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Cover for G00319.pdf
Forest Governance Learning Group - Update April 2007
… This Update describes activities by the Forest Governance Learning Group (FGLG) over the last year, its impacts … key issues and such as through advocacy work to fight alienation of forest reserve areas to agribusiness in Uganda, and high-level debate on … Forest Governance Learning Group - Update April 2007 …
Publication, 01 April 2007
Can the forest biomass boom be made sustainable?
… energy. Duncan Macqueen, co-author of the report and leader of IIED's Forest Team, will explore in the conference the potential impacts of the … Can the forest biomass boom be made sustainable? …
News, 03 May 2011
This week in Myanmar, pictured, the Forest Farm Facility is funding a national exchange between forest and farm producer groups and many other producer groups (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Forest and Farm Facility: Getting resources to those who matter
… involve, and channel resources to, the vast private sector of local forest and farm producers who help keep many of the world's trees … community and family forest and farm representatives. Its management team involves a partnership of the United Nations Food and Agriculture … to get resources to those who matter. Duncan Macqueen is principal researcher in IIED's natural resources group ( [email protected] …
Insight, 24 March 2014
The chairman of the Mpungu Authorised Resource User Group, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, who was involved in the development of the 'Multiple Use' programme (Photo: Mariel Harrison)
Built on collaboration: how conservation research can benefit local people
… such as on-farm tree planting to reduce timber collection from the forest.   The most prominent is the 'Multiple Use' programme where … times of the year.  Allowing local people controlled access to the forest has been one of the most effective ways for conservation … process for access to Bwindi with support from our research team. Three months later, they held a ceremony to issue 226 new …
Insight, 27 March 2015
Cover for G03822.pdf
Reducing Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Nepal: An Environmental and Social Management Framework
… Nepalese people are highly dependent on forests and forest products to fulfill energy demands and for timber for … of houses and buildings. The main reasons for the conversion of forest areas are encroachment for resettlement/agriculture, and … (SchEMS), Nepal. The work was conducted by an international team led by IIED’s Barry Dalal-Clayton and also included IIED’s Simon …
Publication, 01 August 2014
A new publication will profile the success of locally controlled forestry business models (Image: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Local control of forestry could significantly slow man-made forest loss
… The new publication – Democratising forest business: a compendium of successful locally controlled forest … use profit as a marker of success.  Duncan MacQueen, IIED principal researcher and forests team leader said: "These businesses are capable of supplying produce to … Local control of forestry could significantly slow man-made forest loss …
News, 04 September 2015
Participants at the third China-Africa Forest Governance Learning Platform meeting in Beijing (Photo: Simon Lim/IIED)
China-Africa Forest Governance Learning Platform puts focus on business solutions
News, 14 February 2017
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Reducing Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Nepal: A Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment of Nepal’s REDD+ Strategy
… Nepalese people are highly dependent on forests and forest products to fulfill energy demands and for timber for … of houses and buildings. The main reasons for the conversion of forest areas are encroachment for resettlement/agriculture, and … (SchEMS), Nepal. The work was conducted by an international team led by IIED’s Barry Dalal-Clayton and also included IIED’s Simon …
Publication, 01 August 2014
A map from above showing a large green area (forest) with a large swathe of light green cutting through the centre, showing the extent of deforestatation.
Can Europe’s new deforestation regulation address concerns about trade and climate justice?
Insight, 25 March 2024
A map shows new walking trails at the edge of the park that have been developed to encourage tourists to explore more of Bwindi and spend money on local products (Photo: Peter Nizette)
If you go down to the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise…
Insight, 27 October 2017