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Climate change and adaptation strategies: a case study of the Mulanje Mountain Forest Reserve and its surroundings, Malawi
Publication, 01 September 2008
Village councils or panchayats have not been involved in India's approach to the SDGs so far (Photo: UN Women Asia and the Pacific)
Are citizens being left behind by India's approach to the SDGs?
… One year on, what progress has been made in India to implement the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? We have been talking to key stakeholders to … Large scale flagship programmes such as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee programme , Self Help Groups, and the …
Insight, 26 September 2016
Members of Likawage Village Natural Resources Committee use beaters to prevent a lit fire from burning backwards towards farms (Photo: Deogratias Ndossi)
Making REDD+ work for communities and forests: three shared lessons for project designers
… payments for storing carbon bolted on. The Mpingo Conservation and Development Initiative (MCDI) has confronted the challenges of designing … Starting with a successful community forestry project focused on sustainable timber extraction, certified by the Forestry Stewardship … need to rush in with a contract. Earning and maintaining the trust of rural communities is critical, so it is better to proceed at a more …
Article, 10 April 2014
A street vendor sells produce in Surabaya, Indonesia (Photo: Schristia, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Showcasing innovations in policy approaches to informality
… increasingly clear that if attempts to achieve green growth and sustainable development are to succeed, they must be rooted in a sound understanding … how Nepal's long history of effective forestry governance has helped rural communities thrive in producing briquettes for urban markets; the …
Article, 21 July 2015
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Small and medium forest enterprise: Guyana, a discussion paper
… in forest, the Guyanese forest industry is important for national development and poverty eradication. This study assesses the … policy towards SMFEs faces the conundrum that they are important for rural income generation, but less desirable in terms of enforceable … wide ownership of such a process could lead to significant gains for sustainable development. …
Publication, 01 May 2005
A Conservancy Rhino Ranger in Namibia stands proudly before a cow and calf that he has tracked during a patrol. Rhino sightings have increased over the past 12 months thanks to an expanded Rhino Ranger force and support organisations (Photo: Minnesota Zoo and Save the Rhino Trust)
Community-led solutions: key force in tackling wildlife crime
… initiatives Recognising the distinction between IWT and legitimate, sustainable use and trade of wild resources Supporting the devolution of … rights to the lowest appropriate level, and Encouraging the development of partnerships between communities, conservation NGOs and … targeted by illegal trade." Wildlife can be an important asset for rural communities, providing a foundation for investment and economic …
News, 02 March 2015
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Thaan Vuzha Nilam Tharisu: The land without a farmer becomes barren
… forms a part of the international research project on policy and sustainable agriculture, Policies that Work for Sustainable Agriculture and Regenerated Rural Economies. The report details the findings of one of the … rather than irrigated agriculture - i.e. the sharp end of rural development in India, and that the focus was very much on the …
Publication, 01 January 2001
Non-literate farmer filmmakers help save biodiversity
… The IIED, Deccan Development Society and village-based women's groups called sanghams … is itself also newsworthy. "Too often outsiders arrive in a rural setting, impose their research on the poor and then depart without … of their studies," says Dr Michel Pimbert, director of IIED’s sustainable agriculture, biodiversity and livelihoods programme. "In …
News, 14 May 2008
Community engagement in preventin pangolin poaching in Nepal (Photo: Ambika Prasad Khatiwada)
Wildlife crime and local communities
… of the conservation community. Wildlife can be a key asset for rural communities in Africa and elsewhere, providing a foundation for investment and economic development – for example through tourism or timber trade. Depletion of … undermine this foundation – limiting options for local and national sustainable development. It is critical therefore that wildlife crime is …
Article, 03 February 2015
A trail through burned rainforest
Land rights and investments: why business standards are not enough
… manufacturing – can involve conflict over competing land claims and development visions. Top-down investment models are often to blame. But … Recognising the politics highlights the role that parliaments, rural producer organisations, national civil society and international …
Insight, 16 March 2020