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Two women talking to each other at a crowded event.
Strengthening local voices in the governance of food systems and the environment
… large research institutes. Similarly, national and global debates on climate change strategies around agrofuels and agricultural development have had … the economic playing field: inclusive governance that values local knowledge and experience, building local organisations to manage local …
Project, 01 September 2011
A huge selection of photos are displayed in a Peru supermarket (Photo: Teresa Stanton, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Nourishing diversity in our food systems
… nutrition. It also undermines the ability of agriculture to adapt to climate change. What can be done? Citizens currently have little input into food … scientific and local knowledge Nurture the biocultural heritage and traditional knowledge that underpin much of the world's remaining …
Insight, 10 October 2017
‘Act on nature’, demand hundreds of organisations, in unprecedented call to world leaders
… danger.  In a distinct indication of growing concern and momentum for change, global organisations representing interests far beyond … children and youth; while at the same time essential to tackling the climate crisis. Sustainable use of natural resources means building … indigenous people have always depended on nature for survival through traditional knowledge practices, human and animals treatment.Today, …
News, 18 September 2020
A woman explains the importance of guarding against future encroachments on her community's common land in Northern Uganda (Photo: LEMU)
Protecting land and community resources in Africa
… to speculation by national elites, rising population densities, climate change, and national infrastructure mega-projects. For the practitioners … Conservation supported elders in the Khwe San community to use their traditional knowledge and skills to create an ecological wildlife …
Insight, 07 March 2016
Covers of top publications of 2020.
IIED's best of 2020: publications
… .  2 Tackling the triple crisis: using debt swaps to address debt, climate and nature loss post-COVID-19 I ssue paper  Even before … swaps – a system that makes it possible to tackle the debt, climate change and nature emergencies together, in order to reduce poverty and … engagement with governments and parliaments. We also work to promote knowledge and experience sharing at regional and global levels. For an …
Article, 23 December 2020
Biodiversity illustration
A brief history of biodiversity at IIED
… management. The resulting publication Whose Eden? challenged the traditional practice of separating the management and conservation of … biodiversity work ranges from agricultural biodiversity to apes, from climate change to conservation, and from market mechanisms to mainstreaming. It …
Article, 16 August 2013
The Bekily sapphire site is located in the commune of Ambinany, in Toliara, bordering the National Park of Zombitse-Vohibasia (Photo: Andry Rabemanantsoa/GIZ PAGE Madagascar)
In pictures: Dialogues and pilot projects for better ASM governance in Madagascar
… farms in or around national parks and protected areas. In addition, climate change is also putting pressure on the country's unique biodiversity and … southwest to earn a livelihood from sapphire mining, as earning their traditional livelihood through vegetable and rice farming becomes …
Insight, 15 March 2017
The Zimbabwe Homeless People’s Federation secures houses, sanitation and land rights for members. Communication and participation are central to the way it works (Photo: Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI), Creative Commons via Flickr)
Do you have the power to influence your own life?
… an impact. When it comes to solving the world's complex problems – climate change adaptation, poverty eradication – we need everyone to be involved, everyone to share their knowledge and experience, to reflect on past actions and change …
Insight, 06 March 2015
Non-literate farmer filmmakers help save biodiversity
… culture that is helping to preserve agricultural biodiversity and traditional farming practices in several hundred villages in Medak … to increase people’s livelihoods options and ability to adapt to climate change. It also created stable local markets for marginalised producers …
News, 14 May 2008
United Nations decision prompts potato celebration in Peru
News, 31 October 2007