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IIED animation: how a new global treaty could turn the tide to save the high seas
21 February 2019 The final instalment in a series of three animations from IIED on how nations can move towards an inclusive blue economy explores how a new global treaty – the first of its kind – could end lawlessness that threatens conservation of the high seasNew 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
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
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
IIED to host 3rd online artisanal and small-scale mining day
2 March 2018IIED will host its third 'digital day' dedicated to artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) on 15 March 2018, connecting mining stakeholders across the globe
IIED to host 2nd online artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) day
19 January 2017IIED to host a "digital day" dedicated to artisanal and small-scale mining on 1 February, 2017, connecting mining stakeholders across the globe. Use #shareASM to follow the conversation
Call for proposals for research on local markets in times of urban crisis
27 June 2016IIED is inviting proposals for original research that will contribute to understanding local markets in the context of an urban humanitarian crisis and response. Closing date: 21 July, 2016
Protecting the world's oceans: three key tasks
8 June 2016 In a video to mark World Oceans Day on 8 June, IIED's director Andrew Norton has set out three ways that the international community can work to protect the world's oceansScientists call for international collaboration to safeguard hilsa fish stocks
6 May 2016 Scientists, academics and officials called for regional collaboration on safeguarding vital fish stocks in the Bay of Bengal at a seminar in Dhaka on May 4-5. The two-day seminar was organised to discuss research into incentive based fisheries management in Bangladesh and to explore opportunities for collaboration on sustainable fisheries between Bangladesh, India and Myanmar.Crucial role of civil society in campaigning for universal energy access
16 March 2016 IIED senior researcher Sarah Best focused on the important role of civil society organisations (CSOs) can play in advancing universal energy access when she spoke at the Royal Geographical Society in London.The biggest 'private sector': what place for the informal economy in green and inclusive growth?
20 January 2016 IIED and partners are hosting a conference in London on 25 February that is designed to help build a new policy agenda to integrate the informal economy with inclusive green growth and sustainable developmentTalking mining in Ghana
19 January 2016 Stakeholders from Ghana's artisanal mining communities will share their perspectives in discussions to identify how to improve the artisanal and small-scale mining sector in the countryCall for chapters: financial inclusion for poverty alleviation
25 August 2015 IIED has issued a call for chapters for a new book on how to improve access to financial services for millions of poor people around the worldPublic and private sectors: delivering energy access for people living in poverty
4 June 2015 Representatives from the private and public sectors will meet this week in Brussels to discuss innovations in financing and supporting energy services for people living in poverty, as part of the European Development Days (EDD).Civil society coalition calls for inclusive Sustainable Energy for All agenda
18 May 2015 At the second annual UN Sustainable Energy for All Forum (SE4ALL), held in New York 18-22 May, a group of 26 civil society organisations (CSOs) from around the world are calling for the SE4ALL initiative to ensure civil society can participate effectively in national and regional decision-making processesUK's Darwin Initiative funded project strives to reduce threats to hilsa fish
19 January 2015 Senior Bangladeshi officials, researchers and IIED staff have met to review a project that aims to restore hilsa fish stocks and create a sustainable fishing industry in the countryInternational seminar to demonstrate economic value of marine and coastal ecosystem services
4 September 2014 An international seminar in Costa Rica on Friday, 5 September focused on the economic contribution of marine and coastal ecosystem services to the regional economyStudy reports double-digit growth in market performance of 'eco-labels'
31 January 2014 Private sector sourcing commitments are driving major market growth for sustainable commodities, according to the State of Sustainability Initiatives (SSI) Review 2014 published today by an alliance of international organisations.Save the date: IIED conference on payments for ecosystem services
15 January 2014 The International Institute for Environment and Development will hold a meeting on 21 March 2014 in Edinburgh to explore ways to make schemes that compensate protectors of natural resources fairer and more inclusive.Five ways to boost stocks of the Bay of Bengal’s beloved hilsa fish
28 November 2013 A pioneering scheme that could boost stocks of a fish that feeds millions of people in Bangladesh, India and Myanmar may be a model for other fisheries, but would be more effective if it changed in five ways, says a study published today by the International Institute for Environment and Development.IIED strengthens policy and research links with China
13 November 2013 IIED will share some of its research on key issues in global agriculture with an audience of Chinese academics, government agencies, policy researchers and nongovernmental organisations at a meeting in Beijing on 15 November.Fish Night @ IIED will launch book and online network
7 November 2013 The International Institute for Environment and Development will launch our latest book, Economic Incentives for Marine and Coastal Conservation: Prospects, Challenges and Policy Implications on 28 November.Compensation for conservation of Bangladesh’s national fish
28 May 2013IIED and partners have launched a project that aims to conserve the most important fish species in the cuisine of Bangladesh — the hilsa — by redesigning a system that rewards people who help to protect it.