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Prema Gopalan stands centre stage in an orange sari. Two men present her with a certificate; two others stand behind and applaud.
Prema Gopalan remembered
News, 23 May 2022
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Forest and Farm Facility Annual Report 2019: summary
… links between agriculture and deforestation, biodiversity and the Sustainable Development Goals. This time we have the first full year of … a net positive across the spectrum' continues to hold true. Targeted capacity building and direct support can significantly enhance impacts that FFPOs …
Publication, 31 March 2020
Two forest farmers from Ghana, including the head of a local community forest group, alongside some cocoa beans (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Integrating forests into the post-2015 development framework
… managing trees. Yet there was limited achievement towards Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 7 on environmental sustainability, which led to a … the full integration of the benefits of trees and forests in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – desirable in light of their … resilience and ecosystem services; enhance productive capacity; and contribute towards a green economy. At the same time, a …
Project, 21 May 2014
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IIED at 50: protecting people and planet for half a century
… that considers how we have worked within or influenced ten major sustainable development movements, including the drives for global … , a non-profit think tank in Nepal that combines policy, research and capacity building to bring climate change action to the local level. The third …
Article, 08 June 2021
Women crush and separate rocks containing gold ore for extraction at Nsangano Gold Mine, Mawemeru village, Geita, Tanzania (Photo: Brian Sokol/Panos Pictures)
Picturing the ASM space
… and they shared their frustrations at a lack of human and financial capacity to harness the potential of ASM. Large-scale mining (LSM) … Meanwhile civil society groups expressed their concern of securing sustainable funding to improve the ASM sector. Points of contention  … any effort to formalise – the two must be considered together. Building understanding, incentives and resources for governments to …
Insight, 05 June 2015
A Subanen harvest dance during a colourful street dancing competition of Kinabayo Festival. Community action by the Subanen tribe in Midsalip prevents mining companies from encroaching their land (Photo: Mark Navales/Google Licence)
Citizen power: Sustaining paralegal programmes to put knowledge back into communities' hands
… the law to redress unbalanced powers. It needs resources, time, capacity and people's own 'agency' to claim and defend their rights, … way to build communities' understanding of land rights and their capacity to monitor local natural resource investments.  But even … delayed until the proper procedure was followed. CTV is now building a far-reaching paralegal programme to strengthen local …
Insight, 14 October 2014
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Realising the SDGs by reflecting on the way(s) we reason, plan and act: the importance of evaluative thinking
… of ongoing follow-up and review processes for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. But although it may be shocking to say, … includes both a set of skills and a particular outlook or viewpoint. Building capacity in evaluative thinking is not the same as building capacity to …
Publication, 01 October 2016
An image of a man faking injury being treated by a Bangladesh firefighter as part of a training exercise on collaborative search and rescue operations, helping the city to respond more effectively to disasters (Photo: Oregon National Guard, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: Making the SDG agenda work for LDCs
Article, 25 May 2016
Extractive industry workers are pictured on a beach; a new report recommends that transparency initiatives need to be more inclusive and relevant to local needs for communities most affected by oil, gas or mining projects (Photo: iStockphoto.com/Getty Images)
Transparency: Giving local communities a window on the extractive industries
… 2014, according to a new World Bank report , due to the continent's development of natural resources and infrastructure. This is a huge … of 2013, the question remains about how to make transparency work for sustainable development, particularly for the local communities living … the same challenges, including fluctuating political will, lack of capacity among government and civil society stakeholders, lack of …
Insight, 28 May 2014
A community-based green energy project: Sinteyo and the women's group with solar panels at the greenhouse in Isiolo, Kenya (Photo: Annie Bungeroth/CAFOD)
Sharing the load: who pays for energy access?
… finance work.  The question was raised at last week's United Nations Sustainable Energy For All Forum – and will be the focus of a session … to tailor services to diverse energy needs, build demand and people's capacity to use, maintain and benefit from new energy supplies. … from 'picking winners' and take a more comprehensive approach to building energy markets in low income communities. This may mean …
Insight, 29 May 2015