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Rural landscape with plants growing in the land. People gather in the background
IIED at 50 must be ready to listen and change: Liz Carlile and Tara Shine in conversation
… in, it was also looking at how they were important to the local community, what value they got from them, and what role they played in … all the value away from local communities. My approach to being an environmental scientist was always very much around putting the human … our knowledge fits into making change happen. Large-scale ecosystem-based adaptation project in The Gambia. "Climate change is caused by …
Article, 19 August 2021
Two women sitting in a field
No room for manoeuvre: debt prevents investing in the future
… particularly poorer households from balancing economic, social and environmental objectives.  Here is what we learnt. Households have … their different levels of assets and resources.  Even within the same community, there are large variations in farm and family size, which … by an increase in the use of systemic, broad-spectrum glyphosate-based herbicides. These are widely available in the local market in …
Article, 26 April 2020
A pastoralist dwelling in Niger. Rural communities have learned to exploit the variability of dryland environments (Photo: IIED)
The end of desertification?
… Assembly – the highest level of governance of international environmental affairs in the UN system – is currently processing a major … on a global scale. Existing global maps of desertification are often based on subjective assessments by experts. These maps cannot be … a pristine and unchanging natural world as the goal of environmental management.  Finally there is the practical and political dysfunction …
Insight, 29 September 2016
Two people carrying bags on their head walk through a bridge over a river
Become a partner at CBA15
… The 15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA15) is organised in partnership … Resilience Fund As a CBA partner you: Create positive social and environmental impacts : by enabling the unique CBA forum where …
Article, 17 February 2021
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Eight ways to unleash the potential of local organisations
… Global agendas depend on local action, and under the right conditions community-based NGOs will mobilise local knowledge and resources to improve environmental management. Unfavourable policies, however, will stifle …
Publication, 01 October 2012
Key role for biodiversity in the battle against poverty and climate change
… Biodiversity study. It warns that biodiversity loss is not only an environmental problem but also a fundamental threat to people’s … Natural resource management …
News, 15 October 2010
A goal worth scoring: Lessons from winning football teams can improve the supply chains of commodities that drive deforestation. Credit: Cusia-Inc
Football’s winning ingredients can help forests in Kenya and Tanzania
… to ensure social responsibility, long-term economic viability and environmental sustainability. Take East Africa. Part of the problem is … increasingly aware of societal concerns, future comparative advantage based upon sustainable sourcing (avoiding deforestation and responsible … adequately consider the needs and realities of smaller-scale farmers, community-based forest management and the informal sector that is …
Insight, 20 March 2014
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Introduction to an inclusive blue economy
… Increased use of economic incentives for sustainable fisheries management, aligning social and ecological outcomes Improved … decision-makers to understand issues affecting the ability of marine-based resource users to operate sustainably and successfully. We then … , such as taxes and subsidies, to deliver positive socioeconomic and environmental outcomes for sustainable and inclusive fisheries …
Article, 27 November 2019
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Environment & Urbanization local organisation profiles
… (2005) This discusses what influenced the success or failure of community projects in one low-income neighbourhood in Havana as it … generation and, where needed, manage relocation schemes. Community-based organisation and participatory planning in southeast Mexico City: … developed the Zimbabwean Homeless People's Federation. The Payatas Environmental Development Programme: micro-enterprise promotion and …
Project, 18 August 2014
From decentralised finance to legal tools, this map showing real examples of innovative governance from around the world highlights seven tried-and-tested methods of empowering local institutions (Image: IIED)
Mapping innovative governance for sustainable development
Article, 24 November 2015