Fair ideas

Fair ideas: sharing solutions for a sustainable planet

Camilla Toulmin of IIED and Achim Steiner of UNEP address the conference
Fair ideas, a major conference jointly hosted by the IIED and Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC) in Rio de Janeiro on 16-17 June 2012, opened up a space for researchers and practitioners working for a greener, fairer world to add important knowledge, experience and momentum to the official summit.

Students on Fair Ideas and the future they want

Picture of students and speakers attending Fair Ideas.
10 July 2012
Blog entry
Governance
Natural resource management

Among the experts and practitioners attending Fair Ideas, a group of highly-engaged students discussed the future of our generation, questioned speakers, filmed short video interviews and brainsto

Five things we’ve learnt from Rio+20

A man points his finger at someone in a meeting room at a debate at a meeting on the sustainable development of the Amazon at Rio+20.
3 July 2012
Blog entry
Governance
Green economy
While the outcomes from Rio +20 may not currently give grounds for much optimism, its value is likely to be in less tangible, longer-term changes in attitudes and understanding.

Costa Rica: Growing money on trees

Peñas Blancas Reservoir in Costa Rica.
26 June 2012
Blog entry
Natural resource management
Sustainable markets
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?

Sustainable energy: can a new initiative succeed where Rio+20 failed?

A pot with bubbling food sits cooking on an open fire.
25 June 2012
Blog entry
Energy
Rio+20 failed to deliver any significant globally binding agreements on energy. Will voluntary Sustainable Energy For All initiative commitments fare any better?

Rio+20: Key recommendations from IIED conference

A church under construction sits on a verdant green field with dark grey storm clouds behind.
20 June 2012
Media release
Governance
Natural resource management
IIED's report summarises what leading thinkers — including government ministers, business leaders, senior scientists and environmentalists, UN agency staff and representatives of community organisations and indigenous peoples — said at IIED’s two-day conference in Rio de Janeiro, on 16-17 June.

Reframing Rio reports

Steve Bass on Rio report: Aiming for sustainable development
18 June 2012
General page
Sustainable markets

Press briefings at IIED's Fair Ideas event in Rio

13 June 2012
Media release
Communication
Governance
The following 30-minute press briefings will take place during the IIED Fair ideas conference in Rio on 16-17 June.

Publications related to Fair Ideas

11 June 2012
General page
Green economy

Five good reasons for journalists to attend IIED’s Fair ideas conference in Rio

8 June 2012
Media release
Communication
Governance
On 16-17 June, IIED will hold a major event at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro. The Fair ideas conference will gather leading experts in sustainable development from around the world. Here are five good reasons for journalists to be there.

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - Fair ideas