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Collaborative management of forests and wildlife in Vietnam
… This project dealt with land use by local communities and encroachment issues that threatened … feasibility study and developing and implementing a community sustainable financing plan Training/empowering communities to monitor … Land acquisitions and rights … Sustainable markets …
Project, 02 January 2009
A community-owned Mexican sawmill in Oaxaca (Photo: Duncan Macqueen)
Incendiary observations from the 4th FLARE conference
Insight, 22 October 2018
A line of Christmas trees. Photo: Brett Flanders (Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Sustainable development requires an infusion of love
… 1900 to US$100 trillion by 2030. There is a growing squeeze on forest land to meet this demand. Halting forest loss – which causes 17 percent … the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that end in 2015. Any new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or revamped MDGs would be New … of progress to follow)? SDG 1. Inclusive resource rights and land use planning processes SDG 2. Locally controlled business models and …
Insight, 20 December 2013
Shoal of fish.
The ecosystem approach: a holistic perspective to marine biodiversity conservation
… Described as a “ strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources ”, the ‘ecosystem approach’ recognises … are an integral component of ecosystems and promotes conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way. The approach has been acknowledged by those …
News, 28 August 2020
A native bird in Costa Rica found in a payments for environmental services project run by IIED and FONAFIFO (Photo Ina Porras)
Who will pay for ecosystem services?
… Sensible land use is not a utopian dream. Many small farmers and communities support … change. Public/private/donor partnerships and trust funds, like the Sustainable Biodiversity Fund in Costa Rica and the FONAG Fund in Quito … and increase proportion of payment reaching the communities. But sustainable funding for smallholders will always be the wobbly leg on …
Insight, 28 January 2014
A group of people standing outside
Event highlights: CBA15 – 15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change
Article, 14 June 2021
Deforestation and fire ravage a forest area in Uganda (Photo: Paul Hatanga)
Random trials in Uganda to show if payments for ecosystems services really work
… chop trees for fuel wood and building materials. They clear the land to grow tobacco, maize and rice, even though this reduces soil … will increase if we pay villagers who avoid deforestation, reforest land, change agricultural activities and protect watersheds. Proving it … how the forest cover was changing, and different ways to manage and use forests sustainably. Forest owners from eligible villages could then …
Insight, 10 March 2014
Cover for 9007IIED.pdf
Policies for Agricultural Sustainability in Northern Thailand
… high priority to cope with this economic crisis.For the first time, sustainable agriculture has been included in the 8th National Social and … it is anticipated that policies that would enhance integrated land use systems, production systems for economic self-reliance involving …
Publication, 01 January 2001
Screenshot of a the Biocultural Heritage site's homepage.
Our other sites and networks
… across Cameroon to improve customary and formal rights to land and natural resources through piloting land governance innovations … in designing and implementing country-driven, results-oriented and sustainable learning to address climate change. Project page Poverty and … Tools – 'how-to' ideas that marginalised people and their allies can use to have a greater positive influence on natural resources policy.  P …
Page, 30 September 2022
Politicians, farmers, and civil society and church leaders broadcast their commitments to take action to improve food systems live on KRC’s radio station, KRC 102 FM The Farmers' Voice. (Photo: Nimrod Bagonza)
Food summit secures strong commitment to drive change in Ugandan food systems
… system can bring available, affordable and nutritious food, create sustainable jobs and drive green and inclusive growth. Growing pressures … malnourished.   Meanwhile, increased cash cropping is exhausting the land, with few farmers replenishing the soil's nutrients, and the gap … to reflect the new realities of emerging food system The National Planning Authority committed to ensuring that the Nutrition Action Plan …
Insight, 28 April 2016