By Gerald Businge on July 16, 2011
books on biodiversity, IIED, International Institute of Environment and development
news & events, Public Platform
The International Institute for Environment and Development has just published three short publications on biodiversity. Here are the summaries and links for you to download the book you are interested in. 1. CONSERVATION ENTERPRISE: WHAT WORKS, WHERE AND FOR WHOM? Summary: Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) recognises that local communities are often best placed to conserve natural resources, […]
By Gerald Businge on February 15, 2011
Africa agriculture, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, International Institute of Environment and development, Land Acquisitions, Land grabs Africa, r. Camilla Toulmin
Business & Finance, Business news, Latest Uganda News, Media Gallery
Bill Gates, the Microsoft billionaire and leading philanthropist has come under attack by civil society organizations for his remarks that seemed to justify a phenomena that has been termed as land grabs in Africa. The Director of the International Institute of Environment and Development Dr. Camilla Toulmin wrote an open letter to Bill Gates expressing […]
By Gerald Businge on June 28, 2010
Brazil’s Amazon, International Institute of Environment and development, sustainable development
Environment issues, news & events
Press release –International Institute of Environment and Develop Brazil’s Amazonas state has important lessons for the rest of the nation and other developing countries as they search for green and sustainable economies, says a new report published by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). The report will be launched at the Commonwealth Forestry […]