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A basket full of coal taken illegally from an open-cast mine near the village of Bokapahari, India where a community of coal scavengers live and work © G. M. B. Akash / Panos Pictures
How to use law to make foreign investment work for sustainable development
… can influence investment quality – from the tax regime to social and environmental safeguards, though to the inclusiveness of investment … on investment with a strategic vision of sustainable development based on local and national aspirations. Ensuring a fair economic deal. … government officials in low and middle-income countries in their management of foreign investment for sustainable development, and …
News, 22 November 2013
A woman makes clothes for SOKO, a Kenyan textiles supplier that combines fashion manufacturing with bettering local livelihoods.
SOKO: Learning lessons on how to add value to the East African apparel sector
… accolade recently launched by the Ethical Fashion Forum , an online community for ethical fashion businesses. The Ethical Fashion Forum is … fashion businesses and the developing world to mainstream social and environmental best practices through their supply chains and transform … socially-conscious way. For example, Mantisworld , a global business based in Tanzania which produces 600,000 units a year for international …
Insight, 11 February 2013
CBA12: Key messages
… focused on getting local experience on climate action heard. The CBA community of practice shared innovation, discussed getting climate … to modify, reuse or experiment with the technology, its long-term environmental impacts (such not inadvertently leading to … on integrated watershed resource management (IWRM) and ecosystems-based adaptation (EBA). This is not disputed; however, to use …
Article, 11 June 2018
People sit on chairs two metres apart while listening to a man at a lectern
COVID-19: IIED in the media
… loss together. Large-scale debt swaps would help tackle poverty and environmental destruction as debtor nations must do what they promise in these areas as part of a “results-based” system of payment, said Paul Steele , IIED’s chief economist and … and ecological destruction , but it may also bring lessons of environmental and social justice that shift values, strengthen …
Article, 14 April 2020
Women from Paraguay's Ita Guasu indigenous community discuss their community development plan. Civil debate and value-based decision making will be key to implementing the SDGs (Photo: USAID, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Positioning the SDGs within the politics of national development
… The world has entered a possibly unprecedented period of environmental, political, social and economic change. Governments are … recognise the inter-relationships between human development and the environmental, economic, social and political context in which it … through societal debate, interdisciplinary research and value-based decision making. Inclusion, integration and universality are SDG …
Insight, 12 July 2016
Side event at the CBD Global Workshop on NBSAPs Revision Process, 12 November 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya
… Taking a multi-sectoral approach and Using a range of methods such as environmental impact assessment to gather evidence and build a strong … areas with the owners and operators of tourism establishments, and community-based involvement in setting up an eco-management system between the …
Article, 21 May 2014
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Evolution of Ecotourism in East Africa: From an idea to an industry, The
… with little other industry, ecotourism has been able to prevent environmental destruction and, when managed correctly, promote community development and empowerment. Development of an ecotourism … communities who traditionally manage the wildlands. This report is based on the proceedings of the East Africa Regional Conference on …
Publication, 01 January 2003
The COP23 venue in Bonn nears completion (Photo: Achala Abeysinghe/IIED)
IIED and partner events at COP23
Event, 06 November 2017
Miners from the Tanga region in northern Tanzania participating in discussions about how to make ASM in Tanzania more sustainable (Photo: Steve Aanu)
Mining dialogue paves the way for change
… Rebecca Stephen is the chief environmental advisor at Acacia Mining , one of the largest gold … Jimmy Luhenda, a media development specialist based in Mwanza, said the media industry needed to change its … Natural resource management …
News, 05 February 2018
Residents of Sitio San Roque, Philippines, watch a demolition team tear down their houses during an eviction (Photo: Alamy)
Briefing: Will Habitat III produce an effective "new urban agenda?"
… can contribute to economic productivity, social inclusion and environmental sustainability; how growing cities can accommodate their … and chair of the Board of Trustees of Children Change Children, a UK-based NGO that supports Colombian excluded youth-focused NGOs. Prior to … adaptation, urban livelihoods in the context of climate change and community-based environmental management. His work has a particular …
Event, 05 May 2016