Noticias
To realize the COP 26 pledge to spend USD 1.7 billion between 2021 and 2025 to protect the rights of Indigenous Peoples and forest communities to tenure of their ancestral land and support them as guardians of the world’s forests, funds need to be channeled directly to...
Indigenous 'Chepang' women in Nepa increased their income by adding value to wild-crafted Chiuri (Diploknema butyracea or the 'Indian Butter Tree') fruit to produce butter. Read the story.
Sweden and Kenya showcase North-South partnership inspiring collective action for forest farmers
01/06/2022
01/06/2022
The experience of a forest farmers association in Kenya inspired by Swedish foresters’ experience and supported by Swedish aid organisations was today hailed as an example of what North-South partnership can achieve at a one-day event ahead of Stockholm+50.
Shea, Baobab, Tamarind and Parkia trees are essential for cultural traditions, biodiversity and women’s livelihoods in northern Ghana. Due to an increase in commercial agriculture and competition for resources, these local species are at risk of extinction. To reverse this trend, community leaders have developed by-laws in collaboration with a...
Supporting women's voices in Ghana
25/05/2022
25/05/2022
In the first of a series of case studies showing how IIED is contributing to positive change, we look at how we supported forest and farm producers in Ghana as they put gender equality at the heart of a new national federation, assisting women producers to get their concerns addressed...