Governance is the process or method by which society is governed. It includes regionalisation, decentralisation and the informal interactions between goverenment and other actors (including non-governmental) and the key roles they play in delivering effective, accountable solutions to shared problems.

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Report backs novel approach to improving forest governance

Submitted by Mike on Mon, 17/08/2009 - 08:24

Researchers working in ten countries in Africa and Asia have developed a novel way to improve the flow of social and environmental benefits from tropical forests.

Building Resilience for an Interdependent World

The UK Department for International Development (DFID) has recently consulted widely on a new White Paper setting priorities and ways of working for the government on eliminating world poverty.

IIED has contributed to these consultations with this paper which provides six recommendations for action:

New approach could make multinationals more accountable

Submitted by Mike on Wed, 25/02/2009 - 16:23

A lack of systematic monitoring means it is still almost impossible to tell which TNCs are performing best.