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Scaling up Equitable Governance in Area-based Conservation (SEGA)
… loss. One of the five key strategies to do this is improving governance by making it more “inclusive, accountable and adaptive”, as … “equitably governed”. This indicates recognition of the importance of governance for effective and sustainable conservation of PCAs and Other … The framework was based on the well-established concept of environmental justice, with its three dimensions of equity/justice in …
Project, 22 May 2025
A 'green' view of Freetown, with urban buildings in the distance observed over an expanse of trees.
Freetown: pioneering nature-based solutions for sustainable urban development and climate adaptation
… study of a fast-growing African city confronting climate risks amid inequality and ecological degradation, while striving to promote more … . The loss of vital coastal and terrestrial forests has compounded environmental risks such as flooding, landslides and heat stress. In … its ecological goals, but because it reflects a shift from top-down governance to a more participatory model involving the community, which …
Article, 24 April 2026
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How strong internal governance is supporting a community forestry network in Tanzania
… is the fourth of six case studies on tactics that improve internal governance prepared by forest and farm producer organisations (FFPOs) … forests on village land, fostering economic growth, mitigating environmental destruction and combating social inequality within the Tanzanian forestry sector. MJUMITA’s operational …
Publication, 18 April 2024
Group of women and young girls dressed in traditional clothing, sitting down in a wide open field, in a circle. Another person is standing and talking to them.
Promoting a gender-just economy through stronger rights to land and natural resources for women
… for agriculture and extractive activities – are intersecting with environmental degradation and climate change to reshape land use and governance. These overlapping pressures often restrict community land … a stocktake of how the intertwined impacts of economic pressures, environmental degradation and climate change affect women’s land and …
Project, 06 November 2025
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Lead global change: IIED seeks new trustee chair
Article, 17 December 2025
Woman speaking with a microphone to an audience of men.
Every voice counts: addressing inequality in research and development
… led by students from Sweden’s Lund University, focuses on addressing inequality and including diverse perspectives in development practice. This is in line with IIED’s commitment to addressing inequality and becoming an anti-racist organisation , and both set out … research biases that perpetuate colonial perspectives and social and environmental injustices, issues we explore here. An unequal world The …
Insight, 16 March 2022
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Can we reduce urban poverty and inequality and achieve net zero cities?
Insight, 03 October 2021
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“Public officers are also human beings”: trust and environmental governance
… white woollen ponchos – watched serenely as officers of the Regional Environmental Office and my colleague and I heatedly argued for more … as a CRZ. But now their request was facing strong opposition from environmental authorities.  The main argument of the environmental … the strength of their organisation was an asset for environmental governance. But CAR maintained that within the applicable legal …
Insight, 08 July 2020
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Driving impact at the G20: lessons from IIED's engagement with philanthropies
… overlooked or contentious for traditional actors. Towards inclusive governance and accountability The representatives with whom we engaged … demonstrated a commitment to improving democratic and inclusive governance, both across society and within their own sectors.  … the predominant housing model in most countries reproduces social and environmental injustices  that jeopardise our ability to address the …
Insight, 24 July 2024
Man moving cement in Ocupação Jorge Hereda, São Paulo.
Building housing justice: construction materials in informal settlements
… material industry plays in wider processes of climate change and environmental degradation. Current dynamics shaping the value chain of … of issues of livelihoods, tenure security, climate justice and governance in the building materials value chain. …
Article, 30 October 2024