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Prioritising positive and negative social impacts of the protected area at Rwenzori Mountain National Park, Uganda (Photo: Rob Small)
Introduction to conservation, communities and equity
… national and international policy retrenchments – particularly around sustainable use of wildlife, the forms this may take and who may benefit … and governance assessment and improving approaches to community engagement in nature conservation and wildlife stewardship Generating … to those motivations   Supporting community-based approaches to sustainable wildlife management and in particular engaging communities …
Article, 05 August 2013
The COP23 venue in Bonn nears completion (Photo: Achala Abeysinghe/IIED)
IIED and partner events at COP23
… Date: Monday, 6 November Room: Interconnection Zone, German Development Institute (DIE), Room 'Sitzungssaal' Tulpenfeld 6, Bonn … Environment Institute); Angela Enriquez (WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities), and Sarah Colenbrander (chair, and global programme … of Indonesia, together with Hivos, has set the example of a multi-stakeholder approach for decentralised renewable energy in Sumba, which …
Event, 06 November 2017
Cutting down trees, especially for livestock grazing, can lead to soil erosion, as seen on this hillside outside Addis Ababa (Photo: Aaron Minnick/World Resources Institute, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Shaping the future of forest and farm landscapes in Africa
… expansion.  Forests provide vital ecosystem services that underpin sustainable food supply – from providing habitats for species that … to expand forest cover could constrain certain agricultural development options as resource competition intensifies. On the other … management of land use competition between food and forests and more sustainable and equitable agricultural development.  Beyond technology  …
Insight, 21 August 2017
Reacting quickly to events, as these 100m runners are to the starting pistol at the 2012 Olympic Games, is just as essential in communications (Photo: Marc, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Why communication matters – and needs to be funded
… This blog was inspired by the Department for International Development's (DFID's) recent civil society partnership review … anywhere – simply cannot happen without strategic communication and engagement. Our current project-based development model that ties every … job at mobilising a collective understanding about the need for sustainable development and why good development means a better world in …
Insight, 08 September 2015
Sanity in REDD governance shock!
… ways to shift power over forests towards those who enable and pursue sustainable forest-linked livelihoods. Teams in each of these countries … comics on forest transparency (Mozambique) • Following through on sustainable charcoal options (Malawi) • Small forest enterprise … reform and industrial policy (South Africa) • Stepping up high-level engagement on forest rights (India) • REDD+ for community-based forest …
Insight, 24 August 2011
Cover for G03263.pdf
South Africa: New trends in supermarket procurement systems - local procurement schemes from SSGs by rural chain stores
… product supply among farmers. Key indicators of mutually beneficial engagement include consolidated farming systems, improved farming … stakeholders. Specific emphasis should be put on support towards the development of critical skills at a local community level to empower …
Publication, 01 March 2008
Flooding in Fiji. Fiji's prime minister has said the his nation is in "a fight for survival" as climate change brings almost constant cyclones (Photo: TC Evans/Fijian Government)
The Talanoa dialogue: sharing stories in Bonn to inspire ambitious climate action
… are we?  Where do we want to go?  How do we get there?  The various stakeholder groups have been invited to submit their answers to these … only global warming but also the broader challenges of inclusive, sustainable development.      2017 marked yet another record of extreme weather …
Insight, 02 May 2018
A farmer in Tattaguine, Senegal benefits from an irrigation project. IIED is advocating for the Green Climate Fund to speed up the process of getting finance to local levels, those who need it most (Photo: Ryan Kendrick Smith, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Q&A: a message to the Green Climate Fund board
… programmatic approach coordinated by ministries of finance, national development banks and ministries of local government. For finance … municipalities to drive the shift to climate resilient, low carbon development.  Embedding climate change really is the fundamental point … who are on the frontline of climate change. This means ramping up its engagement with NDAs and providing readiness support to facilitate …
Article, 10 October 2016
A woman miner in Tanzania, who features in a film on stories of change on artisanal and small-scale mining (Image: IIED)
Best of 2017: videos
… that could improve implementation. This video explained how local development funds can provide long-term financing to communities who … This video was part of a joint IIED/Hivos project on sustainable diets for all . Everyday realities: cotton contracts in … partners on issues such as food security, securing land rights and sustainable urban development. IIED is engaged in 371 partnerships in …
Article, 12 January 2018
In Kebkabiya, North Darfur, the NGO Practical Action has been helping communities prevent conflict between farmers and pastoralists by encouraging the construction and rehabilitation of watering points (Photo: Margaret Gardner, Practical Action)
Conflict resolution: a key part of adaptation in North Darfur
… measuring and enhancing adaptation cannot be done by international development agencies and short-term projects – what is needed is sustainable, local institutions that can monitor, adjust and enhance … nine target farming and pastoralist communities to find innovative, sustainable ways to manage their natural resources and resolve and avoid …
Insight, 23 April 2015