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Citizens reframing conservation policies and practice for food and livelihood security, environmental sustainability and justice
Article, 15 July 2009
Central Malawi: Belia Sikelo farms groundnuts using 'conservation agriculture', a set of practices including no-till farming, designed improve soil structure and help resist erosion. (Photo: T. Samson/CIMMYT)
2015: the International Year of Soils
Article, 09 April 2015
a turtle
Navigating ocean investments
Article, 01 October 2019
Biocultural products of the Potato Park in Peru, an example of the goods and services that can be produced by indigenous peoples to provide income and enhance incentives to sustain biocultural heritage (Photo: ANDES)
Consultation: designing a new biocultural heritage indication
… innovations and practices, and the local environment including ecosystems, biodiversity and landscapes are all closely linked, giving products a … than "benefit-sharing" from products developed by others (as in the Biodiversity Convention's benefit-sharing model). Well-made local goods … Biodiversity …
Insight, 20 August 2015
Essam Yassin Mohammed argues that Goal 14 cannot be seen in isolation from the other Sustainable Development Goals (Image: IIED)
Understanding the SDGs: the importance of Goal 14
… to IIED's Essam Yassin Mohammed, as it acknowledges the importance of ecosystems to the livelihoods of millions of people around the world. … for sustainable development, giving this important source of food and biodiversity the recognition it deserves. Integrated approach But … Goal 12 on sustainable consumption and production and Goal 15 on biodiversity. It also cannot be achieved in isolation and will be …
News, 07 September 2015
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Nature-based solutions: delivering national-level adaptation and global goals
… Many of the world’s vital natural ecosystems, and the communities reliant on them, are vulnerable to climate change. But there is increasing recognition that ecosystems — if sustainably restored and protected — can also form a … human adaptation over the long term. As the evidence base grows, ecosystems are increasingly prominent in climate change policy, …
Publication, 01 November 2018
Workshop participants touring the Stone Village in China (Photo: Irene Song)
Mountain peoples call for support to protect traditional knowledge
… setting out eight actions for the international community.   Mountain ecosystems are hotspots of biological and cultural diversity and play a … role as water sources, centres of origin of important food crops and biodiversity, as well as places of high spiritual value.  Climate change … Biodiversity …
News, 04 July 2016
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Building resilience in rangelands through a natural resource management model: a case study - Full report
Publication, 01 January 2020
People wearing face masks and medical suits
IIED's best of 2020: blogs
Article, 22 December 2020
A fishing trawler
Scrap devastating fishing subsidies to help save the ocean and climate
… one of the main causes of overfishing and the decimation of marine ecosystems. They also contribute to the climate crisis.  After nearly 20 … driving changes in the climate that are impacting marine and coastal ecosystems at an unprecedented rate and scale, as the latest IPCC report … This year is a watershed for tackling the climate emergency and the biodiversity crisis. Reforming fisheries subsidies would be a …
Insight, 15 January 2020