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Power Tool: Improving forest justice (PLA 53)
… policies and institutions that govern access to and use of natural resources. Participatory Learning and Action (PLA, formerly PLA Notes) …
Publication, 01 December 2005
The Deccan Development society works with poor women in Andhra Pradesh, India. It facilitates a network of women seedkeepers who conserve and exchange seeds (Photo: Deccan Development Society)
Why women's empowerment is essential for sustainable development
… the whole organisation." Secondly, women are key managers of natural resources and powerful agents of change. Nidhi Tandon's research with … Somalia show how women are often more directly dependent on natural resources, with responsibility for the unpaid work of securing food, … up. When considered at all, women and nature are treated as passive 'resources'." Parallels between the treatment of women and nature are no …
Insight, 02 February 2016
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Local Perspectives on Forest Values in Papua New Guinea - The Scope for Participatory Methods
… Wild resources are often overlooked in policymaking and land use decisions, … survival. IIED’s Hidden Harvest project examines the role of wild resources in local livelihoods in different countries and ecosystems. … exercise carried out in Papua New Guinea which focused on wild forest resources. Using examples from the fieldwork, the report highlights some …
Publication, 01 January 2002
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Taking a lead on the post-2015 agenda: priorities for least developed countries
… development trends and priorities, and to managing globally important resources, such as oceans, forests, grasslands and other fragile …
Publication, 01 June 2013
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BBOP Biodiversity Offsets and Stakeholder Participation
Publication, 01 May 2009
A ruined house on a hillside, surrounded by mud and rocks.
Climate change and modern slavery: the nexus that cannot be ignored
Insight, 08 June 2022
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The political economy of low carbon resilient development
Publication, 01 November 2016
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Stronger by association - strengthening the position of small and medium-scale forest enterprise in the Brazilian Amazon (PLA 53)
… It helps create a sense of community and enables people to pool their resources to increase bargaining power with outsiders (Merry and … policies and institutions that govern access to and use of natural resources. Participatory Learning and Action (PLA, formerly PLA Notes) …
Publication, 01 December 2005
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Water, watersheds, forests and poverty reduction: a Caribbean perspective
… inadequately reflect the actual and potential role of forest resources in alleviating rural poverty. …
Publication, 01 December 2005
Four people holding microphones sit in front of a seated audience.
A call to action for people and nature
… at all levels… Promotion of truly sustainable use of natural resources and investment in building an appropriate wildlife economy, …
Insight, 25 August 2022