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Villagers dig out a silted up water tank, paid for by India's National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Photo: Mackay Savage, Creative Commons via Wikimedia)
Finding solutions for less poverty and better ecosystems
… The SDGs demand that policymakers combine the social with the environmental – and there are tools that can help them to do that. As … project on Shaping Sustainable Markets , we are exploring how market-based instruments can be used to support this multi-pronged attack. By … used to provide 'carrots' — positive rewards – for better ecosystem management, or social goals, such as improved school attendance. PES …
Insight, 15 December 2015
Hundreds of homes are crammed together up the side of a hill
Q&A: Achieving housing rights for all: issues and recommendations
… divorced and widowed women. In a very different context, caste-based housing discrimination is actually worsening in most Indian cities … and poor living conditions. They can enjoy the social, economic and environmental amenities of city life with fewer vulnerabilities. As … housing conditions during the pandemic. In Buenos Aires, for example, community priests have allowed elderly residents of overcrowded homes to …
Article, 22 October 2020
New Community Forest Instructions give communities rights to commercially sell timber and non-timber forest products, such as such as rattan and honey (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Forest rights create new livelihoods in Myanmar
… Livestock and Irrigation and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC). This is a hugely significant policy … Putting communities in control  In 2015, MONREC established a Community Forestry National Working Group and a Community Forest Unit, … are doing, and reduce the potential sense of isolation for groups based in remote areas (either hosts or visitors).  Second, they are …
Insight, 05 December 2017
Women farmers sorting their carrot harvest in Karnal District in the Indian state of Haryana (Photo: Nirmal Sigtia, IWMI/CCAFS, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: Women in rural India are nature’s guardians
… divide the forests into sections – some sections are opened up to the community for certain periods of time each year, others are kept closed. … can be used for compost, fodder, fuelwood, water recharge and herb-based medicines. They grow traditional crops that have high nutritive … of India, born out of an intrinsic concern for human, animal and environmental health; the women believe protecting their environment, …
Article, 30 October 2018
A mango tree frames views of a forest in Mozambique in the distance.
China in Africa’s forests
… . Several organisations have published useful research on forest-based trade and investment between Africa and China, including IUCN’s … representatives from the Chinese Academy of Forestry , the Global Environmental Institute , IIED and some other international … in Chinese forestry in areas such as tenure reform for household and community-managed forestry and industrial forestry and timber processing …
Insight, 20 March 2013
Peñas Blancas Reservoir in Costa Rica.
Costa Rica: Growing money on trees
… Payments for Environmental Services (PES, PSA in Spanish) are one of the most … instruments to promote sustainable development to emerge this decade. Based on economic theory, the idea is that ecosystem resources can be … Better lives, smaller footprints . Waiting for the international community to take actions was not an option, he said. The rapid …
Insight, 26 June 2012
Debra Roberts will become the latest 'outstanding woman in development' to deliver the Barbara Ward Lecture
Champion of urban climate action to deliver IIED's 2016 Barbara Ward Lecture
… first urbanisation conference in 20 years. Roberts' lecture will be based on her experience as a practitioner working in an African city and … City Initiatives portfolio in 2016, Roberts was head of Durban's environmental planning and climate protection department. She is also … cities and climate change at the 7th International Conference on Community Based Adaptation, in 2013 Roberts is a regular contributor to …
News, 19 July 2016
Aerial view of poor community. Overtext reads "We can shape the future"
Happy new super year! Why is 2021 such a big deal for climate, nature and people?
Insight, 02 February 2021
Delegates at the 4th Session of the Ministerial Monitoring Committee of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in West Africa (Photo: GWI West Africa)
ECOWAS water ministers agree to build fairer dams
… "The stated aim of the directive is to 'ensure better consideration of environmental, economic and social considerations' in the development of … their commitment to a shared and common approach to sustainable management of the water resources their populations rely on to survive. … 27 November 2015, and chaired by Senegal's ministry for water. It is based on the 'Guidelines for the development of water infrastructure in …
News, 16 December 2015
A man casting a net
Achieving transformational change for the ocean
… pressure through overfishing, pollution, and other forms of environmental degradation. These mounting pressures threaten both the … for SDG14 .  During the past year IIED worked with an international community of practice to develop the handbook to support … and policy briefing strongly encourage the adoption of a systems-based approach, and emphasise that working in ‘silos’ and ignoring the …
Insight, 11 June 2019