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In Tanzania, former artisanal mining licensees Mwanahamisi Mzalendo and Mwanamkasi Rasi are among entreprenurial women who have pooled their resources to create a quarrying business. They control the day-to-day running of the quarry, including supervising labourers, dealing with the local authorities, and taking care of the site's environmental footprint (Photo: Magali Rochat/IIED)
Q&A: Women are driving the change we need
… no one behind, means challenging the social barriers that perpetuate inequality and exclusion. Through this, the areas where women have been … Governance …
Article, 08 March 2018
A new publication will profile the success of locally controlled forestry business models (Image: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Local control of forestry could significantly slow man-made forest loss
… not only exist, but work well, delivering greater social benefit and environmental protection than current standard multinational business … vital forest ecosystems. Governments should reward the social and environmental benefits of LCF businesses with policies that support them … be credible and fair, programmes focused on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) or Reducing Emissions for Deforestation and …
News, 04 September 2015
A pick up truck lies mostly submerged under a water in a flooded street.
Five moments from 2012 that could spell change for the planet
… What difference will it make for China’s willingness to address environmental and social issues domestically? As Selena Wang Thomas … peaceful electoral transition contrast sadly with the lack of good governance and conflicts plaguing many other neighbours in West Africa. … Governance …
Insight, 07 January 2013
People sit on chairs two metres apart while listening to a man at a lectern
COVID-19: IIED in the media
… loss together. Large-scale debt swaps would help tackle poverty and environmental destruction as debtor nations must do what they promise in … IIED director Andrew Norton writes that COVID-19 risks exacerbating inequality and ecological destruction , but it may also bring lessons of … Home – Anna Schulz, IIED’s head of global climate law policy and governance, warns the virus could delay the start of least developed …
Article, 14 April 2020
We must protect the world in which we live (Photo: Steve Guzzardi, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Best of 2017: blogs
… the future of work, the role of civil society, land rights and inequality. Was he right – you decide! Progress in 2017 will have to be … of dangerous climate extremes where climate change drives growing inequality? Were the 2017 UN climate talks enough to keep the Paris … 'impact investing' refers to investments that bring about social and environmental benefits as well as financial returns. Impact investors …
Article, 22 December 2017
A stallholder in front of a food stall
Resilient food systems and COVID-19: lessons for a Just Transition
… has been widely endorsed by scientists for delivering economic, environmental and social goals, including the World Bank-led global …
Insight, 22 May 2020
People sit on wall facing a woman distributing water
Working with informality for more resilient, equitable responses to COVID-19
… in the context of Zimbabwe’s existing political, economic and environmental shocks and stresses . As such, it is important to …
Article, 10 July 2020
Brazil's favelas are a legacy of a more passive resistance reflecting an unwillingness to plan for anticipated population growth (Photo: Chris Jones, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Exploring inclusive urbanisation and other migration crises
… that cities have a critical role to play in addressing poverty and inequality, and that to achieve this they need to be open and welcoming. … as being at odds with more inclusive urbanisation, inclusion and environmental sustainability are often presented as inherently complementary. In practice, however, environmental policies often lead to urban exclusion, while some of the …
Insight, 28 October 2015
Images of the UK and EU flags, IIED director Andrew Norton says: "Losing membership of the European Union must not mean that the UK withdraws from the great global challenges of our time" (Photo: Reuters, via Google Licence)
Navigating uncharted waters: the EU referendum, the spirit of Paris, and the SDGs
… of a small planet". Our driving motivation is to promote social and environmental justice on a global scale. So we have serious concerns at … institutions which are necessary to tackle global challenges – inequality, conflict, trans-national criminality, cyber security, human … For example, no one setting out to design effective global governance with a blank sheet of paper would come up with the current …
Insight, 27 June 2016
A church under construction sits on a verdant green field with dark grey storm clouds behind.
Rio+20: Key recommendations from IIED conference
… Goals offer one way of focusing global efforts on reducing inequality and unsustainability. They could chart a course to a fairer … having more trees.” Paula Caballero, Director of Economic, Social and Environmental Affairs, Government of Colombia: “We now have to make very … Governance …
News, 20 June 2012