• The dark waters of Sebangau National Park are tinted brown by tannins released from the thick peat that the forest there stands on (Mike Shanahan, IIED)
  • Rubber tapped from trees in the dry season waits at Sei Gohong village to be floated downstream for sale (Mike Shanahan, IIED)
  • A orangutan on Kaja Island, a riverine refuge for dozens of rescued and rehabilitated apes that await a return to the wild (Mike Shanahan, IIED)
  • Waterfalls in the Rwenzori's
    Waterfalls attract tourists in the Rwenzori's, Uganda (Raymond Katebaka, African Union of Conservationists)
  • Project in Dunga Wetlands
    Eco-san toilet/agriculture project in Dunga Wetlands, Kenya (Mike Skuja, CREE)
  • Project in Dunga Wetlands
    Eco-san toilet/agriculture project in Dunga Wetlands, Kenya (Mike Skuja, CREE)
  • Slopes of the Mt. Rwenzori's
    A hot sprint on the slopes of the Mt. Rwenzori's, Uganda (Raymond Katebaka, African Union of Conservationists)
  • Seeds of a plant that is locally called 'omusamba ndegge’
    Seeds of a plant that is locally called 'omusamba ndegge’, Sango Bay conservation area, Rakai district, Uganda (Arthur Mugisha, FFI)
  • Access route in Mt. Rwenzori National Park
    Existing access route in Mt. Rwenzori National Park, Uganda (Raymond Katebaka, African Union of Conservationists)
  • Mokoro polling
    Mokoro polling eco-tourism venture in the Okavango Delta, Botswana (Jessica Smith, UNEP-WCMC)

Latest News

find out more

IIED Blogs

Agricultural development: business as usual is not an option
2012-04-05 16:41
Location Agricultural development: business as usual is not an option5 April 2012

Following the 2008 global food price hikes and riots, national governments and transnational corporations are increasingly interested in investing in

Themes: Food and agricultureLand acquisitions and rightsRead more
Tanzania: Moving beyond ‘land grab’ rhetoric to finding solutions
2012-04-05 15:50
Location Tanzania: Moving beyond ‘land grab’ rhetoric to finding solutions5 April 2012

Thirty kilometers east of Serengeti National Park, a cluster of people draped in red ‘shuka’ (the iconic red checkered cloths often worn by the Maasai) dots the golden acacia woodlands and short grass plains.

Themes: Land acquisitions and rightsRead more
Communities are protecting Vietnam’s forests, but are they sharing in the benefits yet?
2012-03-30 13:40
Location Communities are protecting Vietnam’s forests, but are they sharing in the benefits yet?30 March 2012

Protecting forests from illegal logging and helping them to flourish is of paramount importance in the fight against climate change.  But of equal importance is ensuring that systems of forest management are helping to pull those dependent on forests out of poverty. 

Themes: ForestsRead more