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Dr Tara Shine conducts an experiment for her televised lecture
Prestigious lecture by IIED chair now available worldwide
News, 08 February 2021
Report backs novel approach to improving forest governance
… and Asia have developed a novel way to improve the flow of social and environmental benefits from tropical forests, according to an … stimulating, for example, improved parliamentary debate, enhanced civil society action and more informed journalism, the project has achieved … Report backs novel approach to improving forest governance …
News, 17 August 2009
Three people stand around a large planet Earth globe
IIED’s chair to deliver prestigious Christmas Lecture
… IIED chair and environmental scientist Dr Tara Shine will be one of three people to … years’ experience working with governments, multilateral agencies and civil society. She is also director and co-founder of Change by Degrees , a …
News, 18 December 2020
Women collecting clean water at a water pump
Strengthening the voices of women and young people in shaping local climate action
… Their varying gender and age-related roles within households and in society mean that environmental impacts affect them in different ways. As a result, men, … can be used by local government, community members, cooperatives and civil society organisations to identify gender-responsive and …
Project, 20 May 2019
Picture of students and speakers attending Fair Ideas.
Students on Fair Ideas and the future they want
… will only happen with a huge alliance and deep collaboration between civil society, government and the business sector. Besides, we don’t need to … only in response to great popular pressure." Mariana Carvalho, 23, Environmental Law, PUC "I felt inspired after learning at Fair Ideas … Governance …
Insight, 10 July 2012
Pick-up van packed with people and suitcases.
Climate-induced migration and vulnerability to modern slavery
Project, 17 September 2021
Site discussions to integrate biodiversity into mine planning and operations (Photo: SANBI)
Mining for common ground: putting biodiversity on South African mining companies' agendas
… a large open-cast mine in South Africa – hit the national headlines. Civil society groups accused the mining company of damaging the environment … with the law. The mine was closed temporarily for non-compliance with environmental regulations but reopened after lengthy discussions between …
Article, 21 March 2016
Cover for 14574IIED.pdf
Public Participation and Oil Exploitation in Uganda
… although law and policy in Uganda indicate certain efforts to open up environmental decision-making processes to public influence, this is not … constraints. The culture of secrecy within government bodies, weak civil society structures as well as the politics of patronage remain … Governance …
Publication, 01 December 2008
Flags outside the Palais des Nations, Geneva
Rethinking investment treaties and dispute settlement in the light of sustainable development
… a tipping point have prompted important advances in international environmental diplomacy, including the Paris Agreement. The Sustainable … it affects the balance of public and commercial interests in global society.  A rapidly evolving international policy context has created … event was designed to give interested members of the public (such as civil society organisations, academics and practitioners) and government …
Project, 08 June 2020
A handful of seedlings
Bringing business into the conversation on sustainable development
… and investors as they start to look at delivering positive social and environmental impacts alongside financial returns.  The series is part … need to find new ways of working and to forge new alliances between civil society, business and governments. IIED has also recently launched a new …
News, 18 November 2019