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A water connection to link the Lobé river to Kribi harbour, South Region, Cameroon
LandCam: securing land and resource rights and improving governance in Cameroon
… investment in natural resources for extractive industries and environmental conservation projects, which take up considerable amounts … continue to overlap with one another and with protected areas and community lands, leading to conflicts. A major coordination effort was … are well informed of both challenges to sustainable natural resource management facing rural communities and of good practice in securing …
Project, 08 May 2017
A Nepalese man carrying a large sack on his back walks up some steps with the Himalayas soaring behind.
Nepal: Vice-President and top singer launch report that signals steps to sustainable development
… Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and the Kathmandu-based Asian Centre for Environment Management and Sustainable … sustainable public procurement and planning to ensuring that the ‘environmental rights’ of people are enshrined in the new constitution of … it as both a need and a benefit and accept it as a regular part of community activities and institutional programmes,” says Barry …
News, 14 May 2012
Crops float on water
Time to team up with nature to adapt to climate change
Insight, 26 September 2019
Cattle herds settle on village fields.
The Sahelian Great Green Wall: start with local solutions
Insight, 04 February 2021
People wearing traditional clothing sit in a circle in a field.
Why traditional knowledge and Indigenous Peoples’ rights must be integrated across the new global biodiversity targets
… laws. For the Lepcha and Limbu people in north Bengal, wisdom is based on ‘wholeness’, where human actions are accountable to the natural … conservation, sustainable development and confronting new environmental and societal challenges. These Indigenous values also play … the Potato Park donated a ton of potatoes to people in need in Cusco, based on the principle of solidarity. Inspiring equity The research also …
Insight, 16 August 2021
Protesters with a banner
IIED's best of 2019: blogs
… 2 Development organisations beware! Biodiversity loss is not just an environmental issue April:   Dilys Roe argued that development … and content of the post-2020 international framework for biodiversity management is being discussed now. Development and rights-based organisations need to get on board, and fast. 3 China’s …
Article, 27 December 2019
A woman holds up woven baskets
Nominating your outstanding women in development
… happen. Michelle Winthrop, left, with Constance Okollet at the 13th community-based adaptation conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2019 (Photo: … nominated by Paul Steele . "Kristalina Georgieva inspires me as the environmental economist with the most power to drive positive change in …
Article, 15 June 2020
Mangroves (Blue Carbon) in the Lamu area, on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya (Photo: Peter Prokosch)
IIED at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
… Congress objectives The congress aimed to: Inspire the international community to take action for nature by demonstrating its critical role … number of IIED projects which include biocultural heritage, ecosystem-based adaptation, social assessment of protected areas, food demand and … heritage is a holistic concept which embraces socio-economic, environmental and political (human rights) issues of indigenous …
Event, 01 September 2016
Protect and survive: customary safeguards, traditional knowledge
… it forms a holistic system precisely tailored to local needs and environmental capacity. Its evolution over time and through shifting … international mechanisms for protecting traditional rights need to be based on them. So IIED is revealing how customary laws and practices … and other support, and helps disseminate findings to policymakers. At community level, IIED and partners found people holding traditional …
Article, 09 November 2009
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Inclusive green growth in Kenya: Opportunities in the dryland water and rangeland sectors
Publication, 01 June 2015