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Abstract
This impact case study looks at was has been achieved by a DFID-ESRC Growth Research Programme (DEGRP) project led by Xiaoxue Weng (formerly) of the International Institute of the Environment and Development (IIED) on 3 research streams relating to natural resources and China-Africa trade. The first worked on forestry and was led by Paolo Cerutti from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). The second stream focused on mining and was headed by George Schoneveld from CIFOR. The third stream conducted its research on agriculture under Bill Vorley of the IIED.
The DEGRP research project played a crucial role in Zambia’s national Cotton Sector Strategy and influenced the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora to implement restrictions on rosewood trade.