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Responding to climate change in the Caribbean
Insight, 05 July 2011
A group of people holding a tree seedling
Harnessing the power of bees to benefit forest and people
… : IIED led a project in Uganda that aimed to develop 'pro-poor' tourism income for local people living near Bwindi Impenetrable Forest …
Insight, 26 March 2020
Madagascan fishermen set out for a day's fishing in traditional dugout canoes. Madagascar is implementing community-based management for some of its marine resources (Photo: Andreas Hafenscher, Creative Commons via Flickr)
World Oceans Day event will examine the potential of oceans and coasts
… Marine and coastal ecosystems regulate water quality, attract tourism, protect cities and communities from storms and flooding, and …
News, 21 May 2015
New directions for integrating environment and development in East Africa
… Africa (natural resource-based commodities, agricultural investments, tourism, carbon offset markets) to national agendas for food security, …
News, 16 March 2009
Cover for 8861IIED.pdf
Reality of Sustainable Trade, The
… -- looking at sectors as diverse as cocoa, shrimp, textiles, and tourism. The report identifies a dangerous disconnect between the often …
Publication, 01 January 2000
Cover for G02925.pdf
Building capacity for local-level management through participatory technology development (PLA 55)
… readers. Keywords: CBNRM, conservation, policy, poverty, marketing, tourism, quota setting, revenue distribution, monitoring, mapping, …
Publication, 01 December 2006
Seedlings. Impact investing directs investment capital to enterprises delivering positive environmental and social impacts, and could play an important role in financing sustainable development (Photo: Geoff Maddock, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Business as usual – or business with purpose?
… and poor people’s livelihoods such as small-scale fisheries and tourism.  Building on our evidence-based approach, we’re looking at the …
Insight, 17 April 2019
Thousands of workers assemble and test fiber optic systems in a Chinese factory (Photo: Steve Jurvetson, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Governments in developing countries need to act now to avoid technology's threat to jobs
… through its reforestation programme, helping to develop sustainable tourism. Support to smallholder farmers so they can benefit from …
News, 07 August 2017
Cover for 14567IIED.pdf
Association ANDES: Conserving indigenous biocultural heritage
… form the basis for local enterprise (agricultural and cultural eco-tourism); involve and benefit marginalised groups; unite communities; …
Publication, 01 August 2008
Cover for 14568IIED.pdf
The evolution of Casa Pueblo, Puerto Rico: From mining opposition to community revolution
… enterprises, such as coffee production, a community store and eco-tourism.~In addition to successfully preventing the planned mining …
Publication, 01 August 2008