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Cover for 13545IIED.pdf
Malawi's green gold: Challenges and opportunities for small and medium forest enterprises in reducing poverty
Publication, 01 November 2008
IIED principal researcher Dilys Roe launches a new report into the drivers and impacts of wildlife crime in Uganda (Photo: Julia Baker)
What drives wildlife crime in Uganda?
… local people think are effective in combating wildlife crime .   Resources: Evidence review report:  Wildlife crime: a review of the …
News, 14 July 2015
A volunteer health and conservation trainer gives a group talk to her community (Photo: Conservation Through Public Health)
Can improving health reduce threats to nature conservation?
… bordering protected areas. The aim is to reduce pressure on natural resources within those protected areas and minimise the risk of …
Project, 02 April 2019
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Strengthening women's voices in the context of agricultural investments: Lessons from Kenya
Publication, 01 July 2016
Fishing the ocean
Action for an ocean for all
… already exploiting remote and deep waters for fish or other living resources. Some see deep water mining as a valuable source of minerals, …
Long read, 25 March 2019
Cover for G03177.pdf
Virtuous Circles: Values, Systems and Sustainability
… without consuming large quantities of fossil fuels and other finite resources. In the process, greenhouse gas emissions and environmental …
Publication, 01 November 2011
Women selling fish
Life and livelihoods: the impact of COVID-19 on small-scale fishing communities
… inclusive and socially-just way, and without compromising the resources they depend upon. Governments, development organisations, …
Insight, 08 June 2021
An image of a crowd of members of the USaid Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) team rescue a teen in the Gongabu, Kathmandu District, five days after the Nepal earthquake in April 2015 (Photo: USaid, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Collaborations in urban humanitarian response – introducing the Global Alliance for Urban Crises
… hit Nepal, the country saw a surge of humanitarian support and resources. In certain places this created conflicts in local government … in middle and low-income countries, where a lack of municipal resources and capacity mean that small-scale crises occur on a daily …
Insight, 31 May 2016
Cover for G02250.pdf
Oil and Gas Contracts for Sustainable Development in Kazakhstan
Publication, 01 April 2007
Close-up of a shovel, on which dirt is balanced, during a tree-planting ceremony, with a plaque in the background
Trees need locally-grown politics
… up. In their struggles to subsist, rural households rely on a mix of resources; interventions in dryland areas, in particular, need to be … in project design and implementation. They may result in improved resources, but only to the benefit of elites. Projects must move beyond …
Insight, 04 June 2021