Biodiversity

Exploring the links between biodiversity, conservation and local livelihoods

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Biodiversity and conservation

UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

Cabo Verde and Portugal agree groundbreaking debt restructure

24 January 2023

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COP15 negotiations agree new global biodiversity framework

19 December 2022

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Nature and people must thrive together in future economic strategies

Charlotte Watts
15 December 2022

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Indigenous Peoples, local communities underrepresented in governance of nature funding

13 December 2022

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Indigenous Peoples and local communities excluded from decision making on money to help them tackle nature loss

13 December 2022

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The unsung heroes for nature and climate

Xiaoting Hou Jones and Yiching Song
07 December 2022

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Farmers in China spending $280 billion adapting to climate change and nature loss

07 December 2022

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Catalysing research, innovation and action for people and nature to thrive

April 2022 - March 2028 

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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

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Ecosystem-based adaptation

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

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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

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SAGE and its early contributions to improvements in governance of area-based conservation

Why gender matters for biodiversity conservation

Traditional mountain landscapes: crucial for meeting biodiversity and climate targets

Biocredits to finance nature and people: emerging lessons

Creating Corridors for Chimpanzee Conservation

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

Engaging communities to tackle illegal wildlife trade - lessons from Southeast Asia, South America and sub-Saharan Africa

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

Wild meat: developing alternatives through good project design

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

Woman, in a field, throws potatos into a sack

COP15 should protect mountain landscapes, and the Indigenous Peoples and local communities governing them

Press release, 23 November 2022

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IIED at CBD COP15

Article

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Protecting wildlife with local solutions: putting learning into practice

Blog, 10 November 2022

A shepherd and a herd of sheep in a mountain

COP27: vital but at-risk IPLC landscapes urgently need more climate finance

Blog, 08 November 2022

Where to find IIED and partners at COP27: event listing

Event on 06 November 2022

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Valuing a traditional lifestyle: how Maasai herders are being paid to protect nature and combat climate change

Blog, 19 October 2022

Countries most vulnerable to climate change able to borrow less than 15% of money needed to adapt before hitting debt distress

Press release, 17 October 2022

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

Press release, 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

Article, 21 September 2022

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IIED at Climate Week NYC 2022

Event on 21 September 2022