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Elder woman kneels on the ground behind weeds.
Indigenous Peoples and forest communities are central to tackling the climate crisis – but they need finance
Insight, 05 November 2021
Assessing REDD+: beyond carbon measurements
… as defended by a recent UN report , and improved productivity of ecosystems such as drylands and wetlands ; • commercial exploration of … term. 5. Access to markets for both goods and services , including biodiversity, carbon and watershed protection. Carbon credits may … of a lack of mechanisms to value and compensate for key gains such as biodiversity conservation and carbon credits generated by these …
Insight, 08 September 2011
Woman farming
Enhancing governance of community-based natural resource management in Zambia
… Biodiversity …
Project, 03 February 2021
Fishermen in Zanzibar, Tanzania (Photo: Yannick Beadoin)
Painting Africa's economy blue
… sustainable way.  Africa is endowed with a variety of coastal ecosystems (PDF)  — such as estuaries, coral reefs, mangrove forests, … rise, regulating water quality and quantity, providing habitat for biodiversity, and spawning grounds for aquatic species.  Fish, for …
Insight, 22 July 2015
Woman puts greens on a plate
UN Food Systems Summit: it’s time to listen to civil society’s concerns
… to transform our food systems   With climate chaos looming and biodiversity shrinking, we must make radical changes to our food systems … And we cannot continue to support food systems that are destroying ecosystems and making people sick. It’s essential to grow support for …
Insight, 22 June 2021
Group meeting on climate change on boat run by Shidhulai. Natore, Bangladesh. Photo: G.M.B. Akash/PANOS
Empowering communities to adapt to climate change
Article, 17 December 2012
Cover for 8092IIED.pdf
Estimating the returns to mangrove conversion: sustainable management or short term gain?
Publication, 01 January 1997
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Reconciling forest conservation with food production in sub-Saharan Africa: case studies from Ethiopia, Ghana and Tanzania
… Biodiversity …
Publication, 01 April 2017
The Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group (Image: IIED)
Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group
… lead authors of the ongoing Africa Regional Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for IPBES, the Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. A member of the board of directors … property rights, climate change mitigation and REDD, governance of biodiversity and multi-stakeholder landscapes, model forests, …
Article, 03 August 2015
A farmer’s market, Fort Portal, Uganda
Announcing our new strategy: Make Change Happen
… negotiations with the least developed countries.   We will promote biodiversity alongside social justice, making sure the women and men … that over-exploitation of the high seas can have on the coastal ecosystems upon which millions of people depend.  We will strive to find …
Insight, 08 April 2019