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Community-based natural resource management
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Spinach soup, gorillas and cow dung baskets – what's the connection?
Tourism generates crucial revenue that helps conserve mountain gorillas and other species in Uganda. We're working to share the financial benefits with local people too, and help them develop better tourism products and services
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Strengthening civil society to support natural resource management
A new report finds that civil society organisations in Africa struggle to get the support they need to play an effective role in natural resource management and conservation.
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A brief history of biodiversity at IIED
IIED’s work on biodiversity dates back over 25 years – although it has not always been labelled as such.
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Unleashing the potential of local organisations in linking conservation and development
IIED supported and raised the profile of local organisations in East Africa, to help make the case for investing in and scaling-up community-based approaches to transforming landscapes, economies and rural societies.
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Locally-controlled sustainable forestry in Brazil faces uphill struggle
History shows the Brazilian state can protect the country's forests. So, can it do more to support locally-managed forestry in the country?
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Report calls for REDD+ to Invest in Forest Communities
Income generated from REDD+ should be given to forest communities to invest in their future, recommends a new report by The Forests Dialogue (TFD). Investing locally in this way should be part of understanding REDD+ as integral to broader development among forest-dependent communities.
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Communities adapting to climate change can learn from revolutionary conservation method
A revolutionary approach to conservation and development pioneered in southern Africa provides vital lessons that can help communities worldwide adapt to climate change, according to a new report published by IIED today.
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Assessing REDD+: beyond carbon measurements
Assessing projects to reduce deforestation and forest degradation is not just about measuring how much carbon they have sequestered or enhanced. It is equally about asking what such projects have done to reduce poverty and improve people’s lives.
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Sanity in REDD governance shock!
When it comes to forest governance — who gets to decide what about forests — REDD is a pleasant dream for some, a nightmare for others. I think it is depends on how you see the money and the leverage.
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Delivering REDD+: can past lessons help in tempering optimism and making headway?
The International Year of Forests is celebrating the importance of forests and raising the profile of challenges and opportunities. The perceived value of forests has been raised by the recognition of their role in mitigating climate change. But the International Year of Forests is a momentous reminder that there are still unresolved issues.
