Disputed Landscapes

Decision-makers have a clear choice: an expensive, foreign-controlled approach, or a community-owned solution that relies on naturally occurring predators.

Rather than tradition versus progress, a community-owned solutions approach is about control and who decides which practices should be supported.

To prevent generic approaches to development that undermine existing local solutions, marginalised groups must be involved in decision-making.

Could a new breed of 'eco-drones' offer a cost-effective and accessible way for communities to monitor deforestation and environmental degradation?

The notion of nature's rights is gaining traction and is likely to feature more prominently in development discourse and ideas of social justice.

Géraud de Ville reports on Pantanî Blog, a digital storytelling project which broadcasts indigenous stories and worldviews.

Five research projects present strong evidence that solutions delivered at a local level result in sustainable actions that protect the environment.

Andrea Berardi argues that it's time indigenous communities were allowed to take control of the messages that are told about them.