Duncan Macqueen

Principal researcher, Natural Resources

Duncan Macqueen is an expert on locally controlled forest farm enterprises which collectively help to secure the multiple values of forest landscapes. His work looks at governance reforms that can support such enterprises, including measures affecting tenure, market access, technical extension and organisational development.

Full biography

He is currently researching organisational structures for business and policy representation that can best serve the needs of local forest farm producers.

Expertise

Locally controlled forest farm enterprises that collectively secure the multiple values of forest landscapes – plus governance reforms in support of the same (in tenure, market access, technical extension and organisational development).

Before IIED

Deputy manager of the UK Department for International Development's forestry research programme.

Current work

Organisational structures for business and policy representation that can best serve the needs of local forest farm producers.

Duncan Macqueen's projects

Ghanaian women working in a micro enterprise shell cocoa, one of the commodities driving deforestation in western Ghana. These enterprises need targeted access to finance to adopt sustainable production systems that can contribute to halting deforestation and improving livelihoods (Photo: Tom Blomley)

Evaluation and Learning Partnership on Financing Forest-Related Enterprises

Project, Feb 2018

Reforestation program in Guatemala (Photo: Enrique Varahona)

Forest and Farm Facility

Project, May 2014

Two forest farmers from Ghana, including the head of a local community forest group, alongside some cocoa beans (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)

Integrating forests into the post-2015 development framework

Project, May 2014

Lush forests in Ghana – one of the focus countries where REDD+ is relatively new. (Photo: Neil Palmer/CIAT)

Designing REDD+ to promote sustainable development and reduce poverty

Project, Sep 2013

Women discuss forest management at a Community Forest User Group meeting in Nepal. Photo: WOCAN

Gender and REDD+

Project, Sep 2013

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+

Project, Sep 2013

Recent publications

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China in Mozambique's Forests

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加强莫桑比克森林的治理

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Win–win in Belize: incubating community businesses that protect forests

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Financing forest-related enterprises: lessons from the Forest Investment Program

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ForBInc: Forest business incubation toolkit by and for Forest and Farm Producer Organisations

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Forest business incubation: Towards sustainable forest and farm producer organisation (FFPO) businesses that ensure climate resilient landscapes

Duncan Macqueen's blog posts

The community owners of a furniture factory pose for a photo

Locally controlled forest enterprises are the whole enchilada

Blog, Sep 2018

Vast quantities of logs being unloaded in the port of Zhangjiagang, South-East China. Estimates suggest timber imports travelling through Zhangjiagang increased by more than 60% in 2017 (Photo: Simon Lim/IIED)

Crucial agreement with China could save Mozambique’s forests

Blog, Aug 2018

The Forest and Farm Facility Vietnam team displays new forest and farm products and knowledge from work with Forest and Farm Producer Organisation businesses (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)

Mass mobilisation: boosting businesses and protecting forests

Blog, Mar 2018

New Community Forest Instructions give communities rights to commercially sell timber and non-timber forest products, such as such as rattan and honey (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)

Forest rights create new livelihoods in Myanmar

Blog, Dec 2017

Smoked fish is a delicacy in Cameroon (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)

Protecting Cameroon's forests: a fishy business?

Blog, Jul 2017

Rwanda has made significant commitments on restoration. Kigali, surrounded by green hills, was a particularly fitting venue for the African Forest Landscape Investment Forum (Photo: atulinda Images, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Restorative insights at the pool in Kigali

Blog, Jun 2017

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