June 2012
1 June 2012
In this short clip, Tom Bigg, IIED's Head of Partnerships, explains the purpose of the event and encourages you to register.
7 June 2012
Ten years ago, the mining industry, in collaboration with the IIED, set out to explore how it could maximise its contribution to sustainable development through the Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development (MMSD) project. So, what has happened since then? Where are we now?
7 June 2012
Without incentives to properly manage coastal and marine environments, these valuable resources will continue to deteriorate — with dire consequences for already impoverished communities.
8 June 2012
Many G8 leaders are snubbing this month’s landmark sustainable development summit in Rio, but surely they have a duty to engage and play their part.
13 June 2012
History shows the Brazilian state can protect the country's forests. So, can it do more to support locally-managed forestry in the country?
13 June 2012
It is rare for a controversial industry to engage with its critics, seek advice and pledge positive action for sustainable development.
18 June 2012
When stakeholders at IIED's Fair Ideas conference in Rio discussed how the mining industry has fared in meeting the Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development initiative (MMSD) agenda set 10 years ago, the challenge of implementation kept cropping up.
25 June 2012
Rio+20 failed to deliver any significant globally binding agreements on energy. Will voluntary Sustainable Energy For All initiative commitments fare any better?
26 June 2012
The potential role of the forest sector in emerging bio-economies is immense. Vietnam has spotted the potential and is driving the sustainable management and expansion of its forests.
26 June 2012
Actions urgently needed to protect ecosystems are costly, and money doesn’t rain down from the sky or grow from the trees. Or does it?