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Logging truck in Cameroon. Credit: World Resources Institute (Creative Commons)
What’s missing from private-sector REDD+?
Insight, 29 January 2014
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Small and medium forest enterprise: China - A discussion paper
Publication, 01 May 2005
Key role for biodiversity in the battle against poverty and climate change
… of managing the Earth’s resources that brings benefits to all in a sustainable way. It argues that biological resources can lift people out …
News, 15 October 2010
Delivering REDD+: can past lessons help in tempering optimism and making headway?
… productivity can be increased, setting priorities between forests and agriculture will be a balancing act. The associated tradeoffs present a … are most aware of what an acceptable balance between forests and agriculture is. Policy reforms have therefore often attempted to: (i) … watersheds; (ii) set stringent requirements for protected areas and sustainable commercial management of resources that preserve national …
Insight, 09 May 2011
View of a mountain with a few houses. Snowed mountains in the background.
Loss and damage: erosion of Nepal’s life, land and beauty is deep and irreparable
Insight, 19 January 2022
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February 2003 Contents
… Assessment Sonja Vermeulen and Izabella Koziell 5. Sustaining Agriculture: Policy, Governance, and the Future of Family- based Farming Bill Vorley 6. Stakeholder Dialogues on Sustainable Development Strategies: Lessons, Opportunities and … of IIED. `Mrs Catley-Carlson has an international reputation in sustainable development ... …
Publication, 01 February 2003
Hội An, Vietnam: in many towns in the developing world, street vendors constitute a significant share of total employment in the informal economy (Photo: Khánh Hmoong, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Green economy must work for street vendors as well as Wall Street
… green economy, as well as many national green growth plans and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), make little reference to the … these groups are ignored, this means that opportunities for smart, sustainable development that works for communities are being missed.  … The event will use examples from artisanal mining, food and agriculture, forestry, and urban food vending and waste collection to …
News, 24 February 2016
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Living Off Biodiversity: Exploring livelihoods and biodiversity issues in the natural resources management
… and to identify possibilities for mainstreaming the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity into these sectors but without …
Publication, 01 January 2001
A goal worth scoring: Lessons from winning football teams can improve the supply chains of commodities that drive deforestation. Credit: Cusia-Inc
Football’s winning ingredients can help forests in Kenya and Tanzania
… leather brands) and formation of the Brazilian Roundtable on Sustainable Livestock to develop principles and standards. The … policies by Cargill, a major commodity trader, has worked to promote sustainable soy production in Brazil. Such collective action can make a … aware of societal concerns, future comparative advantage based upon sustainable sourcing (avoiding deforestation and responsible use of …
Insight, 20 March 2014
A London workshop heard about the human stories of gold mining from artisanal and small-scale miners in Tanzania (Photo: Brian Sokol/Panos Pictures)
Bright prospects for mining sector dialogue
… to improve artisanal and small-scale mining's (ASM) contribution to sustainable livelihoods.  The 40-plus participants, bought together by … and small-scale mining (ASM) and concluded that a more inclusive, sustainable and productive mining sector, with ASM fully integrated, is … to five times the income of other rural poverty-driven activities in agriculture and forests. They will also benefit from greater control …
News, 30 June 2015