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Biodiversity and conservation

UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

Where to find IIED and partners at COP17: event listing

Event on 19 October 2026

'Rey Zamuro' habitat bank, San Martin de los Llanos, Meta department, Colombia. Aerial view of the morichal forest in the habitat bank. It is managed by Terrasos, a Colombian-based company founded in 2013 specialising in the structuring and operation of environmental investments. In 2016, they developed their first habitat banking model in Colombia as a solution for delivering biodiversity compensation and are now expanding to issue biocredits for the voluntary market. This territory has historically been d

News

Two-thirds of nature finance fails to mention local communities, study suggests

12 October 2026

A dramatic sunset of reds and yellows frames a dozen wind turbines in the distance in the water.

Article

Making subsidy reform work for nature, climate and people

14 October 2026

Two people wade through water to plant saplings.

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

A man looks up at a tree amid a forest, as the sun shines through the foliage behind.

News

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

02 March 2026

Woman walking through a field wearing traditional dress.

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

Impact story 2 minute read

Podcast

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

22 April 2025

Why COP17 matters for people and nature

Ahead of CBD COP17, this insight series explores the key issues shaping negotiations and implementation of the global biodiversity framework. Drawing on IIED research and partnerships, the series examines what’s on the table, the outcomes we want to see and why they matter for people and nature

A man on a small boat maintains his balance as he draws in a net.

Insight

Is culture the missing ingredient in the biodiversity economy?

Dilys Roe and Krystyna Swiderska
28 September 2026

Two men lift and together carry a bundled package in a small factory-type room.

Insight

More money for nature? Ensuring finance supports local action is as important

Anna Ducros and Nicola Sorsby
08 September 2026

Women farmers in a field, collecting and tending to crops.

Insight

Why nature finance and gender data are central to achieving the world’s biodiversity goals

Nicola Sorsby and Karen Wong Pérez
06 August 2026

Insight

Achieving 30x30: supporting Indigenous and traditional territories and cultures

Krystyna Swiderska
26 July 2023

Biodiversity newsletter

Making subsidy reform work for nature, climate and people

Read a series of cas e studies that explore how governments around the world are reforming and repurposing environmentally harmful subsidies to benefit people, nature and business

Oil rig being serviced by a supply ship in Mexico.

Case study

Phasing out transport fuel subsidies in Mexico

14 October 2026

Aerial view of 24 MW PV solar system in Bisanti community, Nigeria

Case study

How Nigeria’s fuel subsidy reform is driving the shift towards green and resilient energy

14 October 2026

Minibuses on the streets of a busy city in Egypt. Bus drivers were among key groups affected by the subsidy reform because diesel prices.

Case study

Egypt: reforming fossil fuel subsidies to support social and economic priorities

14 October 2026

Case study

Indonesia: balancing the opportunities and risks of fuel subsidies reform

14 October 2026

Publications

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Strengthening the implementation of West Kalimantan Governor Regulation No. 33

REDAA impact strategy

Locally led finance for nature: estimating finance flows to local actors for conserving and restoring nature

Nature nurture: how to keep agrobiodiverse forest and farm systems alive in the modern world

An Indigenous data economy to generate value for nature and people

Tackling barriers to social justice in conservation

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

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Women, intertwined crises and gender-just futures

A series of case studies from sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America explore how economic policies, economic pressures and gender inequalities intersect to undermine women's access to land and natural resources

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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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