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A farmers’ house in Bandevouri, South Region, Cameroon. Bandevouri is one of several locations where the Centre for Environment and Development seconded a law graduate to assist rural people in legal matters (Photo: Thierry Berger)
IIED webinar: improving accountability in agribusiness investments
… making, and • Samuel Nguiffo, from the Centre for Environment and Development (CED) , introduced a project in Cameroon that selected and … This event was carried out with the aid of a grant from International Development Research Centre (IDRC) , Ottawa, Canada. The views expressed … natural resources. IED Afrique is an NGO that focuses on issues of sustainable development and citizenship in Africa, through capacity …
Event, 06 June 2017
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Instruments for Sustainable Private Forestry in Brazil: An analysis of needs, challenges and opportunities for natural forest management and small-scale plantation forestry (Instrumentos para o manejo sustentavel do setor florestal privado no Brasil)
… Brazil presents particular challenges for sustainable forest management. Much of its forest is on private land and there are strong pressures to make land available for agriculture, while forests have traditionally been seen as obstacles to development. Most private sector forestry in the Amazon is … Instruments for Sustainable Private Forestry in Brazil: An analysis of needs, challenges …
Publication, 01 January 2002
Mountains, forests and rice paddies in Nepal. Photo: Sajal Sthapit
Forest businesses 'fit for life'
… this impressive feat of community organisation into profitable and sustainable businesses is the current challenge. To share learning on … such as timber. For example, the Nepal team from the Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources (ANSAB) ranked ecosystem-based agricultural … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 18 February 2013
Cecil the lion, who was controversially hunted and killed last week, is pictured in 2014. But a ban on trophy hunting may not save lions and have unintended consequences (Photo: Vince O'Sullivan, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
IIED's best of 2015: blogs
… the world. Let us mourn Cecil, but be careful what we wish for. Sustainable agriculture in China: then and now March: The environmental impacts of … at the potential impacts of climate change on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals .     Clearly, there is a need for these discussions …
Article, 22 December 2015
Investing in smallholders and workers is good for business
… from IIED and Hivos was whether, in the face of these changes, development efforts should focus on smallholders or wage labourers as … Beyond corporate social responsibility But marrying business with development is possible. Wilfred Kamami, and his agribusiness Wilmar in … than simply signing a code — it means real engagement. Here is where development agencies can play a role — in helping businesses understand …
Article, 21 June 2011
Landscape of fields and forest
Q&A: Negotiating a new biodiversity deal that works for Indigenous Peoples
Article, 09 August 2021
The Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve in the Andean highlands, Peru (Photo: Karen Podvin)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Peru
… to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. Between 2015 and 2022, IIED, the International …  (Spanish language page) and the Potato Park biocultural heritage approach on EbA effectiveness, and promoting EbA as an important … workshop was organised by the Peruvian ministries of environment and agriculture, with the technical support from the ministry of economy, in …
Project, 04 September 2018
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PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 11 Community participation in the sustainable development of human settlements in Mexico City
… begins: PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988­2001 11 Community participation in the sustainable development of human settlements in Mexico City Gustavo Romero, Patricia … population growth as well as and protect the environment into their approach. migration. The urban fringe has expanded in a This has … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 January 1994
Focus on small-scale farming: food or jobs?
… , held in The Hague last week (24 May), began by asking what the development community can do to support rural youth. And for consultant … Felicity Proctor, the answer is clear: “we need to move from agriculture and talking about food security and productivity to … that are left — millions of them — to develop a more business-like approach to agriculture. “[China’s approach] has turned farming into a …
News, 31 May 2012
Top publications of 2018
IIED's best of 2018: publications
… 43 ‘Voluntary National Reviews’ (VNRs) of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Extending a 2016 analysis, it finds that … and Farm Facility partnership launched phase two of its powerful new approach to strengthening forests and forest producers. 5 Refugees, … explores how we can reverse the alarming loss of biodiversity in agriculture and foster diverse diets. 7 Ecosystems, poverty alleviation …
Article, 21 December 2018