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The baby and the bathwater: trophy hunting, conservation and rural livelihoods
… One of the most controversial topics in sustainable wildlife management is trophy hunting, which is recreational … would undermine successful conservation and communitydriven development programmes that are funded largely by trophy hunting. … The baby and the bathwater: trophy hunting, conservation and rural livelihoods …
Publication, 01 March 2017
Aerial view of the Amazon rainforest - lush green landscape with river running through it.
Locally-controlled sustainable forestry in Brazil faces uphill struggle
… locally-controlled forestry schemes if it wants to seriously support sustainable forestry and to reduce deforestation levels in the country. … and control: it demands a review of the Brazilian government’s development choices, and their consequences. Locally-controlled forestry … Center for Development, Environment and Society, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil . He will be speaking at IIED’s Fair …
Insight, 13 June 2012
Woman speaks on the phone.
Closing the digital gender gap: lessons from the pandemic
… that everyone can enjoy. But is that true? Does a person in a rural area of Kenya, for example, have access to these tools or access … happening online. This is certainly progress in many ways – but is it sustainable and fair? Any digital development should give an equal chance to women and men of all ages to …
Event, 27 October 2021
A man transports logs by bicycle. Services provided by informal economies, such as small-scale logging, are often not integrated into plans for green growth (Photo: Jolien Schure/CIFOR, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Informal economy and green growth conference pinpoints need for new policy agenda
… activity to international strategies for promoting green growth and sustainable development.  Green growth aims to deliver economic sustainability, … illegal and unsustainable?  by Paolo Cerutti, CIFOR.  Informality and rural transition – urbanisation, food economy and changing rural … Sustainable markets …
News, 31 March 2016
People draw a map on a large piece of paper on the ground
Planning land use and access in Tanzania: women have their say
… sharp end of, and undermined by, the growing pressures that threaten rural communities’ land rights.  To improve land tenure security for rural communities, promote sustainable land use and reduce conflicts, the government is undertaking …
Insight, 06 October 2022
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Favoriser les moyens d’existence ruraux
… a major networking and information channel for those working for the sustainable development of drylands areas, mainly in Africa, but also in Asia. Three …
Publication, 01 October 2002
In 2010 a catastrophic earthquake hit Haiti. Six years later, there has been progress in rebuilding, but much remains to be done (Photo: iolanda, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: LDC Independent Expert Group chair on the SDGs and tackling inequality
… and inequality is growing, especially between Port-au-Prince and rural areas. There has been some progress. Extreme poverty in Haiti … still relies heavily on donor funding for the national budget. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) present an opportunity to achieve changes and …
Article, 08 June 2016
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PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 13 PRA for self-reliant rural development: the case of a resettlement area in Ethiopia
… Document begins: PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988­2001 13 PRA for self-reliant rural development: the case of a resettlement area in Ethiopia Savina … PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 13 PRA for self-reliant rural development: the case of a resettlement area in Ethiopia …
Publication, 01 January 1995
A hippo emerges from the Zambezi near the Mana Pools Wildlife Conservation Area in northern Zimbabwe (Photo: Terry Feuerborn, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Biodiversity stories: building understanding in the media leads to richer reporting
… the effect on biodiversity of the decisions they made in the name of development. As a result, media reporting on biodiversity issues was … The Standard for three years. The newspaper appeals to both urban and rural readers, largely from low income groups, and covers a lot of … as well as the need to manage biodiversity and the environment in a sustainable way. Radio Zimbabwe is the most listened to station in the …
Article, 21 March 2016
Woman waters aloe vera plants
Archive of completed 'Money where it matters' projects
Article, 20 April 2021