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Cooperative members at the Federation of Cooperatives of the Verapaces nursery in Cobán, Guatemala operate a compost packing machine. FEDECOVERA oversees the production of cardamom, allspice, coffee, tea, cocoa, essential oils, grains and vegetables (Photo: Juan José Ochaeta/FEDECOVERA)
IIED marks international forests day with major new research report and toolkit
… communities, and the planet. "The encouragement from FFF is not just about support for our efforts to replace bad, unjust, and dysfunctional … the potential for new directions, to actually moving towards them." IIED has been studying how different organisations around the world are going about incubating sustainable forest businesses.  This research has …
News, 21 March 2018
Fishermen from Mayadip Island, Bangladesh. IIED will be discussing Bangladesh's work on payments for sustainable fisheries at the EDD15 forum (Photo: Matthew Becker, the Advocacy Project, Creative Commons via Flickr)
IIED at European Development Days 2015
… our dignity, our future'.  Dr Essam Mohammed , senior researcher in IIED's fisheries team, moderated a high-level presentation on economic … incentives for fisheries management in Bangladesh. Find out more about the session on the EDD website . Speakers included: Dr Syed Arif … through innovative public-private partnerships.  Find out more about the session on the EDD website Panellists included: Klaus …
Event, 03 June 2015
Crowd sitting down and looking at presentation. Projector is showing PowerPoint slide on wall.
New collaborative initiative launches to transform housing justice
… event brought together key partners and allies, and was convened by IIED, Habitat International Coalition (HIC) , and United Cities and … exchanges and action promoted by the hub’s partners. Read more about the Hub for Housing Justice …
News, 08 January 2025
Director Camilla Toulmin sets out IIED's strategy for 2014 to 2019
IIED director offers a strategic view
… [VIDEO::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gocxeCyayxc] Toulmin discusses IIED's intention over the next five years to build on its landmark work … human settlements and sustainable markets.   She speaks in detail about the planned  focus on four areas that will allow IIED to build on strength across the institute and provide key …
News, 02 April 2014
Peru's Quelccaya ice cap is the largest glaciated area in the tropics; glaciers play a significant role in Lima's water provision (Photo: Wikipedia via Creative Commons)
Recognising the risks – what do people in Lima think about climate change?
… with ocean views, sell for US$2 million a time. But when asked about the risks of rising sea levels, coastal erosion or even an … information can help to bridge knowledge gaps, compelling stories about climate change that people can relate to directly can often be … of Environment and Urbanization .   Teresa Corcoran (teresa.corcoran@iied.org) is a senior coordinator within IIED's Communications …
Insight, 22 December 2014
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Evaluation of IIED’s Environmental Economics work
… the role and contribution of environmental economics and economics to IIED’s work. We would like to thank them for producing a … the economics of adaptation, and was intended to make recommendations about future directions for IIED’s environmental economic work based on an analysis of emerging … Evaluation of IIED’s Environmental Economics work …
Publication, 01 January 2014
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IIED's pro-poor gorilla tourism project shortlisted for major award
… IIED and partners are working to develop ways for local people living …  is a three-year initiative funded by the UK's Darwin Initiative  by IIED, the Responsible Tourism Partnership , the Institute for Tropical … edges of the park that offer visitors the opportunity to learn more about local people and communities. Professionally designed flyers …
News, 29 October 2018
Maasai men herding cattle
VITAL Climate Collective: connecting demand for climate adaptation needs with supply of climate finance
… poverty and inequality – particularly for women and children. What is IIED doing? With partners, IIED is setting up a new climate collective … with a common purpose. In the region there is limited information about how to address climate impacts and reduce emissions, and establish … cases,  and communicate to social impact and philanthropic investors about the viability of providing capital to work on adaptation, …
Project, 01 July 2024
Aurelio Fuastino lives near a primary forest in Mozambique. He sees the forest as an important source of many products including medicinal plants. He and other villages have no control over loggers who have been given licenses in the forest (Photo: Mike Goldwater/IIED)
IIED seminar on locally controlled enterprises for forest peoples
… IIED's "Critical Theme" seminar focused on the importance of local … space to secure indigenous people's rights control over their lands. About the speakers Joji Carino is director of the Forest Peoples … at the seminar can be viewed on IIED's SlideShare site and below. About the series The Critical Theme seminars cover a wide range of …
Event, 07 July 2015
COP22 side events
IIED and partner events at COP22
Event, 05 November 2016