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IIED's Susannah Fisher and David Dodman (top, centre) talk to stakeholders on a social learning project in Kenya (Photo: IIED)
Using learning partnerships to support change
… Our approach Our approach to learning partnerships involves a set of key principles. These are: Learning for change : Using an approach of … aims to contribute to improving forest governance, by promoting sustainable and pro-poor Chinese trade and investment in Africa's … better linking such enterprises, not only to each other, but also to markets, financial and business support services, and to decision …
Article, 24 April 2017
Isilda Nhantumbo, Bright Sibale, and Duncan Macqueen exchange ideas at a Forest Governance Learning Group Learning Event in Mozambique. Photo: Leianne Rolington
Private sector involvement with REDD+
… not take place at the expense of the rights of local communities. Issues such as  free, prior and informed consent , the principle that a … or use, as well as properly designed benefit-sharing mechanisms, are key to establishing REDD+ projects that will benefit local … legal frameworks, identify incentives and opportunities for promoting sustainable land uses – including land tenure rights and government land …
Project, 12 September 2013
Focus on small-scale farming: food or jobs?
… The Provocation seminar series About the series: Making markets work for small-scale farmers? Provocation #6: Rural youth today, … and talking about food security and productivity to enterprise, business and a decent living for many of the rural populations.” A key employer Speaking on broad trends in small-scale farming and youth, …
News, 31 May 2012
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Changing Ownership and Management of State Forest Plantations in South Africa. Draft
… of the same title Cape Town, South Africa, 6-8 November 2002. The key lessons learnt were: Set clear, politically acceptable objectives … bids (transparently) to select a preferred bidder Use the sale of business agreements to secure commitments to economic development … State to the private sector (and avoid loading the lease with other issues that can be covered elsewhere) Use existing legislation to …
Publication, 01 September 2003
An area of forest in Tanzania, where REDD+ activities have included the support of community land use planning and the provision of alternative livelihoods (Photo: Wikipedia Commons)
Tackling deforestation as part of climate action
Insight, 17 December 2015
A collection of IIED's most downloaded publications in 2014 (Image: IIED)
IIED's best of 2014: publications
… Sustainable Development Goals: a forest module for a transformative … Janna Tenzing  and see a round-up of the workshop . Understanding key positions of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in climate change … confidentiality restrictions apply, this report discusses some of the issues at stake with the aim of promoting awareness and public debate. …
Article, 29 December 2014
Relocated street vendors operate in the car park below the alun-alun of the Masjid Raya Mosque in Bandung, but this basement area does not attract many customers and vendors have to breathe in car and motorcycle fumes due to the poor air circulation (Photo: Kemal Jufri/Panos Pictures)
Building trust through dialogue with street-food vendors
… and YouTube commercial on his smartphone. "That is what makes my business successful: people come here to eat a different food. It's my … for dialogue between vendors, local government, consumers and other key stakeholders. The aim of this 'Food Lab' is to support communities … dialogue-based solutions with the authorities are both a matter of business and dignity. For their customer is often a matter of whether …
Insight, 05 November 2015
A dilapidated road is repaired in the West Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya, India (Photo: Rikynti Marwein via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Transforming growth for least developed countries
… sources which, if managed well, could be the basis for long-term, sustainable growth. What will it take to help them meet this goal and … exports that will lift countries from their low-income status. Four key priorities that can bring about transformational change in the LDCs … and other foodstuffs. They benefit from controlling domestic food markets, often at the expense of local farmers.  Governments need the …
Insight, 10 March 2014
Urban-rural linkages have been 'beefed up' in the latest draft of the UN's Open Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals
OWG 'zero draft' is a huge step forward: now let's get practical
… beefed up by the addition of targets on trade-distorting subsidies, sustainable and resilient food systems, market stability, conduct of … These include policy coherence, finance, access to technology and markets, and capacity development. We think it essential to get to this … followed by other targets that address nationally actionable key levers of change (essential elements of the "how"). This seems a …
Insight, 20 June 2014
Richard Sandbrook Memorial Lecture
… Before he died, environmentalist and champion for sustainable development Richard Sandbrook said the best way his friends … really growth?” asked Kakabadse. Such measures take no account of the key issues in society and nature: the number of healthy people in our …
News, 23 March 2011