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Can hunting wildlife contribute to biodiversity conservation?
… is CAMPFIRE (Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources) in Zimbabwe. Revenues from hunting have helped change … be involved and have the legal rights and responsibilities to manage resources. Biodiversity is intrinsically linked to the human … biodiversity conservation depends as much on the relations between resources and its users as it does on sound scientific and biological …
Insight, 19 November 2010
Washing in Kolkata. Urban poor groups must engage with city government and utility companies in order to become drivers for change (Photo: Wolfgang Sterneck, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Can global funds be accountable at the local level?
… hardly ever help course corrections, and Leaving a 'legacy' of resources is not discussed; local projects are carried out by civil … other city-based, national or international organisations and put resources to their best use. Key messages to those designing or working …
Insight, 09 August 2016
Biodiversity illustration
A brief history of biodiversity at IIED
… of discovering and commercialising new products based on biological resources, and wildlife tourism. The bio-prospecting work has since … biodiversity and securing livelihoods and community-based natural resources management, especially in Africa. Today IIED’s biodiversity …
Article, 16 August 2013
Cover for G03050.pdf
Bidoup Nui Ba management assessment with emphasis on collaborative management with neighbouring farmers
Publication, 01 November 2008
women distributing counting eggs
New narratives for a 'new normal'
… of collaborative action, pulling together grassroots and state resources to make concrete improvements in the lives of the poor, … with each other and with government; and drawing on collective resources built over time. In the Philippines, grassroots leaders …
Insight, 22 July 2020
A tree nursery run by Fedecovera, is the world's biggest exporter of cardamom and a cooperative with 25,000 members (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Organise to thrive
… of traditional costume. Each makes diverse use of distinct landscape resources. While that might be a recipe for division and conflict, it … and development project management. It does not drain the financial resources of its members through costly membership fees. It is one of 11 … is principal researcher in IIED's forest team with the Natural Resources Group. …
Insight, 30 June 2015
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The utility of ethical dialogue for marginalized voices in Africa
… encouraged or even enforced limits to the exploitation of biological resources. Yet the tendency to idealize indigenous knowledge should be … Being influenced by these new values, people now use natural resources as objects for exploitation and profit making. Ethical …
Publication, 01 January 2005
A living room on the street, in Karachi, Pakistan (Photo: Fareena Chanda)
A picture of urban living
Insight, 30 October 2015
Cover for X00104.pdf
Assessing the Preference of the Public for Environmental Quality Improvement Schemes Using Conjoint Analysis Method: the Case of the Ping River, Thailand
Publication, 01 March 2013
Cover for G03679.pdf
Technical report of regional conference: Implementing the ECOWAS recommendations on large water infrastructure in West Africa: social dimensions.
… The conference was organised by the Water Resources Coordination Centre of ECOWAS (WRCC) and the “Global Water …
Publication, 01 March 2013