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Sign on community property near Kampala, Uganda (Photo: Rachael Knight/Namati)
Using the law for resource justice
… who are defending their rights and demanding responsible, fair natural resource development in their homelands. Resource injustice Rising global demand for natural resources has made community land protection an urgent priority, … specialist, authorities on relevant Kenyan law, and ISLP staff. The team is working closely with the organisation to identify …
Insight, 28 April 2015
Forest landscape in northern Costa Rica. Natural capital accounting has shown the value of Costa Rica's forests and forest products (Photo: keltikee, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Natural capital accounting: six tips for engaging policymakers
… Services (WAVES) initiative, supporting eight countries to produce natural capital accounts. IIED's role was to work with country teams, … around the added value of this approach. First challenge: what is natural capital accounting (NCA)? And once you've found out, how do you … of each department, getting to know the right members of staff, and understanding who has to be talked to first, even if you'd …
Insight, 01 August 2016
a turtle
Navigating ocean investments
… to have inadequate management budgets and 91% to have inadequate staff capacity. Rapid expansion without the necessary investment could … a strong opportunity to support the sustainable management of marine resources, improve coastal livelihoods and generate financial returns. … funding gap ', Laura Kelly, Annabelle Bladon (2019), IIED briefing   Contact …
Article, 01 October 2019
Agama Lizard, Uganda. Seven of Africa's biogeographic regions converge in Uganda, making it a country with a high level of biodiversity (Photo: Michael Sale, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Getting to know you: stronger relationships contribute to better biodiversity mainstreaming
… to attend an NBSAP meeting," says Angella. "I was interested in natural resource economics, which someone must have known, so I was … using NEMA as a reviewer is followed every time, particularly since staff come and go.  Daphne Rutazaana, senior economist working with the … that resonates with both development and biodiversity priorities.  Resources National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) , Uganda …
Article, 21 March 2016
Local logging bosses ('patrons') attend a training session on business organisation and forest management in the remote miombo forest near Caia in Central Mozambique (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Mozambique's forest theatre – how will the play end?
… come cheap. Getting 27 local logging patrons together with government staff and local NGOs to undergo training on business organisation, … ) is principal researcher in IIED's forest team within the Natural Resources Group . … Natural resource management …
Insight, 04 March 2015
For the first time, IIED has produced a bespoke online annual report (Photo: IIED/We are Tangerine)
2014 annual report: online and in print
… half-decade. The online Annual Report includes filmed interviews with staff showing how the work of IIED and its partners is helping to ensure … at the end of the online version, or we invite you to complete our contact form . Access the 2013/14 online Annual Report Download the … , Zimbabwe The Gambian Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Water Resources, Parks and Wildlife , The Gambia Muungano wa Wanavijiji , …
News, 11 November 2014
IRF partner logos
Independent Research Forum (IRF): supporting change for a sustainable future
… opportunities for collaboration. IRF partner organisations: Caribbean Natural Resources Institute  (CANARI) Latin American Center for Rural … that helped give IRF a different dynamic. The team, comprising senior staff of IRF partner organisations, worked together, often in intense …
Project, 14 December 2018
IIED received some warm responses to a survey on its publications carried out last year (Image: Nick Turner/IIED)
Feeling the love
… listed their main publication interest areas as climate change, natural resource management, food and agriculture and biodiversity – … institute were through an internet search, from our website, via our staff, Twitter  and from email newsletters. Help us to assess the impact … An opportunity that we missed was not asking respondents for their contact details so that we can contact them for follow-up interviews. We …
Insight, 11 February 2016
GWI influence - access and rights to irrigated land - planting rice - Selingue dam - Mali
Global Water Initiative: Mali
… for Rural Development in Sélingué (ODRS); we worked closely with both staff at the ODRS and with representatives from the unions of local … transferring to regional authorities the responsibility and resources for managing rural and urban water services, several … of the Sourou sub-basin. It showed that the area held significant natural resources, including: a reservoir on the Burkina Faso side, …
Project, 16 February 2018
A woman holds up woven baskets
Nominating your outstanding women in development
… support for all women doing amazing things in our sector, and IIED’s staff and others have come together to nominate some outstanding women. … leadership." Kumvana Mlumbe Legal officer at the Women’s Legal Resources Centre (WOLREC) – nominated by Maggie Banda, director of … a 16-day national level campaign against gender-based violence in the natural resource sectors – a critical issue that does not get enough …
Article, 15 June 2020