Rio+20

Five moments from 2012 that could spell change for the planet

A pick up truck lies mostly submerged under a water in a flooded street.
7 January 2013
Blog entry
Climate change
Governance
The big events and non-events from this last year that could have long-term repercussions on the sustainable development of our planet, from IIED's Director.

Making the Nagoya Protocol work at the community level

Farmers sit in a field sharing potatoes in the Potato Park, Peru.
4 July 2012
Blog entry
Biodiversity
Natural resource management
Participation
Two safeguards for communities' rights to resources can help implement the Nagoya Protocol.

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?

Rio+20: Forests form important foundation for a green economy

Logs from a community-managed forest in Ethiopia.
26 June 2012
Blog entry
Forests
Green economy
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.

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.

Better Lives, Smaller Footprints: How the Sustainable Development Goals can help

12 June 2012
General page

Date:  Monday, 18 June

Time:  09.30 – 11.00. Please come to room T9 at 9.00 for preparatory discussion.

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