In Eastern Bolivia’s Chiquitano dry forest, Indigenous producers are demonstrating how productive forests bring business, food security and cultural benefits. Read IIED's blog written by Alice Gerow, Researcher on forest finance.

A newly launched policy brief from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) makes the case that supporting organized smallholders is one of the most cost-effective ways to advance food security and rural well-being, as forestry leaders gathered in Rome for 28th session of the Committee on...

Dans la région de Huye, dans le sud du Rwanda, les cerises de café ont pris leur belle couleur rouge: elles sont mûres. Formés à reconnaître le moment propice, les producteurs les cueillent à point. Leurs gestes sont méthodiques: ils quittent l’ombre d’un caféier, passent sous un soleil de plomb...

At UNCCD COP17 in Mongolia, the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) brought a clear message to the international debate on land restoration: family farmers and their organizations are already restoring land, building resilient livelihoods and developing solutions rooted in local knowledge and experience. What is still needed is stronger recognition...

Combining traditional expertise of the Chepang community on Chiuri with modern innovation unlocks new income-generating opportunities for forest-based Indigenous communities in Nepal. Producing butter from a tree may sound unlikely, but for generations, the Indigenous Chepang communities of Korak, Chitwan, in southern Nepal, have been doing just that. Processing the seeds...