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Practical Action Publishing is an independent publishing company and an exclusive publisher and distributor for prominent international partners. We also publish f0r many other international organizations and academic research institutions, and host important content from development practitioners and organizations on our platform practicalactionpublishing.com.
Latin America Bureau's detailed, consistent analysis draws together the continent’s wealth of campaigns, voices and stories, making sense of them in a wider context and charting the progress and reverses in issues such as human rights, climate change, democratic governance, extractive industries, land distribution and food production. LAB brings an alternative, critical awareness and understanding of Latin America to readers across the English-speaking world, whether activists, academics, researchers or the business community. Practical Action Publishing is the exclusive distributor and co-publisher for Latin America Bureau. Browse Latin America Bureau books here
Historically, Fernwood Publishing has published primarily for an academic audience; edited books and monographs intended as supplementary texts in all levels of undergraduate and graduate courses. Fernwood's main focus is in the social sciences, with an emphasis on criminology, aboriginal studies, labour studies, women’s studies, gender studies, critical theory, politics, political economy, cultural studies and social work. Critical books for critical thinkers! Practical Action Publishing distributes exclusively outside of US & Canada, two of Fernwood's special series Agrarian Change & Peasant Studies and Critical Development Studies.
During 2019 Practical Action Publishing added to our catalogue of knowledge resources by taking over the management of Health Books International. HBI, formally known as Teaching-Aids at Low Cost (TALC), believed that everyone should have access to good healthcare. Improving the health of people in developing countries by providing books, downloads, training materials and equipment around the world on a not-for-profit basis. Browse HBI resources here
Salamander aims to protect, promote and enhance the health and rights of people marginalised by societies worldwide as a result of their gender, HIV status or sexual and reproductive health issues. Their approach is holistic, inclusive and people-centred, based on gender- and child- rights. View the Stepping Stones manuals here
The Sphere Association is a voluntary initiative that brings a wide range of humanitarian agencies together around a common aim - to improve the quality of humanitarian assistance and the accountability of humanitarian actors to their constituents, donors and affected populations. The Sphere Handbook is one of the most widely known and internationally recognized sets of common principles and universal minimum standards in life-saving areas of humanitarian response. In support of their activities, Sphere Association produces several operational guides and training materials in a variety of languages including English, French, Spanish, Russian and Arabic.
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The Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS) was developed by a steering group of professionals from the Feinstein International Center of Tufts University, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the African Union and Vétérinaires sans Frontières Belgium, working with a team of technical writers and contributors from around the world. They are a set of international standards and guidelines for the assessment, design, implementation, and evaluation of livestock interventions, in support of people affected by humanitarian crises. Browse Humanitarian Standards
SEADS is a set of international minimum standards that support humanitarian and development workers to design, implement, and evaluate crop-related crisis responses. SEADS is managed by a Steering Group, which is supported by the coordination team and the field team. Browse Humanitarian Standards
INEE (Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies) is an open, global network of more than 22,000 individual members affiliated with more than 4,000 organizations and institutions in 190 countries. The INEE Minimum Standards for Education: Preparedness, Response, Recovery (INEE MS) that they produce aims to improve the quality of educational preparedness, response, and recovery; to increase access to safe and relevant learning opportunities; and to ensure that the actors who provide these services are held accountable. Browse Humanitarian Standards
The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action is a global network of operational agencies, academic institutions, policymakers, donors and practitioners. Its mission is to support the efforts of humanitarian actors to achieve high-quality and effective child protection interventions in both refugee and non-refugee humanitarian settings. Practical Action Publishing are proud to publish the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPMS) with the Alliance, in multiple languages. Browse Humanitarian Standards
SEEP is a global learning network. They support strategies that create new and better opportunities for vulnerable populations, especially women and the rural poor, to participate in markets and improve their quality of life. Practical Action Publishing are proud to publish the Minimum Economic Recovery Standards 3rd Edition in multiple languages. Browse Humanitarian Standards
Oxfam GB published a range of books, journals, reports, training resources, videos, and policy papers. Through its publishing, Oxfam sets out to communicate its policy research, advocacy messages, and programme experience, and to be an active contributor to current debates in development. Practical Action Publishing is the exclusive distributor for Oxfam GB's published backlist.
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The Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) based at Loughborough University in the UK is one of the world’s leading education and research institutes for improving access to infrastructure and services for the poor in low- and middle-income countries. WEDC publications include books, manuals, academic papers, conference proceedings, reports, articles, projects, and case studies published either by WEDC or though other international publishers. Practical Action Publishing is the exclusive distributor for WEDC.
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INTRAC is a not-for-profit organisation. Their mission is to strengthen the effectiveness of civil society to challenge poverty and inequality, empowering people to gain control over their own future. For 25 years INTRAC’s expert consultants, trainers and researchers have been building the skills and knowledge of CSOs and influencing civil society policy and practice. INTRAC Publications seek to disseminate findings obtained through its integrated training, research and consultancy programme. Practical Action Publishing are the exclusive European and North American distributors of INTRAC Publications.
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)/ Centre de Recherches pour le Developpement International (CRDI) is Canada's main research agency on development issues. They publish the results of IDRC-supported research on global and regional issues related to sustainable and equitable development in English, French and Spanish. IDRC contributes to the body of knowledge on development issues to further the cause of global understanding and equity. Practical Action Publishing are the exclusive European distributors of IDRC Books.
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Practical Action is a global development charity, building sustainable lives and livelihoods on the frontlines of poverty and climate change. For over fifty years, Practical Action has been an innovator in how to think about and tackle global poverty. As the specialist publishing arm of this global change-making organisation, Practical Action Publishing is proud to publish knowledge outputs from Practical Action's work. Browse knowledge products
You can find 50+ years of technical 'how to' resources in our Practical Answers collection, covering everything from tomato processing to establishing community based early warning systems, available to everyone for free. Browse Practical Answers
Re-Alliance is a coalition of field practitioners, policymakers, educators, community leaders and humanitarian and development workers, sharing skills and experience to grow the influence and impact of regenerative development in the humanitarian field. Its work focuses on regenerative development and its response to disaster and displacement.
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Managed by Energy for Access, Efficiency for Access is a global coalition to accelerate clean energy access through affordable, high-performing, and inclusive appliances.
View their Walk-In Cold Rooms: A Practitioner’s Technical Guide here
California Association for Recycling All Trash (CARAT) 
CARAT, formed in 2020, believe that plastic pollution is the number one environmental problem in the world. They are a large group of volunteers, working to enforce the bottle return laws and lobbying for stricter controls on plastic, banning single-use plastic bags and cleaning plastic from the ocean, across California, USA. Read their two guides here: 50 Ways To Reduce Plastic Pollution and Plastic Pollution Solution.