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Stronger forest and farm producer groups can reduce poverty in The Gambia
… depletion, particularly of forests. To reduce poverty and to ensure sustainable natural resources management that keeps development within ecosystem boundaries, the government launched the Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) policy in 2012. The policy aims to empower forest and agriculture producer associations to transform agriculture from a …
Publication, 01 December 2013
Patently obvious: intellectual property rights could support small producers
… systems. Yet, in a world of globalised markets and industrial agriculture, these producers and their biocultural heritage are … trademarks: a way forward? A new report , published by IIED’s Shaping Sustainable Markets initiative , explores this question. Particular … value to local biodiversity, they do not automatically encourage the sustainable management of natural resources. Other factors, such as land …
Insight, 14 November 2011
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Win–win in Belize: incubating community businesses that protect forests
… protected area management, resulting in the founding and growth of sustainable community forest businesses. A project funded by the Darwin …
Publication, 01 April 2018
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Association ANDES: Conserving indigenous biocultural heritage
… The Association for Nature and Sustainable Development (ANDES) is an indigenous NGO that seeks to … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 August 2008
The British Library will host the 2014 Barbara Ward Lecture, with guest speaker Dr Fatima Denton (Photo: Wikipedia Commons licence)
2014 IIED lecture: Let's rewrite the narrative on Africa and climate change
News, 07 October 2014
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Portraits of family farming in West Africa
… established economically viable farms And who are contributing to the sustainable management of local natural resources. This paper is part of IIEDs programme on the transformations in West African agriculture and the future of family farms. … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 April 2005
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The STI Gambia Pilot Project A report to the UK Sustainable Tourism Initiative
… The aims of the Tourism Challenge Fund project were • to increase sustainable employment opportunities and earnings for the informal … Food and agriculture … The STI Gambia Pilot Project A report to the UK Sustainable Tourism Initiative …
Publication, 01 January 2002
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Designing Integrated Pest Management for Sustainable and Productive Futures
… Pests have plagued agriculture ever since people began domesticating plants and animals. … Food and agriculture … Designing Integrated Pest Management for Sustainable and Productive Futures …
Publication, 01 January 1991
Clearing forest for a palm oil plantation in Borneo (Photo: Rainforest Action Network, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Commodity cycles, economic treaties and pressures on land rights
… on land, for example in West and Central Africa . The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations projects that global … by IIED , Tufts University (PDF)  and the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment have highlighted how international investment …  ( [email protected] ) is a principal researcher (law and sustainable development) in IIED's  Natural Resources Group .  This blog …
Insight, 25 May 2016
COP20 begins in Lima, where negotiators have gathered to discuss action to tackle global climate change (Photo: Kate Wilson/IIED)
IIED at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP20)
Event, 01 December 2014