Biodiversity

Exploring the links between biodiversity, conservation and local livelihoods

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Biodiversity and conservation

UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

New report: recognition of women-led biodiversity data vital to advance gender justice

17 February 2026

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Insight

Getting back on track: turning global biodiversity promises into fair and locally-led action by 2030

Nicola Sorsby and Barbara Lassen
27 July 2026

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News

New video series highlights the power of high integrity biocredit schemes to conserve nature

02 March 2026

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How IIED’s SAGE tool is fostering equitable and inclusive governance of protected areas

Impact story 2 minute read

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News

New five-year strategy to reform broken nature finance system

06 October 2025

Podcast

Locally-led nature restoration: critical for a sustainable future – Make Change Happen podcast episode 33

22 April 2025

Related collections

Learn more about focused areas of IIED's biodiversity work

Conservation, communities and equity

A programme of work showing how IIED is building capacity to understand and implement equitable conservation and enhance community voice in conservation policymaking

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Biodiversity and development

A programme of work showing how IIED is working to ensure biodiversity conservation, climate change and economic development are tackled together by the institutions that drive policy, rules, plans, investment and action

Collection

Ecosystem-based adaptation

A programme of work focused on people using biodiversity and ecosystem services to adapt to climate change and promote sustainable development

Collection

Women champions of biodiversity

A series of blogs and interviews illustrating the role, influence and impact of women working to safeguard the world’s biodiversity

Series

IIED at COP17

The 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17) will be held from 19 to 30 October 2026 in Yerevan, Armenia. IIED and partners will engage at key moments at and on the road to COP17, including the SBI and SBSTTA meetings, to help turn the global biodiversity framework into action on the ground, backed by evidence and solutions grounded in local experience.

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Event

Where to find IIED and partners at COP17: event listing

Event on 19 October 2026

Insight

Getting back on track: turning global biodiversity promises into fair and locally-led action by 2030

Nicola Sorsby and Barbara Lassen
27 July 2026

Group of women wearing tradition Bangla dress gathered in a circle to discuss. One of the women is standing up and reading from a notebook,smiling.

Project

Advancing gender justice in biodiversity data and policy through women-led data collection and evidence generation

August 2025 – December 2028

Publications

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Strengthening agrobiodiversity conservation

Advancing locally led approaches for people, climate and nature

Analysis of laws and policies that support Indigenous biocultural territories in Peru

Catalysing agrobiodiversity: a call for differentiated and complementary approaches

Bioeconomy: a transformative step towards sustainability or threat to biodiversity and social justice?

Applying a human rights-based approach to human-wildlife conflict

From assessment to action: how SAGE enables local solutions for equitable governance in conservation

Low-tech, bottom-up, place-based approaches to addressing environmental degradation

How research influences government action for nature

Potential priority issues for REDAA in sub-Saharan Africa

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Getting back on track: turning global biodiversity promises into fair and locally-led action by 2030

Insight, 27 July 2026

Call for expressions of interest: peer learning series on gender and biodiversity data

News, 02 April 2026

Two farmers are working in a field, harvesting cassava.

Can AI support locally-led nature restoration?

Article, 27 March 2026

New video series highlights the power of high integrity biocredit schemes to conserve nature

News, 02 March 2026

Woman farmer from Zimbabwe checking soil in field.

Report launch: making space for women leadership in biodiversity data and evidence

Event on 05 March 2026

New report: recognition of women-led biodiversity data vital to advance gender justice

News, 17 February 2026

Where to find IIED and partners at COP17: event listing

Event on 19 October 2026

Farmer standing in a his field where he is growing pumpkins.

“It’s all the work of nature”

Impact story, 29 January 2026

Rainforest on the banks of the River Pará.

Nature finance: some progress at COP30 with more needed in 2026

Insight, 08 December 2025

How IIED’s SAGE tool is fostering equitable and inclusive governance of protected areas

Impact story, 28 November 2025