Biodiversity

Our biodiversity work focuses on the links between biodiversity, conservation and local people's livelihoods

Biodiversity conservation and livelihoods

How IIED is investigating and promoting the role of biodiversity as a fundamental building block of sustainable development More in this collection

A hippo in Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda. IIED is helping the Uganda Wildlife Authority to address wildlife crime through community engagement (Photo: Mirko Eggert, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
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A mountain gorilla in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park (Photo: Francesco Veronesi, Creative Commons via Flickr)
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Mangroves (Blue Carbon) in the Lamu area, on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya (Photo: Peter Prokosch)
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Mainstreaming biodiversity and development

Supported African countries to use their revised national biodiversity and strategy action plans as a vehicle for integrating biodiversity into development policy and planning More in this collection

Making a business case for biodiversity
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Members of the Mainstreaming Biodiversity and Development Africa leaders' group. From left to right: Kauna Schroder, Marie-May Jeremie, Juliane Zeidler, Samson Mulonga, Dineo D Gaborekwe, Baboloki Autlwetse, Felix Monggae, Chipanqura Chirara.
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