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If trees need the manure of politics to grow - what type, how much, and who supplies the good stuff? Evidence gratefully received! IIED

Restoration only works for people if it has explicit objectives to strengthen the agency of disempowered people. Good to see more recognition of this #UNEP: Becoming #GenerationRestoration Ecosystem Restoration for People, Nature and Climate unep.org/resources/ecos… #mangroves

Thanks Research to Action. These two films are still strong I think: 'Meet Mr Forest' and 'China's investments, Africa's forests' tinyurl.com/2nfwuwuf tinyurl.com/2abcpb4b #ChinaAfrica IIED

Good piece Sam

Good news. The next step is to secure the rights and channel the funding to Indigenous Peoples and local communities. bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

Mesoamerican Territorial Fund looks like one good route for COP26 donors pledging funds to support IPLC forest tenure IIED iied.org/indigenous-peo…

Great online questions and discussion in #DCdays21 already - and in other sessions this week and last. But have ANY online questions got through in any of the formal in-person sessions at #COP26 yet?

Nature and people must thrive together in future economic strategies --> iied.org/nature-people-… As the #COP15 nears its end, Charlotte Watts, chief scientific adviser at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, highlights the importance of the newly-announced REDAA.

Put REDAA on your radar. We are co-designing it with partners and hope to be running the first grant call in the second quarter of 2023

Happy to head the REDAA team here GRANT CALL NOW OPEN Proposals welcome for #locallyled research-to-action in sub-Saharan Africa, South & SE Asia that help people & nature thrive. Grants of £200-£500K available for 2 to 4 year initiatives. Apply here 👉 redaa.org

Missed our recent webinar for potential grant applicants? Watch the recording here 📽️👇 redaa.org/grant-call-1-r… The webinar provides more info on REDAA funding, eligibility & the application process. A Q&A session is also included. #grantcall #restorenature #peopleandnature

In the REDAA team at IIED we are now lucky to be supporting 21 brilliant locally-led restoration projects in Africa and Asia! Look out for their news and for our plans soon to support further initiatives, funded by Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

We are excited to implement this project in Nepal. Thank you REDAA

Take a look at these highly motivated local organisations focused on practical restoration actions with likely policy clout. We are honoured to support them @REDAA IIED Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

#NEW 🌿#Biodiversity monitoring guide for #IndigenousPeoples and #LocalCommunities Supports communities to make decisions on their own land, and to collect accurate data to strengthen their #LandRights claims transformativepathways.net/introducing-a-… #TransformativePathways #ForPeopleAndNature

Urban legend: one man, 50 years, countless seeds of hope --> iied.org/urban-legend-o… In a new long read, we reflect on the legacy of David Satterthwaite, IIED's accidental urbanist. Read it now.

New REDAA grant call now open! Focussing on scaling up locally led restoration, up to 9 programme grants of between £1-£1.5m will be awarded to research initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia. Read more ⤵️ redaa.org/grant-call-2

🗺️This REDAA grant call has a specific geographical focus. Eligible programmes must be focused in one of the proposed #environments in West, Central and Southern Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. Full details on region and environment eligibility➡️ redaa.org/grant-call-2

⁉️ Did you miss REDAA's recent webinar for potential #grant applicants? We discuss what kind of research-to-action initiatives the programme will be funding, who is eligible to apply and the process for putting in an application. WATCH ➡️ redaa.org/grant-call-2#w…