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In 1992 the United Nations called Mexico City "the most polluted city on the planet". City authorities took radical steps to cut pollution, but Mexico City still has smog and is increasingly vulnerable to climate change (Photo: Fidel Gonzalez, Creative Commons via Wikimedia)
Should cities invest in climate mitigation?
… governments should therefore support grassroots environmental initiatives, which can help to build consensus on the need for climate … groups of people.  A conventional regulatory or investment-led approach is unlikely to sufficiently improve the living standards or … economically attractive climate actions, they must ensure that community organisations are explicitly included in planning processes. …
Insight, 21 September 2015
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WWF Greater Mekong Cambodia Country Programme Ecotourism feasibility study
… WWF has embarked on a project to develop conservation and~ecotourism initiatives in collaboration with local communities,~with the aim of … of large mammal species in the Srepok Wilderness Area (SWA) through community based natural resource management and by developing ecotourism … the protected area. This paper looks at the feasibility of community-led tourism in the area and potential approaches towards implementation. …
Publication, 01 May 2007
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IIED's best of 2020: videos
… to limitations imposed on travel because of the COVID-19 pandemic, led to wider acknowledgement of the digital divide and the issues that … IIED Debates series and shifting the 14th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA14)  online. This will feature insight … will include the issues to address when considering the use of video for everything from online meetings to webinars and documentaries. …
Insight, 30 December 2020
Fishermen from Mayadip Island, Bangladesh. IIED will be discussing Bangladesh's work on payments for sustainable fisheries at the EDD15 forum (Photo: Matthew Becker, the Advocacy Project, Creative Commons via Flickr)
IIED at European Development Days 2015
… team, moderated a high-level presentation on economic incentives for fisheries management in Bangladesh, and IIED co-hostrf a session … a 'Practice Village', with more than 50 stands showcasing development initiatives. IIED sessions IIED participated in the following sessions: … management Date: Thursday, 4 June A high-level Bangladeshi delegation led by the director general of the Department of Fisheries discussed the …
Event, 03 June 2015
A stallholder measures her produce in a marketplace
Sustainable diets for all 
… Healthy and diverse consumption: working with small businesses and community groups the programme promoted healthy food choices that … and enduring achievement. The skills gained across the programme led to the definition of highly relevant advocacy agendas that resulted … markets and healthy consumption. The programme used multi-actor initiatives to bring people that work in food systems together, and to …
Project, 13 October 2016
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
Insight, 11 August 2016
Global Initiative on Community Based Adaptation formally launched in Tanzania
News, 01 March 2010
A farmer in southern Mozambique carries greens back to his family from a project that has been backed by the Climate Investment Fund, which is working with the African Development Bank on a pilot program for climate resilience (Photo: CIF Action, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Climate finance for sustainable development: regional forum
Insight, 28 August 2015
Rhinos in the Serengeti National Park. The International Union for Conservation of Nature estimates that poachers killed at least 1,338 rhinos across Africa in 2015 (Photo: Nicholas Maxim, Creative Commons via Flickr)
New report: local people are crucial to combating illegal wildlife trade
… The report has been published as governments around the world prepare for the next global review meeting of the Convention on International … in poaching as a result, and A Wild Foundation case study of a community elephant conservation initiative in Mali where elephants are being protected by youth-led forest brigades (PDF) . The project is recruiting young men into …
News, 03 August 2016
A man waters seedlings at a nursery at the Rukinga Wildlife Sanctuary in Kenya managed by Wildlife Works Carbon.
Investment guide to ‘triple win’ from locally controlled forestry
… can build and manage a successful forest enterprise that yields sustainable returns," says Gary Dunning of The Forests Dialogue (TFD) . … initiative, itself catalysed by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), the International Union for the … profits worthy of asset investment," says Chris Buss of IUCN, who led the team that produced the guide. "But growing those businesses may …
News, 24 September 2012