Environment and  
                          natural resource management       POLICY
                                   Resilient livelihoods through  
                            the sustainable use of natural assets
                                  Enabling poor rural people to overcome poverty
        IFAD ENRM  
        core principles                                               10
        Productive and                                                Reduce 
                                                                      IFAD’s 
        resilient livelihoods                                         environmental 
                                                                      footprint           Increase 
        and ecosystems                                                                    smallholder 
                                                                                      9access to 
                                                       8Promote role                      green finance
                                                            of women 
                                                            and indigenous 
                                                            peoples
                                                                                            Promote 
                                                                                        7livelihood 
                                                                                            diversification
                                                           6 Improve 
                                                                governance 
                                                                of natural 
                                                                assets                        Engage in 
                                                                                              value chains 
                                                                                          5that drive 
                                                                                              green growth
                                                          4Build 
                                                               smallholder 
                                                               resilience 
                                                               to risk
                                                                                            Promote 
                                                                                        3climate-smart 
                                                                                            rural 
                                                         2Recognize                         development
                                                              values of 
                                                              natural assets
                                                                                        1Scaled-up 
                                                                                            investment in 
                                                                                            sustainable 
                                                                                            agriculture
                     Scaled-up investment in                                               Improved governance of natural assets 
                     multiple-benefit approaches for                                        for poor rural people by strengthening land tenure  
                     sustainable agricultural intensification                               and community-led empowerment
                     Recognition and greater awareness                                     Livelihood diversification to reduce vulnerability 
                     of the economic, social and cultural                                  and build resilience for sustainable  
                     value of natural assets                                               natural resource management
                     ‘Climate-smart’ approaches                                            Equality and empowerment for women  
                     to rural development                                                  and indigenous peoples 
                                                                                           in managing natural resources
                     Greater attention to risk and resilience                              Increased access 
                     in order to manage environment- and                                   by poor rural communities  
                     natural-resource-related shocks                                       to environment and climate finance
                     Engagement in value chains                                            Environmental commitment through 
                     to drive green growth                                                 changing its own behaviour
                                                                                           A full description of the core principles begins on page 28.
                                               Environment and  
                                 natural resource management
                                                            Policy
                                          Resilient livelihoods through  
                                   the sustainable use of natural assets
                                    Enabling poor rural people to overcome poverty
           Minor amendments have been included in this document to reflect comments 
           received during Board deliberations and to incorporate the latest data 
           available. IFAD does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this 
           work. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this 
           publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part 
           of IFAD concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or its 
           authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The 
           designations ‘developed’ and ‘developing’ countries are intended for statistical 
           convenience and do not necessarily express a judgement about the stage 
           reached by a particular country or area in the development process.
           All rights reserved.
           ISBN 978-92-9072-267-0
           Cover photo: © IFAD/Susan Beccio
           © 2012 by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
           August 2012