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New tools can measure the benefits of ecosystems such as coastal mangrove forests, such as this one in Mexico. Mangroves provide protection from coastal flooding and erosion, as well as nutrition for marine life (Photo: Peyri Herrera, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Action to protect nature and tackle poverty gathers momentum
… water to natural medicines, air filtration to flood defences, healthy ecosystems provide vital 'services' that can secure livelihoods, build … communities are often particularly dependent on natural resources. Ecosystems are their lifeblood. What's new?  In the past, the social, environmental and economic benefits of ecosystems have been difficult to measure. But new accounting methods …
Insight, 02 November 2016
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Biomass energy use in Kenya
… of forests, woodlands and bushes, increased soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, loss of jobs, increased suffering especially for the women …
Publication, 01 December 2010
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Turning green the strategic way: the role and potential of strategic environmental assessment in securing a green economy
… sustainable transport; waste management, water and sanitation; ecosystems and sustainable use of biodiversity; sustainable agriculture/food production and supply; green …
Publication, 01 May 2013
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Q&A: Strengthening community voices to tackle illegal wildlife trade in Tanzania and Zambia
Article, 24 March 2022
Europe’s food security at risk without bigger role for farmers in policy and research
News, 11 May 2011
The data for Chinchiná river basin water accounts will be collected in 2015. Making Colombian decision makers interested in using the data requires focused, relevant communication that responds to their priorities (Photo: Rosalind Goodrich/IIED)
Reminder to self: information supply needs to be driven by demand
… on. In one project, for example, focusing on revising the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) in four project … we have begun to talk to government ministries about including biodiversity issues in their planning. In the course of those … Why should the Ministry of Finance be interested in thinking about biodiversity? We have to make a business case to show the negative …
Insight, 23 February 2015
African-style ecotourism boost for Cambodia
… natural resources to meet the needs of people and protect the ecosystems that underpin our future." This part of Cambodia has seen a … fund of the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. UK biodiversity minister Jim Knight MP said: "Tourism can be a creative and … achieving sustainable development, which can benefit local people and biodiversity. Finding integrated solutions that both enhance local …
News, 04 January 2006
We must protect the world in which we live (Photo: Steve Guzzardi, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Best of 2017: blogs
… impacts of climate change. EbA is an approach that harnesses biodiversity and ecosystem services to help people to adapt to a …
Article, 22 December 2017
People walking down a street with mountains in the background
Foreign investment, knowledge and international arbitration: inside a research trip
… and large multinational companies.  Páramos, or wetlands, are unique ecosystems that only exist in the Andes parts of South and Central … Biodiversity …
Insight, 22 June 2020
sandbags holding back river water
CBA14: Same great conference, entirely new environment
… Resilience.  As we prepare for the UN Secretary-General's Summit on Biodiversity , the Climate Adaptation Summit and start on the long road …
Insight, 07 July 2020