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Better communication is key to wise use of Nature's riches
… of international rules to provide transparent access to biological resources and a fair sharing of any benefits arising from their use. … plans. As a result, they tend to be overexploited. We expect finite resources to fuel infinite growth, and scientists warn that if we … , most of its people not only remain poor but have also lost the resources they had safely guarded for generations. The benefits of …
Insight, 19 October 2010
Cover for 7392IIED.pdf
Elaborating a Local Convention for Managing Village Woodlands in Southern Mali
Publication, 01 December 1998
Cover for G00461.pdf
MDG3-ch3.qxd 31/8/05 9:45 am Page 55 55 3 Conservation with social justice? The role of community conserved areas in achieving the Millennium Development Goals
… I. INTRODUCTION If the entire planet's population depends on natural resources and systems, why is there such inadequate provision for their … so little support to community systems that have long protected such resources? Everyone depends on natural resources and systems for food, water and many other needs, and for …
Publication, 01 January 1970
Cover for 9536IIED.pdf
Small and medium forest enterprise - India: A discussion paper
… – but this is changing. Simultaneously, access to forests and forest resources has become increasingly difficult. But new opportunities are …
Publication, 01 May 2005
In Tanzania, former artisanal mining licensees Mwanahamisi Mzalendo and Mwanamkasi Rasi are among entreprenurial women who have pooled their resources to create a quarrying business. They control the day-to-day running of the quarry, including supervising labourers, dealing with the local authorities, and taking care of the site's environmental footprint (Photo: Magali Rochat/IIED)
Q&A: Women are driving the change we need
Article, 08 March 2018
Cover for 12526IIED.pdf
Land and Water Rights in the Sahel: Tenure challenges of improving access to water for agriculture
… concerning linkages between rights over water, land and other natural resources in wetlands. The focus is on the Sahel, particularly Senegal, …
Publication, 01 March 2006
Cover for 12527IIED.pdf
Ambivalence and contradiction: A review of the policy environment in Tanzania in relation to pastoralism
… the huge diversity of Tanzania's environment and natural resources, and the varied livelihoods of its citizens. Some of the …
Publication, 01 March 2006
A forest ranger takes measurements of a tree at Megeni Kitasha in the Rombo District in Moshi, Tanzania (Photo: FAO/Simon Maina)
IIED at the XIV World Forestry Congress
… represent will be heard. The work of IIED Members of IIED's Natural Resources Group and their research partners attended the congress, and … European Forest Council (PEFC), The Nature Conservancy and Rights and Resources Initiative (TBC) Representatives including community forest …
Event, 07 September 2015
Cover for G01673.pdf
PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 4 Participatory farmer selection for green manure
Publication, 01 January 1997
Cover for 10002IIED.pdf
Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change in Least Developed Countries. Working Paper 1: Country by Country Vulnerability to Climate Change
Publication, 01 April 2003