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New tools can measure the benefits of ecosystems such as coastal mangrove forests, such as this one in Mexico. Mangroves provide protection from coastal flooding and erosion, as well as nutrition for marine life (Photo: Peyri Herrera, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Action to protect nature and tackle poverty gathers momentum
… Ecosystems are their lifeblood. What's new?  In the past, the social, environmental and economic benefits of ecosystems have been difficult to … lesson learning and targeted knowledge events, all rooted in evidence-based research and robust science, will help unlock the potential for … , DFID and others, showed how bridging the gap between the academic community and policymakers can generate a strong feeling of unity, also …
Insight, 02 November 2016
Sandbags in a doorway to prevent flooding
Adapting to climate change in Europe: building a systemic and urgent vision
Insight, 15 May 2019
Publications covers collage
IIED's best of 2019: publications
… bearing the brunt of climate change). So why does the development community often ignore biodiversity loss? This 24-page issue paper … and sets out the evidence that biodiversity loss is much more than an environmental problem – it is an urgent development challenge. More … on how to tackle dangerous declines in biodiversity. 2 Is ecosystem-based adaptation effective? Perceptions and lessons learned from 13 …
Article, 23 December 2019
UNESCO considers Tanzania's Ngorongoro Conservation Area to be of global importance for biodiversity conservation, but it faces significant development pressure from tourism (Photo: Justin, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Mainstreaming nature and biodiversity into wider planning and policy
… As with many other environmental assets, like clean water, biodiversity is unpriced and its … strategies, despite its importance to poor people. Yet nature-based solutions can help poor people adapt to, and mitigate the effects … With UNEP-WCMC we are working with the Uganda National Environmental Management Authority and National Planning Authority to build capacity …
Article, 16 August 2013
2010 SEED Initiative award winners announced
… driven entrepreneurships around the globe which integrate social and environmental benefits into their business model. The goal of SEED is to … their local economies and communities while promoting the sustainable management of natural resources and ecosystems, and reducing poverty, … the most promising and innovative start-ups. Supporting SEED Winners: Based on their needs, Award Winners receive an individually-tailored …
News, 09 November 2010
How can decentralised finance drive sustainable development? A new interactive story produced by IIED's Human Settlements Group highlights successful examples from the global South (Image: Kiln/IIED)
It's the thought that counts: how can Addis deliver for the world’s poorest?
… most to achieve global goals on poverty eradication, equity and environmental sustainability. Development aid struggles to reach the … Housing Rights , have developed alternative ways of providing funding based around community savings schemes that pool resources at the community, city and …
Insight, 08 July 2015
How can we measure adaptation: monitoring and evaluation as an entry point?
… during the formal and informal discussions at the Fifth Conference on Community-based adaptation (CBA5) held in Bangladesh this week. Most of these … projects. A single and integrated M&E framework that considers environmental, disaster, climate change and developmental domains of …
Insight, 31 March 2011
Young people in Okola, Cameroon, cluster around a Global Positioning System that they are using to create a community map with geographical features.
Future world: addressing the contradictions of planet, people, power and profits
… is more likely to happen when policies are informed by evidence-based research, coupled with grounded practice, targeted influence and … will these cities be inclusive and take advantage of the potential environmental benefits of urban density? Economics, markets, financial … who manages, distributes and controls resources? Are you from a community-based organisation? What are the key issues you face and do …
Insight, 07 June 2013
A hippo emerges from the Zambezi near the Mana Pools Wildlife Conservation Area in northern Zimbabwe (Photo: Terry Feuerborn, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Biodiversity stories: building understanding in the media leads to richer reporting
… Broadcasting Corporation, reporting on current affairs and local, environmental and social issues for Radio Zimbabwe. She broadcasts in … column dealt with many contentious issues, including the wildlife-based land reform programme and its impact on wildlife conservation and … are only found in that area. But they are threatened by a growing community cutting down trees to clear spaces for crops," she said. When …
Article, 21 March 2016
Boat surrounded by vegetation growing in the water near the river port of Vallemi.
Will Payments for Watershed Services fuel the protection of ecosystem services?
… the private sector and other interest groups) to invest in better management, and often representatives of both groups meet to discuss … have joined others highlighting the need to go beyond simple remedies based more on expectations than science (e.g.  “ more trees, more water … discuss how monitoring and evaluation is used in PWS to help achieve environmental success along with lessons accumulated since our first …
Insight, 21 June 2013