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The climate crisis: four ways evaluations can strengthen policymaking

… governments can take prompt evidence-based actions to protect people, livelihoods and the economy. The political will to implement drastic policies during … pandemic provides a benchmark for progressive actions to accelerate and strengthen responses to another crisis: climate change. Governments …
IIED Briefing
  • Emilie Beauchamp
  • Dirk Hoffmann
  • Stefano D’Errico
  • Dorothy Lucks
  • Kassem El-Saddick
X00140

Profiling unauthorized natural resource users for better targeting of conservation interventions

… areas. Approaches to reducing this threat include law enforcement and integrated conservation and development (ICD) projects. But for such … why. This article presents research that explored these questions at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. It concludes with …
Journal article
  • Mariel Harrison
  • Julia Baker
  • Medard Twinamatsiko
  • E J Milner-Gulland
6001IIED

Beer and Baskets: The economics of women's livelihoods in Ngamiland, Botswana

… This report examines the economics of basket making and beer production in two sites in Ngamiland, Botswana. Using PRA … and cultivated palm. The comparative returns to labour of different livelihood activities are discussed, setting the role of basketry within … … Food and agriculture … Beer and Baskets: The economics of women's livelihoods in Ngamiland, Botswana …
Report/paper
  • Joshua T Bishop
  • Ian Scoones
13524IIED

Emerging forest associations in Yunnan, China: Implications for livelihoods and sustainability

… Yunnan is one of China's poorest and least urbanized provinces, with 73 of its 129 counties below the … This report assesses the competitive challenges that small and medium forest enterprises (SMFEs) face in response to China's huge … … Emerging forest associations in Yunnan, China: Implications for livelihoods and sustainability …
Report/paper
  • Horst Weyerhaeuser
  • Shao Wen
  • Friedrich Kahrl
G00355

An analysis of the livelihoods of communities of the upper Selati catchment, South Africa

… The Selati and Sabie catchments were selected for action learning in South Africa; this report is a baseline study on the livelihoods of communities in the Selati catchment. The main objectives … of the upper Selati catchment; • To identify the different livelihood activities of community members and their vulnerability to …
Report/paper
  • A.E. Visser
  • S. Olorunju
  • S. Dippenaar
  • N. Moilwa
10555IIED

Urbanization and rural development in Viet Nam's Mekong Delta: Livelihood transformations in three fruit-growing settlements

… declined more rapidly than among all rural households in the region and in Vietnam. This is despite huge fluctuations in export markets for … of urban incomes throughout Vietnam, resulting in higher standards of living, better diets and growing demand for fresh fruit; and second, the … … Urbanization and rural development in Viet Nam's Mekong Delta: Livelihood transformations in three fruit-growing settlements …
Working paper
  • HOANG Xuan Thanh
  • Dinh Thi Thu Phuong
  • NGUYEN Thu Huong
  • Cecilia Tacoli
9276IIED

Policy that Works for Forests and People: Real prospects for governance and livelihoods

… problems across many countries including the loss of natural forests and lack of access for poor people. Based on world-wide research, this … forests. It provides a thorough analysis of the issues, options and factors that determine different outcomes. This book offers … are real policies that work for both forests and the people whose livelihoods depend on them. … 9276IIED … 9276IIED … James Mayers … Steve …
Book
  • James Mayers
  • Steve Bass
G00331

Policy influences on forest-based livelihoods in Himachal Pradesh, India

… Poor people often rely heavily on forest goods and services. This report explores how policy has influenced, and not influenced, the relationship between poor people and trees, and … moments to hasten change in the right direction for forest-linked livelihoods. The report concludes by highlighting options to improve the …
Report/paper
  • Gouri
  • Sushil Mudgal
  • James Mayers
  • Elaine Morrison
G01260

Liberalisation, gender and livelihoods: the cashew nut case. Working Paper 3

… Globalisation processes and economic liberalisation are leading to fundamental changes in the livelihood sources of different groups all over the world. This report … and gender equality and to identify approaches which enhance the livelihoods of disadvantaged groups. Liberalisation has been accompanied …
Working paper
  • Mridul Eapen
  • J. Jeyaranjan
  • K.N. Harilal
  • Padmini Swaminathan
  • Nazneen Kanji
G01258

Liberalisation, gender and livelihoods: the cashew nut case. Working Paper 2

… The report begins with the background and rationale of the study and the objectives and methodology are outlined in the second section of … of women. This helps to show the importance of cashew in people’s livelihoods. The concluding section 2.5 looks at the gender aspects of …
Working paper
  • Carin Vijfhuizen
  • Carla Braga
  • Luis Artur
  • Nazneen Kanji