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A canopy above the entrance to a mine. Written on the canopy is 'Bienvenidos a Marmato" - welcome to Marmato
Mining reforms have left Colombia’s artisanal miners behind
… even though the sector creates more than 300,000 jobs. Find out more about IIED’s work to facilitate dialogue and collaboration for an inclusive … fresh water to the region's population (Photo: Brendan Schwartz, IIED) Other local miners have begun negotiating a deal with the current …
Insight, 15 April 2020
A fisherman looks at his latest huge catch of fish caught in nets
It is time to control fishing on the high seas to protect the life of the ocean and coastal people who depend on it
… from coastlines – are of particular concern. Although they make up about half of the Earth’s surface and are home to 95% of all life (PDF), … children and men who depend on them. According to joint research from IIED and the National Oceanography Centre , these are the central Indian …
Insight, 08 June 2019
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How integrated monitoring and evaluation systems can help countries address climate impacts
Publication, 01 August 2018
The star anise fruit resembles stars: the Thach Ngoa group has five hectares of Illicium verum trees ready for harvest (Photo: Wikipedia Commons)
Star spice in Vietnam's forests
… training, which encourages forest farmers to make their own decisions about which business to develop and how. Star anise is the fruit of a … a core function of the FFF and, as a member of the management group, IIED has been tasked to monitor how well this innovative strategy is … FFF hopes to see you there. Duncan Macqueen (duncan.macqueen@iied.org) is principal researcher in IIED's forest team with the Natural …
Insight, 05 August 2015
Saleemul Huq, left, discusses 2015's big issues with negotiators and ambassadors from the Least Developed Countries in New York in early April (Photo: Claire Hatfield/IIED)
2015: a critical year for the Least Developed Countries
Insight, 17 April 2015
Delegates at the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP20) in Lima, Peru. (Photo: Kate Wilson/IIED)
An ‘historic opportunity’ to reduce poverty and emissions to zero to be highlighted by #zerozero campaign
… Centre , the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) , the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) , and the Climate and … Bickersteth, chief executive of CDKN; Camilla Toulmin, director of IIED; and Kevin Watkins, director of Overseas Development Institute … lead author of the IPCC's Fifth Assessment report said: "Zerozero is about increasing people's resilience, and doing it in a way that will …
News, 04 December 2014
Children go to school on boat in flood-prone Bangladesh. Photo: G.M.B Akash/Panos
Least developed countries lead on low-carbon resilience
Insight, 16 October 2013
Home workers making bouquets (Photo: Siddharth Agarwal/UHRC)
Addressing risks facing informal workers
Project, 01 October 2018
A new map produced by IIED shows seven types of innovative governance. Click on the image to see the map (Image: IIED)
Driving change by supporting action at the local level
… reasons to make the shift: It puts power in the right place to bring about change It is often easier to get things done locally (PDF) . … to tackle environment and development concerns is not new. And at IIED, we have long emphasised the need for local organisations to have a … climate change agreement. Camilla Toulmin is a senior fellow at IIED. This blog was written with contributions from David Dodman , …
Insight, 24 November 2015
Glimpse of a green new future
… of a green economy. The Green Economy Coalition (GEC), housed at IIED, is keeping a track of ‘glimpses’ of a green economy and the good … vehicles or the renewable electric grid? A green economy isn’t merely about greening a product or creating new markets. It’s about transforming an entire economic system behind that product and …
Insight, 29 July 2011