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A Conservancy Rhino Ranger in Namibia stands proudly before a cow and calf that he has tracked during a patrol. Rhino sightings have increased over the past 12 months thanks to an expanded Rhino Ranger force and support organisations (Photo: Minnesota Zoo and Save the Rhino Trust)
Community-led solutions: key force in tackling wildlife crime
… on the international trade in endangered species (CITES) and on biological diversity (CBD), and to the high level IWT conference in Kasane, …
News, 02 March 2015
Mainstreaming Biodiversity and Development project updates
Mainstreaming biodiversity and development project updates
… in all districts and sectors. November 2016 IIED, UNEP-WCMC and the Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat will be hosting a one-day event (PDF)  at the …
Article, 21 March 2014
A Raika man leading his sheep and goats to graze in the contested Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary.
How communities are protecting their biocultural resources with community protocols
… required by the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources to the Convention on Biological Diversity , to support indigenous and local communities in developing …
Insight, 02 October 2012
Identifying social impacts at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya
Assessing social impacts of protected and conserved areas (SAPA)
… was further elaborated in the programme of work on PAs of the  Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)  that was approved in 2004, and which included a …
Project, 16 August 2013
Delivering REDD+: can past lessons help in tempering optimism and making headway?
… to deliver quicker economic development. Failures in implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) over the last 17 years have been attributed to lack of …
Insight, 09 May 2011
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Earth Summit 2012: Crucial opportunity that needs broader buy-in
… to important outcomes, including the signing of the Climate Change Convention, the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the Agenda 21 document. Holding an anniversary event …
Insight, 20 December 2011
‘Act on nature’, demand hundreds of organisations, in unprecedented call to world leaders
… Framework, which prevents extinctions, recovers the abundance and diversity of life, and retains and restores ecosystem integrity, putting … a thousand jurisdictions, calling on signatory countries to the UN Convention on BIological Diversity to take strong and bold actions to bring about …
News, 18 September 2020
A woman using a hoe
Q&A: Achieving sustainable intensification of agriculture – decisions and trade-offs
… any staple foods – but also signing up to the Aichi targets under the Convention on Biological Diversity, thereby agreeing to reduce deforestation, even if this means …
Article, 17 February 2020
Two women carrying farming tools
IIED's best of 2019: videos
… like the ideal subject for a 95-second video, but our animation about biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) negotiations was … Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on Sunday, 15 December, with the …
Insight, 06 January 2020
African-style ecotourism boost for Cambodia
… and meet obligations under international treaties such as the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, the Government of Cambodia has identified the development of …
News, 04 January 2006