News archives
Help pilot the navigator of tools for ecosystem-based adaptation
15 January 2019 IIED, IUCN, UNEP-WCMC and GIZ are seeking feedback on a new Navigator that catalogues tools for ecosystem-based adaptation planners and practitioners"Follow the science": Least Developed Countries Group lead negotiator
10 December 2018The chair of the UNFCCC Least Developed Countries Group, Gebru Jember Endalew, called for climate action to be guided by science when he spoke at the closing of Development and Climate Days 2018
"Half a degree matters" – D&C Days focuses on IPCC special report on global temperature-rise scenarios
9 December 2018The 2018 Development and Climate Days opened with a stark warning: "We don’t have 12 years to save the world; in fact we probably have 12 minutes"
Workshop helps negotiators from developing countries prepare for COP24
6 December 2018Almost 30 climate negotiators from vulnerable developing countries attended a workshop before the Katowice climate talks to be briefed on the key issues and negotiating strategies
IIED's December forests newsletter
6 December 2018Our latest forests newsletter reports on the recent work of IIED's forestry team and highlights the China-Africa Forest Governance project, new publications on the China-Mozambique timber trade and women’s entrepreneurship, and blogs from both Joji Cariño of the Forest Peoples Programme and IIED's Duncan Macqueen
IIED animation: using fiscal policy tools to create a sustainable future for ocean and people
28 November 2018A new animation explains how governments can use tools such as taxes, penalties and subsidies to support the health of the ocean and protect the livelihoods of people who depend on it
IIED publishes updated guide to social assessment for protected areas
14 November 2018The new, expanded second edition incorporates practical learning from sites in five countries and strengthens focus on governance and equity
Webinar: No hidden catch: mainstreaming small-scale fisheries in national accounts
7 November 2018Join our webinar on 20 November 2018 to discuss how natural capital accounting methods could be used to identify the contribution made by small-scale fisheries to the national economy
Call for evidence: long-term effective adaptation
5 November 2018The Least Developed Countries Group is inviting submissions on effective long-term adaptation to climate change. The submissions will contribute to a major new initiative that seeks to develop a long-term vision for climate resilience up to 2050
IIED's pro-poor gorilla tourism project shortlisted for major award
29 October 2018An initiative promoting local economic development near Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park has been shortlisted for the World Responsible Tourism Awards
IIED webinar: Gender and biodiversity conservation – progress and future directions
25 October 2018Join our webinar on 13 November 2018 to discuss promoting gender in the context of conservation policy and practice
IIED remembers Jockin Arputham
15 October 2018IIED pays tribute to an inspirational leader and fighter for slum-dwellers' rights, who died on Saturday, aged 71
New director for IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research group
11 October 2018IIED today announces the appointment of Laura Kelly as director of its Shaping Sustainable Markets research group
New “People not poaching” platform supports communities as the first line of defence against IWT
11 October 2018Ahead of the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference in London (11-12 October) a unique interactive website is being launched today to foster learning and share experiences on community engagement in combating poaching and the illegal wildlife trade. “People Not Poaching: the Communities and IWT Learning Platform” will enable organisations and communities to share IWT successes and lessons
Women are advancing the march to protect biodiversity
9 October 2018Ahead of the Convention on Biological Diversity, IIED has launched a series of blogs and interviews illustrating the role, influence and impact of women working to safeguard the world’s biodiversity
Fish Night 5: Can subsidies work for fish and for people?
27 September 2018IIED's latest Fish Night event will look at how we can make sure that subsidies designed to benefit marine and coastal ecosystems don’t have a detrimental effect on smaller fisheries
Join us for the 16th Development & Climate Days at COP24
24 September 2018Registrations have opened for Development & Climate Days 2018 at COP24
IIED webinar: Incentive-based contract farming and agricultural commodities exchanges
17 September 2018Join our webinar on 3 October 2018 to discuss experiences of supporting farmers in contract farming arrangements
Webinar: Benefits of investing in national monitoring and evaluation systems
29 August 2018Join our webinar on 2 Oct 2018 to discuss how developing countries can benefit from investing in national M&E systems for climate change adaptation - and go beyond narrow project or indicator-based monitoring systems.
New IIED videos inform Chinese consumers about Africa's forests
21 August 2018IIED has released two new films highlighting initiatives to improve the sustainability of Chinese investments in Africa. The films are part of a wider effort to reach Chinese and international audiences with messages about sustainability, good governance and local livelihoods
Consensus grows on nature-based solutions to climate change, but challenges remain
10 August 2018Experts point to growing awareness of the potential of nature-based solutions to climate change – but say work must be done to improve understanding and policy take-up
IIED July newsletter now available
30 July 2018Read the July edition of the IIED newsletter, rounding up all our publications, blogs and news from last month
Forest and Farm Facility launches Phase II
20 July 2018On 20 July IIED and partners will launch Phase II of the Forest and Farm Facility, the second stage of a highly successful international partnership that is providing support to forest and farm producer organisations across Africa, Asia and Latin America
Call for interest in participating: community voices on illegal wildlife trade
5 July 2018We’re inviting community representatives to express their interest in participating in a London workshop on how to effectively engage with the illegal wildlife trade at the local level. Closing date: 31 July, 2018
Webinar: What does successful adaptation look like, and what do we want to measure in the context of adaptation, national development and SDGs?
3 July 2018IIED organised a webinar on 28 June 2018 to discuss how developing country governments can assess adaptation actions to inform national planning and international reporting.