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Coral reefs provide us with goods worth hundreds of billions of dollars but are in decline. Copyright: 2004 Richard Ling
How to protect our oceans: use more carrots
Insight, 01 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 … for success: the ‘ethical agent’. Ei8ht, an intermediary and project management organisation skilled in managing the supplier-buyer … of what is needed to make a good fashion business. Being market-led and consumer-orientated is the true backbone of any successful …
Insight, 11 February 2013
Garment workers in Bangladesh - increasing automation threatens low-cost manufacturing jobs in developing countries (Photo: NYU Stern BHR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Automation, the changing world of work, and sustainable development
… – already visible and growing – is a steady undermining of the export-led manufacturing route to rapid growth that many countries, …
Insight, 17 August 2017
Deforestation and fire ravage a forest area in Uganda (Photo: Paul Hatanga)
Random trials in Uganda to show if payments for ecosystems services really work
… Across the region, forests are shrinking fast. A recent study led by Wildlife Conservation Society estimates that within 15 years, … of Environment and Development, Uganda's National Environment Management Authority and the United Nations Environment Programme … documents. This raises the risk of land related conflicts. To build community-level confidence and ensure payments would go to rightful land …
Insight, 10 March 2014
Maria Lourdes Alvarez is a warden monitoring fishing activity at Decalve Marine Sanctuary, a Marine Protected Area in the Calamianes Islands in the Philippines (Photo: Asuncion Sia/USAID, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Gender and biodiversity conservation – progress and future directions
… policy has traditionally been the realm of men and this had led to historical exclusions of women in conservation. While Flora and … over the last five years – and today there are more women on the management board than men. Three of Helen’s reflections stood out for … Kenya, Mara North Conservancy in Kenya and the three generations of Community Forestry in Nepal. For each case study, he reflected on the …
Insight, 29 November 2018
Report urges forestry industry to tackle conflict with local people
News, 08 July 2009
Manganese mining in Gabon (Photo: jbdodane, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development (MMSD)
… refining, and the use and disposal of minerals have in some instances led to significant local environmental and social damage. It is not … Natural resource management …
Project, 03 March 2009
Covers of top publications of 2020.
IIED's best of 2020: publications
… they are well designed, they can make investments in biodiversity management more financially attractive, for example, by attracting … impacts? IIED is a key partner in the FutureDAMS research project, led by the University of Manchester, which is working to improve the … at IIED is working to strengthen local rights and voice s in natural resource investments. 11 Bonus: Indonesia’s triple burden of …
Article, 23 December 2020
A woman carries a Nile perch landed at Got Kachola, Kenya, where the NGO Renewable World is establishing community-run energy hubs for fish chilling and other local energy needs (Photo: Sarah Best/IIED)
Four challenges to powering local economies
… linked to falling solar prices and mobile-enabled payment schemes has led to an upsurge in clean and affordable energy access for households … negotiating power between different economic actors varies; and the management skills of local fishing bodies differ from one beach to the … have experimented with this in Tanzania are CEFA and ACRA, who set up community-run mini-hydro schemes in Njombe region. Again, this takes …
Insight, 12 September 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