Biodiversity

Exploring the links between biodiversity, conservation and local livelihoods

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Biodiversity and conservation

UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

Protected areas

Biocultural heritage

Indigenous Peoples

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Private insurance policies launched to protect elephants in Kenya and Sri Lanka

06 October 2022

Head and shoulders photos of five people alongside the words 'podcast 19' and "Make Change Happen".

A spur to action – getting money to the local level for nature and climate: Make Change Happen podcast episode 19

21 September 2022

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IIED at Climate Week NYC 2022

Event on 21 September 2022

A host of people carrying placards and banners, with a prominent banner that says: "Danger: delay kills you".

From Paris to pandemic: charting the changing landscape for sustainable development

Andrew Norton
01 September 2022

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A call to action for people and nature

Olivia Wilson-Holt
25 August 2022

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Debt for climate swaps: innovative financial instruments for public debt management

Event on 31 August 2022

Asociacion Andes team

Partner showcase

Asociación ANDES: from local potato farmers to global strategies for protecting crop diversity and Indigenous rights

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Three asks to strengthen locally-led action in new biodiversity finance

Minnie Degawan and Ebony Holland
13 July 2022

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

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

Ecosystem-based adaptation

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

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

Publications

View more Biodiversity publications

21061x.pdf

Women, girls and biodiversity loss: an evidence and policy review

21001IIED.pdf

Averting the crises: how a new approach to debt could raise US$400 billion for climate and nature

20726iied.pdf

Wild meat: developing alternatives through good project design

20641g.pdf

Policy brief: The importance of ecosystem-based adaptation and mitigation actions in the Nationally Determined Contributions

20636g.pdf

Taking adaptation to the ground: a story of accessing climate finance through a Small Grants Facility to support ecosystem-based adaptation

20596G.pdf

Community conservation wardens training report 2021 - 23rd August to 8th September 2021

20566G.pdf

Mainstreaming nature in development: A brief guide to political economy analysis for non-specialists, UNEP-WCMC, UK

20461IIED.pdf

Improving community attitudes towards conservation: learning from efforts to address wildlife crime in Uganda

20451g.pdf

Nature-based solutions in action: lessons from the frontline

20426g.pdf

Mainstreaming biodiversity into government decision-making

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IIED at the 2022 Nature-based Solutions Conference

Event on 05 July 2022

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Biocredits for nature conservation and poverty reduction

Active Project

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How the Amazon bioeconomy can catalyse an inclusive green economy

Blog, 27 June 2022

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IIED at London Climate Action Week, June/July 2022

Event on 25 June 2022

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IIED at 50: how can we harness youth’s energy to drive positive change?

Article, 22 June 2022

A mountain gorilla crouches in the undergrowth.

Implementing biocredits: making the market work for nature and people

Event on 05 July 2022

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AB Consultants: mitigating risks for people on low incomes

Article, 13 June 2022

A group of young people, men and women, walk in line holding protest signs (saying things such as "fight for our future") as part of a march

Stockholm+50: priorities for re-energising global action

Blog, 07 June 2022

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IIED at Stockholm+50

Event on 02 June 2022

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Lessons from a fruitful journey: seven years of EbA research and action

Blog, 31 May 2022