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Man bending down to look at a mangrove in a forest area.
From CBA19 to the global climate negotiations: nature must take centre stage
… event’s nature and adaptation track explored: Financing for locally led, nature-based adaptation Integrating scientific and traditional … Afro-Brazilian knowledge and mangrove protection in a Quilombola Community on Pernambuco’s Atlantic Forest coast, and Green spaces for … and climate mitigation in Peixinhos favela in northern Recife. These initiatives show that Indigenous Peoples, family farmers, women, and …
Insight, 12 August 2025
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Scaling up CRAFT and Fairmined initiatives for responsible gold in Honduras
… communities is through standards and certification schemes. Two such initiatives are the Fairmined standard , an assurance label that … One mining cooperative in Honduras already complies with CRAFT. Led by the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) , and in collaboration … ​What did IIED do? Building on our dialogue methodology , we led the first multi-stakeholder ASM dialogue process in Honduras to …
Project, 17 November 2021
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Community-led COVID-19 response: the work of the Philippines Homeless People’s Federation
… and towns throughout the Philippines. It brings together low-income community organisations to find solutions to problems relating to land, … welfare. Its work is supported by the Philippine Action for Community-led Shelter Initiatives, Inc (PACSII). The blog draws on responses to a … Community-led COVID-19 response: the work of the Philippines Homeless …
Insight, 09 June 2020
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Adaptation and health drinks – February 2025
… IIED does. We are the host or secretariat of several key relevant initiatives and networks, including the locally led adaptation community of practice, the Climate Change and Development Ministerial …
Event, 11 February 2025
Anne-Marie Trevelyan looks into a camera and speaks
UK minister says enabling more locally led adaptation is a key aim for COP26
… the closing plenary of the  15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA15)  via video … adaptation requires local leadership. So enabling more locally led adaptation, informed by inclusive plans, is a critical part of what … at the Gobeshona conference is encouraging the adaptation research community to endorse its research principles to carry out …
News, 18 June 2021
Back view of a man walking through dense forest
PCLG: a small grants initiative for locally led action on the links between people and great ape conservation
… initiative sought to get money to where it matters to support locally-led action. IIED did not define what an eligible activity should … and delivery was heavily influenced by the  principles for locally led adaptation (LLA)  – a set of eight principles that seek to shift … can be applied to funding for nature conservation and locally-led action more broadly. This included consideration for working in …
Project, 15 August 2013
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Three asks to strengthen locally-led action in new biodiversity finance
… power must shift to the local level to support locally-led action by Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs). The … and decision-making. Not only does this fail to support locally-led actions, it serves as a barrier to sustainability, prevents the … the principles for locally led adaptation . Supporting IPLC-led initiatives in nature and biodiversity will also influence how finance …
Insight, 13 July 2022
Woman cultivating a garden with plants and palm trees.
Locally led adaption to climate change: the start of a 10-year learning journey
Insight, 12 January 2021
Group of ASOM women members holding plants in a field, smiling at the camera.
Land, climate and justice: grassroots women at the Global Land Forum
… responses to these challenges.  A collaborative effort grounded in community realities Each case study is grounded in the knowledge and … – using legal strategies, participatory governance and women-led initiatives to assert their rights and adapt to climate and economic …
Insight, 11 June 2025
A woman wearing a face mask and a visor stands behind a table of vegetables selling her produce.
COVID-19 and forest communities
… literature about reported COVID-19 impacts and the responses of community forest organisations. The paper describes five case studies … landscapes and the responses of community forest organisations. This led to the development of a framework that … levels  Scale up and formalise community-based social protection initiatives  Prepare for and respond to shocks with better data  …
Project, 21 October 2021