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A woman miner in Tanzania, who features in a film on stories of change on artisanal and small-scale mining (Image: IIED)
Best of 2017: videos
Article, 12 January 2018
These cars in downtown Lanzhou are part of efforts to reduce CO2 emissions in China. But electric cars require nearly 10kg of cobalt per vehicle, which may encourage increased deep-sea mining (Photo: Tim Zachernuk, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Mining in the deep-sea bed: are we ready?
… (PDF) , Australia (PDF) , Namibia (PDF)  and the European Union . Building strong institutions and improving transparency A moratorium … would also allow all actors to assist in building the institutional capacity of the ISA, by means of its strategic plan, and fine-tune the … of DSM, evidence from prior experiences suggests that developing capacity to regulate the environmental impacts of mining is a long-term …
Insight, 12 November 2018
Publications covers collage
IIED's best of 2019: publications
… to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. IIED, the International Union for the … disponible en français ). 10 Climate crisis planning: a toolkit for building local urban resilience  Briefing Thailand’s cities are highly … Planning for Eco-Cities and Climate-Resilient Environments: Building Capacity for Inclusive Planning in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region …
Article, 23 December 2019
A researcher talking with a cotton farmer in Mozambique. Communicating our findings to a wide range of key audiences is central to our work (Photo: Mike Goldwater)
Communicating research – uptake, influence and change
… research uptake . But getting the strategy right also means building the skills of IIED researchers and involving communications … specialists in project design from an early stage. Building capacity To that end, in the past five years IIED has created new posts … initiatives (rights plus action, international engagement for a sustainable planet, inclusive transitions to climate resilience and …
Insight, 15 January 2015
Lesotho's population is heavily dependent on agriculture. Drying river systems threaten a lack of drinking water for livestock (Photo: Jonas Merian, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: Legalise Paris agreement
Article, 24 November 2015
People sat around a table looking at a poster.
Q&A: Communities combating illegal wildlife trade in East Africa
… IIED, the IUCN East and Southern Africa Regional Office  and the IUCN Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group . Here, Olivia … benefits and the penalties for engaging in IWT, and inadequate capacity among conservationists to effectively engage communities. MK: … of anti-IWT interventions. It will facilitate internal capacity building on the importance of engaging communities to successfully …
Article, 17 December 2020
Three people with a pile of vicuña wool
Who’s listening? Community voices on illegal wildlife trade
… by IIED and partners International Union for Conservation of Nature Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group (IUCN SULi) , the … IWT. For example, Argentina's project for the conservation and sustainable use of the yellow anaconda helps communities sustainably … communities, strengthening existing wildlife management skills and capacity and recognising and integrating traditional knowledge into …
Insight, 06 November 2019
Logs from a community-managed forest in Ethiopia.
Rio+20: Forests form important foundation for a green economy
… is immense. Vietnam has spotted the potential and is driving the sustainable management and expansion of its forests.    Just prior to … of finance, trade, transfer of environmentally sound technologies, capacity-building and governance, as well as by promoting secure land tenure, …
Insight, 26 June 2012
A black swan (Photo: Pete Jordan, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Civil society organisations in the global South and disruptive change: implications for funders
… are themselves disruptive in positive ways. This also weakens CSOs' capacity to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) mandate to ensure that 'no-one is … broader than just money. Local foundations can play a crucial trust-building role, often with very small budgets, as institutions that oil …
Insight, 23 December 2016
The opening session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) begins in Bonn, Germany, on 31 August, 2015 (Photo: UNclimatechange, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
The tough journey on the road to Paris: addressing the needs of the most vulnerable
Insight, 02 September 2015