Simon Milledge

Former Principal Researcher, Natural Resources Group; Team Leader, Forests

Full biography

Expertise

Forestry governance; forests and post-2015 development agenda; forests and climate change; wildlife trade; small-scale forest enterprises and demand-side measures. Particular experience in East and Southern Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Before IIED

Environment and Climate Change Consultant, Royal Norwegian Embassy, Tanzania.

Deputy Director, TRAFFIC East/Southern Africa.

Current work

Governance research on tree-based enterprise to meet growing demands for food; biomass energy and construction materials in the context of climate change and post-2015 development agenda.

Recent publications

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Habilitación bosques para anotar metas de desarrollo sostenible, documento final taller internacional de Lima

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The trade in wildlife: a framework to improve biodiversity and livelihood outcomes

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Integrated approaches to SDG implementation and indicators: focus on forests

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Enabling forests to score sustainable development goals- the Lima international workshop outcome document

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Exploring demand-side measures for the reduction of deforestation in Kenya and Tanzania

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Sustainable Development Goals and Forests, A summary of UNECE engagement and perspectives

Simon Milledge's blog posts

Lushoto, Tanzania: Farmers are being encouraged to diversify into agroforestry. Here a tree nursery group discusses the challenges and opportunities (Photo: P Kimeli/CCAFS)

Look beyond the trees: the SDGs will have to do more than just 'protect forests'

Blog, Nov 2014

Meceburi Forest, near Nampula, Mozambique (Photo: Mike Goldwater)

The Musketeers of development

Blog, Jul 2014

Mountains, forests and rice paddies in Nepal (Photo: Sajal Sthapit)

Risky business: assessing potential impacts of REDD+ in Nepal

Blog, Apr 2014

A goal worth scoring: Lessons from winning football teams can improve the supply chains of commodities that drive deforestation. Credit: Cusia-Inc

Football’s winning ingredients can help forests in Kenya and Tanzania

Blog, Mar 2014

A woman sells palm oil in a market in west Africa.

Four actions to reduce the ‘forest footprint’ of commodities

Blog, Mar 2013

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