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Fenced working site in a field. There are workers and cars parked and a mineral exploratoion drilling rig
Mineral exploration goes unchecked as demand escalates
… large areas increase the chances of identifying viable mineral resource that would be profitable to mine industrially. National … prior and informed consent (FPIC). Few countries require any form of community consultation at the exploration stage, and even fewer identify … of land-based investments. The project is implemented by a consortium led by IIED, the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) and …
Insight, 16 February 2022
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Getting climate resilience right – the case for backing smallholder organisations: Make Change Happen podcast episode 13
… in the face of climate change, and asks whether the international community will match their urgency and commitment with greater funding. … significance for the world’s poverty reduction, food security, forest management, biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration and climate … reach LDCs, there was little evidence of climate initiatives being led by local communities, despite nominally ‘participative’ project …
Article, 13 September 2021
A group of people sit in a circle outside on grass.
Engaging citizens for socially just climate action
… – while plotting an ambitious course to decarbonisation, sustainable management of ecosystems and overall resilience to long-term impacts in … understand how citizen engagement participatory processes and locally led climate action can be improved and fed into national level climate … We focus on social movements as initiatives for locally-led engagement and participation in policy discourses to understand the …
Project, 15 October 2020
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Why don't we make the loggers pay? Stumpage value and policy failure in Ghana's forest sector
… of forest communities' welfare and contribute to the cost of forest management and timber regulation. Yet, as the research presented in this … the Forest Commission’s failure to review stumpage in Ghana has led to millions of dollars of lost revenue from stumpage fees over the … noncompliance, the implications of non-review for forest resources management and makes recommendations to address shortcomings and inform …
Publication, 01 February 2015
Women living in Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve are trained to sustainably harvest xate palms, providing them with income and preserving the reserve's biodiversity (Photo: Dani Newcomb/USAID, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The role, influence and impact of women in biodiversity conservation
… because they play critical roles as primary land managers and resource users, and they face disproportionate impacts both from … Women’s particular roles and responsibilities within the household, community, and society lead women to develop unique knowledge related to … tenure reforms that reduce gender barriers to land ownership have led to a significant increase in soil conservation investment by …
Insight, 09 October 2018
An elderly woman in a field holds crops in the air with both hands
Indigenous food systems, biocultural heritage and agricultural resilience
Project, 06 April 2020
A woman holds up woven baskets
Nominating your outstanding women in development
Article, 15 June 2020
Clearing forest for a palm oil plantation in Borneo (Photo: Rainforest Action Network, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Commodity cycles, economic treaties and pressures on land rights
… tenant farmers or locally negotiated agreements to promote peaceful management of common lands can help tackle land disputes. But given … about reputational risks associated with 'land grabbing' have led to fewer deals.  Patterns in deal-making are also changing. Low oil … populations and rising incomes in sections of society hike demand for resource-intensive commodities, increasing urbanisation drives …
Insight, 25 May 2016
Covers of best publications 2021.
IIED's best of 2021: publications
… global South.   Local governments and grassroots organisations have led urban responses that have been pivotal in shaping the pandemic’s … 4 Loss and damage case studies from the frontline: a resource to support practice and policy  Toolkit Loss and damage is an … Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC), the international community and the LDC Group might support LDCs to effectively engage in …
Article, 17 December 2021
Fisheries account for 12 per cent of The Gambia's GDP. The country's Atlantic coastline and the mangroves along the River Gambia estuary are vulnerable to climate change (Photo: Javier D. Creative Commons via Flickr)
GCF funding boosts ecosystem-based adaptation in The Gambia
… pose increasing risk of flooding that threatens both the natural resource base and the lives and livelihoods of Gambian communities. … grounds to help boost fish stocks. They have also supplied five community gardens with solar-powered boreholes to support crop … international climate finance The success of these initiatives has led to new opportunities to access international climate finance. The …
Insight, 22 June 2017