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IUCN World Conservation Congress 2012
… The IUCN World Conservation Congress is a large, conservation event held every four years. Bringing together … Using Ecosystems and Traditional Knowledge to Help People Adapt to Climate Change: Building the Evidence Base This workshop will evaluate the …
Event, 16 August 2012
Meceburi Forest, near Nampula, Mozambique (Photo: Mike Goldwater)
The Musketeers of development
… whole set and see if it all works for our sector and if our sector is working for all.  The ' Zero Draft (PDF) ' of the SDGs sits on the … that can't necessarily be separated: food, energy, water, health and climate change. By securing water supply and soil quality, they are an integral …
Insight, 16 July 2014
Turn REDD on its head
… National REDD strategies must be based on local, not government, control, say opinion leaders from ten countries … raging in Mozambique as well as Mexico last week. By the weekend the climate negotiators in Cancun had come up with an outline agreement on … (or even its more people-friendly variants REDD+ and REDD++). REDD is about reducing emissions, not managing forests sustainably and …
Insight, 14 December 2010
User guide to tools for environmental integration
… environment into development. Infrastructure and agriculture must be climate-proofed. Industry must be energy- and water-efficient. Poor … and/or local levels), and the process(es) by which environment is considered in taking those decisions. The user guide focused on the … approach was more empowered stakeholders, able to develop a stronger change strategy in their own circumstances. …
Project, 01 September 2008
Cover for G02183.pdf
Chapter 6 ON INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT
… 6.1 Intepreting integration Use of the term `integrated assessment' is very varied. Eggenberger and Partidario (2000) recognise five main … integration of emerging issues such as health, risks, biodiversity, climate change,etc, · The integration (where appropriate) of global and local …
Publication, 01 January 1970
REDD+ in Mozambique: new opportunity for land grabbers?
… Photo credit: Mike Goldwater Land is cheap and is perceived to be abundant in Africa. A scramble for its … 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 …
Insight, 15 September 2011
Australia's Border Ranges National Park: more than three-quarters of the park is managed as wilderness and access is by foot only. The World Parks Congress will look at how to protect and manage areas such as these (Photo: Michael Dawes)
IIED at the World Parks Congress 2014
… forum on protected areas, the IUCN World Parks Congress (WPC) is held once every ten years. In 2014, the congress will share knowledge … will demonstrate nature-based solutions to global challenges such as climate change, health and supporting human life. The work of IIED Members of …
Event, 12 November 2014
Cover for G00524.pdf
Environment and Urbanization
… in cities What scope for pro -poor employment generation? Climate change and cities in low- and middle -income nations Achieving a just … for cities; drawing on the views and experiences of mayors and other local politicians? Suggestions ... …
Publication, 01 January 1970
Cover for G00525.pdf
Environment and Urbanization
… in cities What scope for pro -poor employment generation? Climate change and cities in low- and middle -income nations Achieving a just … for cities; drawing on the views and experiences of mayors and other local politicians? Suggestions ... …
Publication, 01 January 1970
Lillies spread over a pond; cities must be governed and managed well to ensure population growth is sustainable (Photo: hqworld)
Cities on the twenty-ninth day
… covered – starting with one leaf – doubles every day, on what day is the lake half-covered (and would presumably slow-to-act humans … years has been exponential, and in areas like biodiversity loss and climate change we have already passed 'safe' limits , where ecosystems no longer …
Insight, 03 October 2016