 June 2015
Eighteen-year-old Maame Esi Rose, who washes ore to help her and two younger siblings survive, will contribute to the artisanal and small-scale mining sector dialogue in Ghana (Photo: IIED)
Talking mining in Ghana
… Since 2007, Friends of the Nation has worked on research and advocacy on sustainable development in Ghana. Through their …
News, 19 January 2016
Person walking behind an animal-drawn carriage.
Tackling climate change in fragile states and protracted crisis situations
Event, 18 October 2021
A forest near Ngon village, Ebolowa district, in Cameroon, which will host an event to bring together Chinese, African and international stakeholders to discuss trade and investment impacting Africa's forests (Photo: Photo by Ollivier Girard for Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Creative Commons, via Flickr)
China-Africa forest governance strengthened with Cameroon event
… bring together diverse attendees from government, civil society, and research institutes from China, Africa and the international community … in dialogue on this fast-changing  issue, based on up-to-date research generated by IIED, partners and others, as well as … Forest Governance Learning Platform was developed by IIED, WWF, the Research Institute of Forestry Policy and Information at the Chinese …
News, 19 June 2015
Community technicians and coordinators in Uganda chat with a local farmer during a monitoring visit. These discussions are a key connection between the technical and local worlds in carbon forestry (Photo: Geoff Wells)
Bridging the two worlds of carbon forestry
… Vivo 's smallholder carbon agroforestry schemes. Working first on a research project funded by the Ecosystem Services for Poverty … now as a doctoral candidate funded by the UK National Environmental Research Council (NERC) and IIED, I have been researching how local … and a consultant working with IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research group . …
Insight, 05 April 2017
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Sowing innovation for sustainable food
… This paper highlights research into sustaining local food systems, biodiversity and … It showcases how farming communities are taking the lead in action research to revive diverse, locally controlled food systems. …
Publication, 01 January 2012
Crop field with man watering the soil.
Reconciling food production and forest conservation: priorities for the UN Food Systems Summit
… Agriculture (SENTINEL) project . This multi-country, multi-year research initiative led by IIED with activities in Ethiopia, Ghana, and … with farmers’ participation Invest in participatory agricultural research, development, and extension and irrigation Scale up and out …
Insight, 20 September 2021
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Payments for Ecosystem Services in smallholder agriculture: lessons from the Hivos-IIED Learning Trajectory
… the use of carbon projects in smallholder farming. Through this research IIED and Hivos explore the feasibility of payments for … a shift to sustainable smallholder agriculture. Results from this research are published in the Payments for Ecosystem Services in …
Publication, 01 September 2015
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Protecting internally displaced communities in Somalia: experience from the Benadir region
… This working paper documents research carried out on the protection of internally displaced persons …
Publication, 01 December 2017
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Taking action against wildlife crime in Uganda
… most effective in tackling it. This report outlines the findings of research conducted within the villages bordering two of Uganda’s largest …
Publication, 01 March 2017