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Marketing of upland products: a study of the market structures for upland products in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam
… The Research Centre of the Forest Science Institute of Vietnam and IIED, supported by Sida, carried out a research project on how markets … in Vietnam. The purpose of the research was to inform policymakers about how market incentives might be set up to favour the livelihoods of …
Publication, 01 January 2002
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Bosque del Pueblo, Puerto Rico: Cómo la lucha antiminera cambió la política forestal desde la base comunitaria
… are perceived and managed. At the most basic level, it is a story about the creation and management of a new forest reserve in Puerto …
Publication, 01 January 2006
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Community-investor business models: Lessons from the oil palm sector in East Malaysia
… Concerns about food and energy security, coupled with increasing returns from … in agricultural investments in developing countries. Public debates about ‘land grabbing’ have questioned the socio-economic impacts of …
Publication, 01 December 2011
Climate, carbon, conservation and communities
… Well, in principle, there is. But as a new briefing paper by IIED and WWF-UK shows, careful planning and community involvement will … where it contributes to climate change. Overall this accounts for about 18 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions but efforts to avoid …
News, 04 September 2007
Call for agricultural research to serve people and planet
… by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) today (6 May) to coincide with the annual meeting of the UN … which focuses heavily on agriculture. The author and director of IIED's sustainable agriculture, biodiversity and livelihoods programme, … systems for generating and sharing knowledge and making decisions about science, technology and innovation. These include farmer-to-farmer …
News, 06 May 2009
Deforestation and fire ravage a forest area in Uganda (Photo: Paul Hatanga)
Random trials in Uganda to show if payments for ecosystems services really work
… ineligible. We visited the eligible villages to inform people there about PES, how the forest cover was changing, and different ways to … The design phase of the project revealed another challenge. When IIED and CSWCT consulted local communities at the start of the process, … He will present the latest findings of this project at an IIED conference on payments for ecosystem services in Edinburgh on 21 …
Insight, 10 March 2014
A new President: what does this mean for Bulgaria’s energy sector?
… the incumbent Georgi Parvanov. Energy is at the heart of speculation about Plevneliev’s plans. Will he keep relations with Russia strong, … is a major exporter of electricity to Southeast Europe. It has about 12,668 MW of installed power generation capacity, including … Emma Wilson, a Senior Researcher in the Sustainable Markets Group at IIED, and Teodora Todorova, an independent researcher who wrote the …
Insight, 17 January 2012
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Barriers and solutions to effective climate change adaptation in Indonesia: perspectives of local planners
… from several Indonesian urban coastal cities were interviewed about four key themes: perceptions of climate change impacts on local …
Publication, 01 August 2014
Campaigners celebrate the UK becoming the first G7 country to enshrine in law the UN-agreed target of spending 0.7 per cent of GDP on oversea aid (Photo: UNA-UK via Google licence)
Cameron can assure a lasting legacy
… system that links poverty eradication and a stable climate, is just about the most important of all. Cameron's legacy is within reach; he … find many who know this is right. Dr Camilla Toulmin (camilla.toulmin@iied.org) is director of IIED for another three weeks. This is the latest in a series of blogs …
Insight, 07 June 2015
Tidal damage on the small island nation of Kiribati. Small island developing nations, especially the atoll nations of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, are among the poorest and most vulnerable to climate change (Photo: Jodie Gatfield, AusAID)
Paris Agreement must stand on three pillars
… more consistent with warming of above 3 degrees and raise concerns about the need for stronger processes to ensure more ambition. The June … vulnerable to climate change. Achala Abeysinghe  ( achala.abeysinghe@iied.org ) is the principal researcher and team leader of the global climate law, policy and governance team in IIED's Climate Change Group . …
Insight, 01 June 2015