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The UN poster showing all 17 sustainable development goals (Image: UN photo)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): IIED and the new global agenda on sustainable development
… the SDGs reflect the vision of sustainable development that IIED has pursued over the last 40 years. But the global progress … fisheries , by Dave Steinbach Blog:  How serious are the SDGs about tackling inequality? , by Sarah Colenbrander and Andrew Norton … United Nations formally adopting the SDGs, IIED released an animation about the goals and their potential to transform the lives of people …
Article, 15 March 2016
A woman returns to a farmer village near Dodoma, Tanzania (Photo: Cecilia Schubert, Creative Commons via Flickr)
IIED webinar: strengthening women's rights in land governance
… limited and their voices are rarely heard. On 2 February 2016, IIED hosted a webinar on 'Strengthening women's rights in land … livelihoods are affected by agricultural projects. Outline programme IIED senior researcher Phillippine Sutz  introduced the seminar Helen … specialists from Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania, Mali, Senegal and Uganda. About the speakers Helen Dancer is senior lecturer at the University of …
Event, 02 February 2016
Rebeca Grynspan will become the chair of IIED's board of trustees in June
Rebeca Grynspan to be next chair of IIED's board
… Grynspan says: "I am honoured and humbled by this nomination to chair IIED's Board of Trustees. IIED is one of the world's leading policy research organizations and its … the international debate on sustainable development. Now that we are about to take stock of the Millennium Development Goals process and …
News, 26 February 2014
Australia's Border Ranges National Park: more than three-quarters of the park is managed as wilderness and access is by foot only. The World Parks Congress will look at how to protect and manage areas such as these (Photo: Michael Dawes)
IIED at the World Parks Congress 2014
… management of protected areas (PAs) is a key area of our work, and IIED supports the  Convention on Biological Diversity's emphasis  that … audience from government to general members of society who care about the health of our planet; for 'people', it will engage with … world without prejudices and biases. Contemplation of Nature is about cultivating mindfulness, a silence and a deep connection with …
Event, 12 November 2014
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Research ethics: Putting our principles into practice
… partners to contribute to a more equitable and sustainable world. IIED’s work on research quality is guided by a cross-institute team that … the institute’s research methods and strength. For more information about research quality at IIED please contact info@iied.org. … IIED …
Publication, 01 March 2014
An audience gathers to listen to a presentation as information on land is shared by Open Data Myanmar (Photo: Open Data Myanmar)
IIED webinar: using web platforms to promote transparency and strengthen land rights
… environment and the rights of citizens. Unfortunately, information about natural resource investments and land deals and associated land conflicts in particular is often very limited. On 6 July 2016, IIED hosted a webinar on 'Using web platforms to promote transparency … expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of the UK government.  About the speakers Sam Szoke-Burke is a legal researcher for the …
Event, 06 July 2016
Small-scale gold miners in Madagascar. Photo: Global Environment Facility
IIED shines a light on small-scale mining
… knowledge gaps in the sector and sets out options for a major new IIED project-in-the-making. This project will aim to help policymakers … 'small-scale' but economically and socially significant. It produces about 85 per cent of the world’s gemstones and 20-25 per cent of all … illegally – and it is this illegality that has biased attitudes about the whole ASM sector. Donors often ignore small-scale and …
News, 05 March 2013
A woman holds a ruler on a piece of paper and another one draws with a pen.
How we monitor and evaluate our work
… IIED’s work is based on three elements: our manifesto , our … our course as necessary.  Targets, results and evaluating progress  IIED’s existing robust system for institutional monitoring, evaluation … testing new innovative approaches to analyse how change has come about. Supporting the MEL community of practice IIED's emphasis on …
Page, 13 May 2024
Debra Roberts will become the latest 'outstanding woman in development' to deliver the Barbara Ward Lecture
Champion of urban climate action to deliver IIED's 2016 Barbara Ward Lecture
… Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiating team.  IIED's Barbara Ward Lectures celebrate outstanding women in development … pioneered work in linking environment and development. More about Debra Roberts As a city official, Roberts has received worldwide … planning, environmental management and urban climate protection. About the Barbara Ward Lecture series Barbara Ward was a renowned …
News, 19 July 2016
Street scene with multistorey flats and market stalls.
An inclusive Nairobi? Refugee accounts of life in the city
… and religious diversity and openness of those neighbourhoods, brought about by displacement . Yet refugees continue to face exclusion and … needed to implement the Refugee Act at the city level. What did IIED do? The ‘Living in difference and in common: urban refugees and convivial cultures in Nairobi’ project was led by IIED in close partnership with SDI-Kenya and a Nairobi-based community …
Project, 16 May 2024