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Independent Research Forum (IRF): supporting change for a sustainable future
… organisations: Caribbean Natural Resources Institute  (CANARI) Latin American Center for Rural Development  (Rimisp) Development … diverse team members somehow managed to quickly develop a sense of community and purpose that allowed them to step away from their own … Contact made with Caribbean negotiators in the Open Working Group led to CANARI being invited to support negotiators from the Caribbean …
Project, 14 December 2018
A group of women in a forest smile as they hold out handfuls of coffee beans
Producer agency and voice in certification schemes
… At the same time, perceived issues with ‘third party’ schemes have led to a number of companies moving away from such schemes. A recent … (FTI)  Standards Committee, representing farmers on behalf of the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Fair Trade Small Producers and … scheme and governed by small organic producers from Latin America, Caribbean, Africa and Asia. SPP represents 122 small producers’ …
Insight, 26 March 2021
Artisanal and small-scale mining stakeholders in Tanzania explore solutions to key challenges (Photo: Steve Aanu/IIED)
Using dialogue to extract sustainable solutions for artisanal and small-scale mining
… drivers of development and economic growth. But policy and planning initiatives designed to harness the sector's potential are frequently … Learning from the Ghana experience – where insufficient financing led to delays – more effort is being made to ensure the Tanzanian LLG's … in collaboration with Fundacao Amazonas Sustentavel (FAS) and UNDP Latin America, has drafted a concept document for a regional artisanal …
Insight, 26 February 2018
PLA 60: Community-based adaptation to climate change
… Alam, Rachel Berger,  Terry Cannon, Saleemul Huq and Angela Milligan Community-based adaptation (CBA) to climate change brings together those … Shares guidance and tools for developing and implementing adaptation initiatives, including a list of materials available for immediate … Indigenous Peoples’ Assessments of Climate Change Indigenous peoples-led initiative, in partnership with IIED, the United Nations University …
Article, 01 December 2009
A family in Tarialan, Uvs Province, Mongolia, uses a solar panel to generate power for their ger, a traditional Mongolian tent (Photo: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Why social inclusion matters for green growth
… reduction, and sustainable use of natural resources. The global community has been making great strides in promoting green growth as a … has been easier said than done. In practice, many socially inclusive initiatives have been left on the sidelines, and overarching social … challenging conditions for democratic governance. This has in turn led to an upsurge in populist political movements – on both the left and …
Insight, 11 August 2016
A forest ranger takes measurements of a tree at Megeni Kitasha in the Rombo District in Moshi, Tanzania (Photo: FAO/Simon Maina)
IIED at the XIV World Forestry Congress
… to take place in the continent, brought together the global forestry community to review and analyse the key issues and to share ways of … world that will be launched. A short film preceded a panel discussion led by Forest Connect alliance members (an alliance in support of … and what lessons we can learn regarding the challenges, successes, initiatives, policies and strategies that have helped them more …
Event, 07 September 2015
Mangroves (Blue Carbon) in the Lamu area, on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya (Photo: Peter Prokosch)
IIED at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
… Congress objectives The congress aimed to: Inspire the international community to take action for nature by demonstrating its critical role … International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples INMIP), which is led by Asociacion ANDES with support from IIED, were shared, in addition … forestry enterprises' approach to risk management in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The event explored the main sources of risks perceived by …
Event, 01 September 2016
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 … of what is needed to make a good fashion business. Being market-led and consumer-orientated is the true backbone of any successful … working with smallholder producers and microenterprises in Africa and Latin America. …
Insight, 11 February 2013
The Mahila Housing SEWA (Self-Employed Women's Association of India) Trust offers savings, loans and micro credit schemes (Photo: Shack/Slum Dwellers International, Creative Commons via Flickr)
People power: the urban poor are now a force to be reckoned with
… and a shared sense of belonging to that place. So, how do you bring a community together in a slum where people aren’t allowed to ‘belong’ … facing the community. The first problem was piles of garbage which led to high numbers of mosquitoes. One Saturday he encouraged the … and active Federation, but also critical to take pro-poor development initiatives to scale.” These organisations prove that the urban poor can …
Insight, 17 October 2011