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Integrating Conservation and Development Experience: A review and bibliography of the ICDP Literature
… by the World Wide Fund for Nature, Integrated Conservation and Development Projects (ICDPs) are most often defined as biodiversity conservation projects with rural development components. Initially viewed as a ‘radical divergence’ … areas management, ICDPs have tried to become more in tune with sustainable rural development needs. Nowadays, many ICDPs are mainly …
Publication, 01 January 2001
Building with wood in Africa could slash carbon emissions
… commissioned by IIED. In ' African timber cities: carbon sinks with development benefits? ', authors Mudit Sharma and Mokena Makeka compare … twice as fast as elsewhere, an expansion in forestry could support rural job creation, and diversifying farm incomes could reduce their … management as well as establishing models to make certification for sustainable forest management affordable by small landowners. They could …
News, 27 April 2022
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Sequential steps for empowering community organisations for local development (PLA 56)
… Anil Shah, PLA presents his article ‘Sequential steps for empowering rural communities for local development’. When development professionals approach a community, they often have an … Sequential steps for empowering community organisations for local development (PLA 56) …
Publication, 01 June 2007
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IIED/Hivos Provocation Insights 2: Rights-based versus marketbased development: a false dichotomy for small-scale farmers?
… ‘making markets work’ for small-scale farmers. Over the past decade, development policy and discourse have become steeped in the language of … Indeed, a rights-based approach is the starting point for most development cooperation efforts to reduce poverty. But development … cooperation is also embracing business as a tool for alleviating rural poverty. Sweden’s new Business for Development (B4D) programme is …
Publication, 01 March 2011
Lilongwe's residents call it the "Garden City" because of its many green spaces (Photo: Gome Jenda )
Seeds of change: Lilongwe City Council recognises the value of urban nature
… the city's precious parks and nature reserves were under threat from development.  The city council published its biodiversity report in … begun to convince the city council that biodiversity is not merely a rural and remote issue but one that is central to the urban context.  Resources Stories of change: mainstreaming biodiversity and development , IIED, UNEP-WCMC (2015) IIED tool Convention on …
Article, 21 March 2016
Weighing sacks of coffee beans in Colombia's southwestern Cauca department (Photo: Neil Palmer/CIAT)
Environmental Funds: sustainable finance for conservation
… in crowdfunding, working with extractive companies and teaching rural communities sustainable fishing practices. It was in these meetings that I first … funding for biodiversity conservation, protected areas, sustainable development and/or broader national or regional conservation objectives. … Environmental Funds: sustainable finance for conservation …
Insight, 23 July 2014
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Towards an enabling environment for small and medium forest enterprise development
… Rural communities and groups have long been managing forests and … contributing to poverty reduction and resource conservation through sustainable forest management. Their development into economically viable businesses requires an enabling … Towards an enabling environment for small and medium forest enterprise development …
Publication, 01 January 2006
An image of a man faking injury being treated by a Bangladesh firefighter as part of a training exercise on collaborative search and rescue operations, helping the city to respond more effectively to disasters (Photo: Oregon National Guard, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: Making the SDG agenda work for LDCs
… Monday, 13 June to discuss the challenges and opportunities that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) create for LDCs. Ahead of the event in London , … the North Chanel of Faridpur District in Bangladesh, we worked with a rural community on a riverine island to construct a flood-proof village …
Article, 25 May 2016
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"Fair miles"? The concept of "food miles" through a sustainable development lens
Publication, 01 October 2006
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Productive uses of energy: what does it take to stimulate demand?
… systems are increasingly being used to reach less-densely populated rural areas around the world. Energy access has the potential to … the impacts over time?  The world remains far off-track in reaching Sustainable Development Goal 7: access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and …
Event, 23 June 2021