… Threats to our ocean are climbing both public and political agendas. The BBC’s Blue Planet and Netflix’s Our Planet brought home how plastic pollution, climate … that protect the ocean and involve the coastal communities whose livelihoods depend on it. Marine protected areas (MPAs) are a promising …

… for women has been exacerbated by rising commercial pressure on land, and further aggravated by climate change, urbanisation and population growth. As a result, rural livelihoods are being undermined, with potentially dire consequences for … women’s access to land, as well as the control they exert over their livelihood options. This publication has been produced under IIED’s …

… How does decentralisation affect people’s lives? What has it accomplished or failed to deliver? Who plays what … decentralisation. … 9502FIIED … 9506IIED … Moussa Djiré … Drylands and pastoralism … Mythes et réalités de la gouvernance locale : …

… model for investing at the local level in developing countries and building sustainable and climate-resilient livelihoods. The mechanism builds on the premise that local communities …

… Land tenure and shelter are insecure for many ordinary Africans in both urban and rural areas. Property rights are weak or unclear, and this is widely … context, a conference entitled Land in Africa: market asset or livelihood security? Organised by IIED , NRI and the Royal African …

… Document begins: LAND IN AFRICA Market asset or secure livelihood? Proceedings and summary of conclusions from the Land in Africa Conference held in London November 8-9, 2004 Edited by: Julian Quan, Su Fei Tan and Camilla Toulmin LAND IN AFRICA Market asset or secure livelihood? …

… sophisticated, reaching beyond a sole focus on food security and production to questions of quality, nutrition, affordability, and inclusiveness. Yet this expansion of knowledge has not extended to … the links between urban food and community building, gender, health, livelihoods, and of course food security. Feedback papers have a strong …

… Tanzania’s artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector is a vibrant and growing part of the … involved in ASM, and many more depend on the sector for their livelihoods. We travelled across Northern Tanzania to meet ASM miners … the greatest hardships. This booklet provides an insight into the lives and hopes of those involved in ASM in Tanzania. We will be sharing …

… Land is life for millions of people worldwide, providing the basis for livelihood activities, social identity, political organisation and the collective sense of justice. But socio-economic changes at local … pressures on land. Law plays a key role in shaping these pressures and their impacts, often undermining the land rights of marginalised …

… This booklet is based on the presentations and discussions at the above workshop, which was held in Hanoi on 14 May … of the ongoing Sida-funded research project Land Use and Sustainable Livelihoods in Upland Vietnam, which aims to provide practical guidance …