Paving the way for a green and resilient Northern Cameroon
From wooded savannahs to the Sahel Desert, from the rocky mountains of Mokolo to the lowlands of the Adamawa Region,…
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From hunting wild animals to fish farming: sustainable change in rural Zambia
A few decades ago, the residents of southern Zambia’s Sianyongo area of Nyawa Chiefdom were accustomed to seeing impala, elephants,…
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Indigenous rights recognition a “work in progress” in Central Africa
Legal recognition of the rights of local communities and Indigenous people – including nomadic herders and hunter-gatherers, who are highly…
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Improving food security in DRC’s Yangambi Landscape
Gliding west for the first time through the silent waters and noisy forests of the Congo River from Kisangani to…
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New strategies needed to uproot deep barriers to land, resource rights for women
From climate change to deforestation to biodiversity loss, global challenges are significantly worsened by barriers limiting land and resource rights…
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Peatland restoration and community involvement can help prevent forest and land fires
Indonesia has been facing challenges with forest fires and haze, particularly during the dry season, leading to environmental, economic, and…
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Are REDD+ safeguards supporting community land, resource, and carbon rights?
There is growing evidence of the critical role that Indigenous Peoples (IPs) and local communities (LCs) play in the effective…
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Mapping a more sustainable palm oil future in Indonesia
The versatile and edible palm oil can be found in everything from pizza dough to instant noodles and bread. And…
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Taking root in Kenya: Nature-based climate solutions project kicks off
The lush Taita Hills jut steeply above the arid rangelands of southern Kenya. Much of their original tree cover has…
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How to balance the needs of both humans and wildlife?
Wild mammals, reptiles, birds and insects are eaten by people worldwide. But overhunting – driven mainly by the demand for wild…
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Empowering women through sustainable wildlife management: Meet Kim Spencer
When Kim Spencer, an Indigenous woman in Guyana’s isolated South Rupununi region, was 16 years old, she joined the South…
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Realizing the right to food
The right to food is fundamental but we need a revolution in how food systems work to achieve it for…
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