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

Forest with abundant vegetation

Cabo Verde and Portugal agree groundbreaking debt restructure

24 January 2023

Man walking in a field

COP15 negotiations agree new global biodiversity framework

19 December 2022

Woman carrying a basket with plants on her head

Nature and people must thrive together in future economic strategies

Charlotte Watts
15 December 2022

Room full of people sitting down and looking at their laptops

Indigenous Peoples, local communities underrepresented in governance of nature funding

13 December 2022

People crouching on a field with their hands on the ground

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

13 December 2022

Woman, wearing a hat and a basket on her back, picks vegetables

The unsung heroes for nature and climate

Xiaoting Hou Jones and Yiching Song
07 December 2022

Man walks in a field, with mountains behind

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

07 December 2022

Woman stands on a boat in front of a bridge, and holds a stick

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

April 2022 - March 2028 

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

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SAGE and its early contributions to improvements in governance of area-based conservation 2.pdf

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

21266iied.pdf

Why gender matters for biodiversity conservation

21241iied.pdf

Traditional mountain landscapes: crucial for meeting biodiversity and climate targets

21216IIED.pdf

Biocredits to finance nature and people: emerging lessons

21146G.pdf

Creating Corridors for Chimpanzee Conservation

21061x.pdf

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

21021g.pdf

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

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

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IIED at London Climate Action Week, June/July 2022

Event on 25 June 2022

A young person holds up a sign, saying "There is no planet B" among a march

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

A group of men and woman stand for a group photograph in front of a painting.

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

Five young men sit on benches on a lawn outside a building. They are listening to two older men seated at a desk.

IIED at Stockholm+50

Event on 02 June 2022

A group of four men and women wearing overalls, one with an axe over his shoulders and one crouching down, pose for a photo. In the foreground are a few rocks, with a dusty landcsape and mountains in the background.

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

Blog, 31 May 2022

A woman with a basket on her back picks tea leaves from a huge field surrounding her

Stockholm+50 must build a legacy of support for locally-led action for people, nature and climate

Blog, 27 May 2022

A woman in a crowded room raises her hand to speak.

Making finance flow for locally-led action in the Decade of Action

Event on 25 May 2022

A man wearing a T-shirt and a hat takes a close look at a tree, surrounded by forest

Guide for linking sovereign debt to climate and nature action supports decision-makers to restructure debt in response to COVID-19 and the Ukraine war

News, 28 April 2022