Resources

This impact story highlights Miss Senya, who, after three failed migration attempts, chose to return home and build a future in Halaba, Ethiopia. Her success challenges the belief that migration is the only option, proving that local opportunities, with the right support, can lead to sustainable livelihoods.

This impact story follows 70-year-old Temam Mosa, the 'father of honey', who turned beekeeping into a thriving community enterprise in Halaba district, Ethiopia.

In this report, Rachael Knight emphasises the critical importance of Indigenous and non-Indigenous local communities being involved in the design and implementation of governance arrangements for ecosystem restoration projects, drawing on learning from her work and other key research.

A conversation with the team behind Haribon Foundation about engaging Indigenous Peoples and local communities in ensuring environmental and social safeguards.

A conversation with Logic Sithole, food security and livelihoods manager at Nutrition Action Zimbabwe, about farming with alternative pollinators as an approach for ecosystem restoration.

A conversation with Tanzil Shafique, lecturer of urban design at University of Sheffield School of Architecture.

Conversation with Rahmawati about a REDAA-funded project supporting young women to lead environmental stewardship in West Kalimantan, Indonesia

A conversation with Lila Nath Sharma, team leader of the biodiversity and restoration team at ForestAction Nepal

A conversation with Sumin George, senior programme coordinator at the Keystone Foundation, India

A conversation with Ritha Tarimo, regional director of Trias East Africa.

Awdenegest Moges works in the department of Agricultural Engineering at Hawassa University, Ethiopia

This report summarises discussions from a sub-Saharan Africa consultation workshop, following a survey of expert opinion in the region, which was organised to help inform the strategy of the Reversing Environmental Degradation in Africa and Asia (

Utilising a mixed methods approach that encompasses a literature review, key information interviews and an online survey, this paper provides an examination of environmental degradation issues in Central Africa, with a particular focus on Cameroon

Utilising a mixed methods approach that encompasses a literature review and key information interviews, this paper provides an examination of environmental degradation issues in West Africa, with a particular focus on deforestation fronts in Côte

Through a literature review, key informant interviews and a set of evaluation criteria, this study proposes five research-to-action priorities for the REDAA programme in Eastern and Southern Africa.

This workshop report summarises discussions from a South Asia regional consultation workshop held in Kathmandu in March 2023. 

This report details a rapid literature review for the REDAA programme, focusing on sub-Saharan Africa.

This workshop report summarises discussions from a Southeast Asia regional consultation workshop held in Bangkok in March 2023. 

Through a literature review, survey, key informant interviews and a set of evaluation criteria this study proposes six research-to-action priority outcomes for improving evidence, tools and governance systems in South Asia. 

Through a literature review, key informant interviews and field visits (to Tonle Sap Cambodia, Riau Indonesia, and Nan Thailand), and the use of a set of evaluation criteria, this study proposes 11 research-to-action priority outcomes for im

Through a literature review, this scoping study highlights knowledge gaps and existing approaches to reverse environmental degradation in sub-Sahara Africa, Southeast Asia and South Asia.

An overwhelming amount of research calls for governments to take urgent action to secure and foster nature’s benefits for the planet and for human livelihoods and wellbeing at local, national and international levels.

What is environmental degradation and what are its causes? It seems an obvious question, but it’s not.

Both poverty alleviation and ecosystem restoration currently sit high on international agendas. Though there are trade-offs in practice to achieving those goals.

There is increasing evidence that digital solutions can significantly improve the efficiency, responsiveness and efficacy of natural resource management activities.