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Four elephants roam the plain on the Maasai Mara, Kenya
Covering elephant tracks: can insurance compensate farmers for wildlife damage?
… Dr Sumith Pilapitiya, former Director General of the Department of Wildlife Conservation, and IIED's …
Insight, 27 March 2019
A 'peace wall' in Mukuru, one of the largest slums in Nairobi, Kenya (Photo: Urban ARK)
A special approach to slum upgrading: the Special Planning Area in Mukuru, Nairobi
… around the world.  David Dodman ([email protected]) is director of IIED's Human Settlements research group , and a …
Insight, 18 October 2017
Three gorillas sit in grass in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda.
Uganda project to strengthen policies that link poverty and conservation
… institutions and the private sector. According to ACODE's Executive Director Godber Tumushabe: "Informed and effective advocacy can serve as …
News, 09 October 2012
Maintaining the solar street lighting in the village of Tinginaput, India. SDG 7 calls for access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all (Photo: UK Department for international Development Creative Commons via Flickr)
Poverty Environment Partnership issues call to action on 2030 Agenda
… from Bangladesh, Bhutan, UNDP and Finland. It was hosted by IIED director Andrew Norton. Panelists discussed how the links between …
News, 13 July 2016
The British Library will host the 2014 Barbara Ward Lecture, with guest speaker Dr Fatima Denton (Photo: Wikipedia Commons licence)
2014 IIED lecture: Let's rewrite the narrative on Africa and climate change
… Denton is director of the special initiatives division of the United Nations …
News, 07 October 2014
An excerpt from the 'Valuing variability: new perspectives on climate resilient drylands development' book (Image: IIED)
Reviving knowledge in India's rainfed farming and livestock systems
… Ministry of Agriculture, New Delhi),   PS Vijayshankar (research director, Samaj Pragati Sahyog, Dewas) on Rainfed Farming and resilience …
News, 20 August 2015
Lions on the move in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. While populations of lions have increased by 12% in four countries, including Botswana, studies show a 43% overall decline from 1993-2014 (Photo: Barrett, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
To save Africa's wildlife, conservation needs a radical shake-up
… leader (biodiversity), and James Mayers ([email protected]) is director of IIED's Natural Resources research group . …
Insight, 03 March 2018
A woman holding a mobile phone and smiling
Using technology to overcome challenges for farmers in value chains
… in Rwanda.  The webinar panellists were Stephen Muchiri, executive director of EAFF and CEO of e-Granary; Caroline Kariuki, project manager …
Insight, 27 May 2020
Drying medicinal plants, the knowledge of which is passed down through generations. In South Asia alone, there are more than 8,000 plant species with known medicinal value (Photo: Bioversity International/B. Sthapit)
Sustaining local food systems and agricultural biodiversity
… Inca streets followed. The meeting produced an open letter to the director general of FAO  that stated that the FAO agenda didn’t …
Project, 15 August 2013
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PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 8 Aguacatán in Guatemala: how seven communities joined hands
Publication, 01 January 1999