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Lushoto, Tanzania: Farmers are being encouraged to diversify into agroforestry. Here a tree nursery group discusses the challenges and opportunities (Photo: P Kimeli/CCAFS)
Look beyond the trees: the SDGs will have to do more than just 'protect forests'
… more resilient against natural disasters, and offer a haven for biodiversity. This long list of benefits is important to remember as the …
Insight, 04 November 2014
Slash and burn, pictured in the Mopeia district, Zambezia province, Mozambique, has a noble motive – feeding families - but it is not sustainable (Photo: Isilda Nhantumbo/IIED)
REDD+: missionaries, conservation fortresses and the politics of carbon landscapes in Africa
… countries, bringing rewards that are conditional on delivering ecosystems services such as protecting watersheds or carbon sinks (e.g. … professor at Eduardo Mondlane University, presented on forest carbon, biodiversity and fire emissions in the Beira Corridor Region in …
Insight, 23 December 2015
Mountains, forests and rice paddies in Nepal. Photo: Sajal Sthapit
Forest businesses 'fit for life'
… security, energy security, climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity conservation and soil conservation without excessive …
Insight, 18 February 2013
COP20 begins in Lima, where negotiators have gathered to discuss action to tackle global climate change (Photo: Kate Wilson/IIED)
IIED at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP20)
Event, 01 December 2014
Afghan farmers and extension workers assess an okra field in Balkh Province, Northern Afghanistan (Photo: Barbara Adoph/IIED)
Introduction to building greater local control and resilience into agricultural and food systems
Article, 05 August 2013
COP22 side events
IIED and partner events at COP22
… and flooding, as well as sea level rise, desertification and loss of biodiversity pose serious threats, particularly to developing countries …
Event, 05 November 2016
Timbuktu, Mali: A woman pours water from an irrigation canal onto her garden. Mali's climate-resilient agricultural plan will promote better irrigation systems (Photo: Marco Dormino/MINUSMA)
Least developed country leaders say "follow us" to tackle climate change
Insight, 06 October 2014
A Potato Park farmer in Peru leads the Potato Guardians collective (Photo: Adam Kerby)
Return of potatoes from CIP to Andean farmers proves critical for climate adaptation
News, 27 November 2014
Manantali dam in Mali (Photo: OMVS/SOGEM via Google license)
Dams in Africa: Combining national and local development
… the presentation on Africa, dams and development: Making impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems on IIED's SlideShare site . Jamie Skinner …
Insight, 09 December 2014
The capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, is one of the world's largest cities. It is surrounded by rivers and lies only a few metres above sea level. The urban poor living in flood-prone areas are most threatened by climate change (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
The IPCC and an urbanising planet
Insight, 06 November 2014