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The Dolakha FSC-certified community forest user group speaking at the International Forest Connect workshop in Nepal in February 2013 (Photo: Leianne Rolington/IIED)
Focusing support for locally controlled forest enterprise
… 1,000 members from 94 countries are sharing their experiences and resources. The alliance's business models align with REDD+ policy and is …
Article, 14 March 2014
Elder woman kneels on the ground behind weeds.
Indigenous Peoples and forest communities are central to tackling the climate crisis – but they need finance
Insight, 05 November 2021
Cover for G00374.pdf
Towards an enabling environment for small and medium forest enterprise development
Publication, 01 January 2006
A man kneeling on the ground holding a hose
Climate adaptation needs urgent philanthropy support
… Yet communities suffering most often have the least access to the resources they need to build resilience. Even if the money pledged for …
Insight, 31 May 2023
Studies reveal prospects for linking ape conservation with poverty reduction in Africa
… with local communities who were restricted from accessing forest resources they had used for generations. One report, focussing on … create benefits for local communities and reduce their reliance on resources within the parks – and hence their negative impact on the … those that promote agriculture as an alternative to living off forest resources and, conversely, those that promote sustainable use of forest …
News, 18 August 2010
Shift power to people to preserve natural world, urges report
… pass power to communities that are able custodians of the biological resources key to their lives and livelihoods." Historically, … in research, and empower local people to make decisions about natural resources. "Experience with governance shows that the better the … to conservation — such as protected areas and centralised control of resources —dominate and that this removes incentives for local people to …
News, 08 October 2008
Cover for G03626.pdf
Results of a baseline study for a REDD+ pilot area in Brazil: the Rio Negro APA and the Bolsa Floresta Programme
Publication, 01 July 2013
Cover for G02985.pdf
Biomass energy use in Kenya
Publication, 01 December 2010
A family fishes in Chandpur, Bangladesh
New rules for high seas must include poorest countries’ needs
… the high seas as a source for medicines, science and other genetic resources.  It could be financed from a percentage of the profits that … on the high seas, whether from extraction of marine genetic resources or any other activity. This is the last weekend before 2 weeks …
Insight, 05 September 2018
Cover for 17213IIED.pdf
Poverty and biodiversity: evidence about nature and the nature of evidence
… to degrade natural environments and deplete valuable biodiversity resources. But a review summarised here shows that rigorous, documented …
Publication, 01 March 2014