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Seeds collected from a farm in Chiapas, Mexico, for replanting and use in traditional medicine. (Photo: Ina Porras)
Conditional transfers for poverty reduction and ecosystem management
… for tackling poverty and improving ecosystems.   The 17 Sustainable Development Goals agreed in 2015 will require governments to tackle … or which deliver public goods. Both PES and CST involve a reward to change behaviour. While CSTs benefit primarily the person receiving the … land practices in watersheds to provide cleaner water, and increased climate resilience in supply chains by planting trees in small coffee …
Project, 26 April 2016
Young people in Okola, Cameroon, cluster around a Global Positioning System that they are using to create a community map with geographical features.
Future world: addressing the contradictions of planet, people, power and profits
… areas we focus on in the next strategic period. IIED believes that change is more likely to happen when policies are informed by … and politicians, and the persistence of a pro-market ideology. Climate change. All nations now recognise the need to adapt to climate … growth is becoming largely an urban phenomenon. Getting city development ‘right’ will make a difference to equality, prosperity and …
Insight, 07 June 2013
Children using water pump in Burkina Faso
Global Water Initiative: Burkina Faso
… hectares of irrigation schemes in Burkina Faso (20% of potential development area for large-scale irrigation) 17,000 hectares of new … sanitation practices, with a view to fostering long-term behavioural change, and Improve knowledge and methods of natural-resource … equipping and raising awareness of IWRM and the effects of climate change, especially among vulnerable groups Reducing pressure on …
Project, 16 February 2018
A local farmer uses manual callipers to measure a tree. Measuring trees in person can be cheaper and just as accurate (Photo: Geoff Wells)
The Paris Agreement, SDGs and simple local monitoring
… The Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set the stage for the next generation of public … REDD+ workshop , the Global Landscape Forum and the Development & Climate Days , where I had many fruitful discussions on monitoring … that effective approaches to monitoring are key to achieving climate change adaption, mitigation and sustainable development objectives. …
Insight, 07 January 2016
REDD+ in Mozambique: new opportunity for land grabbers?
… years, I always felt that there was a missing link between efforts to change unsustainable land use practices, such as slash and burn … etc. When sustainable forest management efforts to mitigate climate change evolved into REDD+, my optimism that something … to grow sugarcane, which will be converted into bioethanol. But the development of this information for REDD planning has had an unexpected …
Insight, 15 September 2011
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Share the love this Valentine’s day with fairer flowers and chocolates
… so much energy is needed to heat greenhouses in winter in our colder climate, ‘buying local’ is not always better. For example, British-grown … Another recent study examining the impact Fairtrade had on rural development in the following sectors found Kenyan Fairtrade flower … And if you do opt for flowers, care for them and they’ll last longer. Change the water every day and rinse and recut the stems to keep those …
Insight, 13 February 2013