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A woman using a hoe
Q&A: Achieving sustainable intensification of agriculture – decisions and trade-offs
… project lead Barbara Adolph , principal researcher in IIED’s Natural Resources research group , talks about why the research was important … own. In Malawi, the male head of household controls virtually all resources, despite matrilineal land tenure. Q: What are the overall … it has to be this: farmers have objectives that are based on their resources, and current development policies are hindering them from …
Article, 17 February 2020
Aerial natural landscape.
From New Zealand to Africa: managing land use trade-offs
Insight, 04 March 2022
A woman returns to a farmer village near Dodoma, Tanzania (Photo: Cecilia Schubert, Creative Commons via Flickr)
IIED webinar: strengthening women's rights in land governance
… world are taking action to change the way that investments in natural resources are happening, and working to protect the environment and the …
Event, 02 February 2016
The community owners of a furniture factory pose for a photo
Locally controlled forest enterprises are the whole enchilada
… The coalition is led by the Rainforest Alliance (RA), Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) and IIED – together with its co-management … Democratising forest business ’). This is one of a number of learning resources compiled by the Forest Connect alliance and FFF to help …
Insight, 10 September 2018
Cover for 7756IIED.pdf
Environmental Assessment in Tanzania: A needs assessment for training
… first phase of a project aimed at improving in country EIA training resources. The Government of Tanzania is currently developing an … and legal framework for EIA, but for EIA to be effective human resources development programmes need to be tailored to the Tanzanian … and suggests an approach to training which builds on existing resources. …
Publication, 01 January 1995
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The role of biodiversity, traditional knowledge and participatory plant breeding in climate change adaptation in Karst mountain areas in SW China
… ethnic groups of small farmers and the poor, with rich Plant Genetic Resources (PGR) and culture. Climate change is exacerbating already …
Publication, 01 July 2011
Cover for 17078IIED.pdf
Natural Resilience: Healthy ecosystems as climate shock insurance
… particularly in poor communities directly dependent on natural resources. Knowledge about ways of coping with climate variability is …
Publication, 01 December 2009
World leaders who sought the advice of IIED founder, who would have been 100 on 23 May 2014, included two US presidents, and several UK prime ministers and heads of state from Africa and Asia
100 years of Barbara Ward: IIED founder and champion of sustainable development
… with a concern for the global environment and the earth's diminishing resources. Her work helped to define and establish today's widely … is now helping to shape the global debates on climate change, natural resources, human settlements and sustainable markets. "Barbara Ward's … people and planet, a connection that still drives our work today." Resources:  Barbara Ward video compilation in her own words and those …
Article, 23 May 2014
Cover for G03557.pdf
Smallholder innovation for resilience (SIFOR)
Publication, 01 January 2012
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IUCN World Conservation Congress 2012
… Swiderska and Dilys Roe, both Senior Researcher with IIED’s Natural Resources Group  are taking part in the workshop organised by … Use it or Lose it: Protecting the Traditional Knowledge, Genetic Resources and Customary Laws of Marginal Farmers in Southwest China … answer sessions. Dilys Roe , an IIED Senior Researcher in the Natural Resources Group and leader of the Biodiversity team is running the …
Event, 16 August 2012