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Durban Beach, South Africa (Photo: Darren Glanville, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Investing in natural capital to deliver the SDGs and reduce poverty
Insight, 17 July 2017
Cover for G02666.pdf
Darwin Initiative Newsletter 17 January 2010
… one of IIED'S projects in Cambodia which is focusing upon sustainable tourism for forest protection. …
Publication, 01 January 2010
People planting vegetables and trees.
Rubbish dump turned lush urban farm
Insight, 03 December 2020
A large group of people sit on the floor in the shade from a tree
Establishing a biocultural heritage territory to protect Kenya’s Kaya forests
… promote cultural revitalisation and exploit Rabai’s significant eco-tourism potential. The project will offer multiple benefits for …
Project, 09 February 2022
The mountain gorilla is among the endangered species at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, which was the focus of a a recent radio show series on conservation efforts (Photo: Dilys Roe/IIED)
Broadcasting to Bwindi
… as community change, policies and regulations, threats and poaching, tourism, poverty alleviation, and revenue sharing. Defining poverty In … human needs and conservation. George Owoyesigire from the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities, highlighted efforts to resolve this … can grow and sell in order to generate income, pay fees, and enhance tourism. Call to action The second episode called for action and …
Insight, 28 July 2015
Side event at the CBD Global Workshop on NBSAPs Revision Process, 12 November 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya
… of ecologically important areas with the owners and operators of tourism establishments, and community-based involvement in setting up an … in Botswana : Dineo Gaborekwe, Ministry of Environment Wildlife and Tourism Mainstreaming experiences and lessons learned from NBSAP 2.0 … Department of Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Environment and Tourism …
Article, 21 May 2014
Cover for 17300IIED.pdf
Inclusive governance of informal markets: the street vendors of Surakarta
… Surakarta’s informal street vendors are well known, acting as a tourism attraction and — as in many cities in developing countries — …
Publication, 01 June 2015
A group of men and women gathered under some trees
Impacts of trophy hunting – lessons from the hunting ban in Botswana
… or enable communities to convert from trophy hunting to photographic tourism enterprises through the country’s community-based natural …
Project, 10 December 2019
An aerial view of Entebbe airport. The airport is located on the shores of Lake Victoria, close to numerous environmentally sensitive wetland areas (Photo: Niranjanoak, Creative Commons via Wikipedia)
Environment or the economy? How Uganda uses natural capital accounts in policymaking
… fisheries accounts and a new set of accounts linking nature-based tourism and biodiversity, all with support from the UK Darwin Initiative … fishers’ livelihoods, fish processing businesses, agriculture and tourism. There have to be policies that do not consider short-term …
Insight, 09 January 2019
Local villagers receive wildlife training in the Mbarang'andu Wildlife Management Area in Tanzania, which incorporates seven villages. (Photo: WWF/USAID Biodiversity & Forestry, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Communities, livelihoods and sustainable wildlife management
… in tackling illegal wildlife trade , we are: Working with small tourism enterprises around Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda to help … capture a greater share of the benefits that are generated by gorilla tourism Exploring innovative options for commercial insurance to …
Article, 14 November 2018