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Negotiators on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership discuss the treaty in Brussels in May 2015 (Photo: European Parliament, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Investment treaties and citizens' power: lessons from experience
… treaty negotiations take place with little transparency or citizen participation. There is often little public debate about their pros and … arbitral tribunals. In El Salvador, civil society was able to access this process, submitting evidence to an investor-state … international alliance building at multiple levels – from sharing information and analysis among civil society groups in the 12 countries …
Insight, 07 September 2015
Ships lay stranded in a dry reservoir in China.
China: can the ‘factory of the world’ clean up its act?
… and brands in China . These tools are designed to promote “widespread participation [by consumers and civil society] in environmental … and site of consumption,” said Ma Jun. “We believe we can use information to connect the dots.”  He argued that a lack of motivation … drive change. Consumers can act as powerful agents of change; having access to information can lead to consumers applying pressure on …
Insight, 27 June 2012
Charting a course for biodiversity and the poor
… as yet undiscovered food, fuel and medicine to maintaining critical ‘environmental services’ provided by biodiversity, such as fertilisation, … these resources are lost or degraded. For these poor communities, access to a wide range of wild foods and medicines provides an important … participate in decision-making and that they have both access to information and an equal share of benefits. This will be a key challenge …
Insight, 22 October 2010
The Bailique community, mainly artisanal fishermen and forest users near the Amazon River, have established the first community protocol in Brazil (Photo: Roberta Ramos)
Brazil's first community protocol: the Bailique experience
… supported by the network Grupo de Trabalho Amazônico (GTA), a socio-environmental Brazilian NGO.  Building the Bailique community protocol … the protocol, such as management of biodiversity, issues related to access to genetic resources and traditional knowledge; while the … aware that the sustainable use of natural resources and their active participation in their own development are paramount for their wellbeing …
Insight, 25 August 2015
The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in the Great Hall of the People, uniformed in identical suits, red ties, and side-parts.
China’s leadership transition
… the world’s second-largest economy, but also of uneven development, environmental damage, and rumbling social discontent over inequality and … management system so that citizens are environmentally aware and have access to relevant information, are able to participate in decision making and seek …
Insight, 27 November 2012
A new President: what does this mean for Bulgaria’s energy sector?
… a contractor, with loans from Russia and the EU). Some argue that the environmental impact assessment is inadequate, and some – including the … anti-corruption efforts, promote transparency and informed public participation in decision-making, and support technical capacity … the local population. Read Bulgaria's big energy challenge for more information and recommendations. This blog was written by Emma Wilson, a …
Insight, 17 January 2012
The COP23 venue in Bonn nears completion (Photo: Achala Abeysinghe/IIED)
IIED and partner events at COP23
Event, 06 November 2017
COP24 will take place in Katowice's landmark congress centre and exhibition hall (Photo: Umkatowice, Creative Commons via Wikipedia)
IIED and partner events at COP24
… (ICCAD) and IIED; Mr Iftekhar Ahmed, Centre for Services and Information on Disability (CSID); Ms Shababa Haque, ICCAD; Winnie … Pavilion, Vienna Room Partner organisations: Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP); European Commission (International … finance to escalate private sector investment in decentralised energy access Date: Monday, 10 December Venue: European Union Pavilion Partner …
Event, 02 December 2018
Pilot projects including the Bolsa Floresta forest stipend scheme in Amazonas, Brazil, help to combat deforestation in Brazil (Google re-use licensed)
How to assess what people want from REDD+
Insight, 31 March 2014
Women opening the fruit of the marula tree to extract the kernel for making marula oil (Photo: CIFOR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Encouraging collaboration: drafting a new law to stop biopiracy in Namibia
… first step was to draft an indigenous local community strategy on access to benefit sharing. The aim was to give local communities a say … Ndapanda Kanime, chief conservation scientist in the Department of Environmental Affairs. She thinks the situation was helped by the … a spirit of collaboration. Committee members were willing to share information and play a part in discussions and felt responsible for …
Article, 21 March 2016