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Two small boats full of fishers on the water.
Fish Nights: promoting knowledge and inspiring change in fisheries
… aquaculture, human impact on oceans, and marine and coastal ecosystems. So far, there have been seven Fish Night events that have … fisheries and subsidies designed to benefit marine and coastal ecosystems The impact on biodiversity of the governance of the high seas, and The launch of the …
Article, 10 December 2020
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Finance for resilience building and ecosystem-based adaptation in Kenya: A comparative study of local and national managed funds
… Biodiversity …
Publication, 01 July 2017
Mangrove reforestation project
Development and life in general under threat from accelerating destruction of nature – but solutions are possible
… The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services' report on the global state of biodiversity is shocking but not entirely surprising. Despite years of … and local communities' key role in working with nature. Despite biodiversity declining in their areas due to increasing pressure from …
News, 06 May 2019
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Towards a Biocultural Heritage Territory in Rabai Cultural Landscape: exploring Mijikenda cultural values and practices for sustainable development
… effectively combine food production with sustainable development, biodiversity conservation and ecosystem protection. Although Indigenous … role of different elements of cultural heritage, and their links with biodiversity, in promoting sustainable development. This study was …
Publication, 06 August 2021
Protesters march and carry climate-related placards
IIED and partner events at the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit
… events, that can preserve and restore land, freshwater and marine ecosystems, while tackling issues of food and water insecurity, … from climate change impacts while slowing further warming, supporting biodiversity and securing ecosystem services. However, the potential of … from climate change impacts while slowing further warming, supporting biodiversity, and securing ecosystem services (such as sustainable …
Event, 23 September 2019
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Harnessing employment-based social assistance programmes to scale up nature-based climate action
… of the triple challenges of global inequality, climate change and biodiversity loss becomes clearer, governments and international … can offer multiple benefits in terms of improvements in local ecosystems and natural capital, carbon sequestration and local biodiversity conservation. We review evidence from three key case …
Publication, 01 January 2020
People participating in a workshop.
Development and Climate Days 2020
Event, 02 December 2020
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Safeguarding Lepcha and Limbu cultural values and worldviews for conservation and sustainable development in the Eastern Himalayas, India
… effectively combine food production with sustainable development, biodiversity conservation and ecosystem protection. Although Indigenous … role of different elements of cultural heritage, and their links with biodiversity, in promoting sustainable development. This study was … Innovation for Resilience project. It recommends ensuring local biodiversity management committees include Indigenous representatives to …
Publication, 06 August 2021
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Sumaq Kausay and Ayllu: Quechua values and worldviews for conservation and sustainable development in the Chalakuy Maize Park, Lares, Peru
… effectively combine food production with sustainable development, biodiversity conservation and ecosystem protection. Although Indigenous … role of different elements of cultural heritage, and their links with biodiversity, in promoting sustainable development. This study was … creating awareness of the real value of Indigenous knowledge for biodiversity conservation, livelihoods and climate adaptation. …
Publication, 06 August 2021
Woman harvesting avocado from tree, laughing.
Research and action for locally led nature restoration
… across 25 countries and covering a diverse range of landscapes and ecosystems. REDAA grants funded initiatives that are locally led, … Biodiversity …
Project, 07 December 2022