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IIED and partner events at COP25
… for all. We highlighted thinking from diverse sectors, ranging from food and agriculture, to finance, cities and infrastructure and biodiversity. All … climate crisis, and a high-level panel including Rwanda Minister of Agriculture Geraldine Mukeshimanal; Peru Minister of Environment Fabiola …
Event, 02 December 2019
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Turning green the strategic way: the role and potential of strategic environmental assessment in securing a green economy
… ecosystems and sustainable use of biodiversity; sustainable agriculture/food production and supply; green energy and trade. It also discusses …
Publication, 01 May 2013
Is tackling deforestation a cost-effective mitigation approach?
… They are also experiencing the highest rates of deforestation. The Food and Agriculture~Organisation estimates deforestation to equal 13 million …
Publication, 01 October 2006
Villagers walking back to their village, Mozambique (Image: Mike Goldwater)
IIED Annual Report 2016/17: a focus on impact
… This particularly affects women, who have to travel further to grow food or collect water and firewood. Yet women's voices are rarely heard … covering issues from health, education and gender, to forests and food. IIED has worked with the EVALSDGs network to develop practical …
Page, 27 October 2017
Mountains, forests and rice paddies in Nepal. Photo: Sajal Sthapit
Forest businesses 'fit for life'
… Starbucks outlets. No shops sell travel essentials or even healthy food. A dismal central crèche distributes screams from critically-bored … to see from its business models: income generation, gender equity, food security, energy security, climate change mitigation and … For example, the Nepal team from the Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources (ANSAB) ranked ecosystem-based agricultural …
Insight, 18 February 2013
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Geneva Minutes
… network composed of individuals and groups, from the world of agriculture and food with a high capacity for criticism and analysis, including …
Publication, 01 May 2010
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Policy That Works For Biodiversity and Poverty Reduction: The ANDES Community Initiative Component of the Scoping Study on Biodiversity Governance in Peru
… people depend on biodiversity resources for employment, income, agriculture, food, medicines, clothing, shelter and other goods and services …
Publication, 01 July 2005
A woman carrying groceries in the village of Bouwéré, Mali. Assessments looked at how women experienced resilience to climate disruption (Photo: P.Casier/CGIAR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Monitoring and evaluation in a local context
… communities to extend their harvest season, thus increasing their food security and income as well as their capacity to anticipate future …
Insight, 18 July 2016
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Community Based Adaptation: 6th International Conference 16-22 April 2012 - Conference proceedings
… adaptation; vulnerable and indigenous communities; economics of CBA; agriculture; disaster risk reduction; monitoring and evaluation; food security and nutrition; CBA in urban areas; health; participatory …
Publication, 01 August 2012
Charting a course for biodiversity and the poor
… — from defending a vital source of existing and as yet undiscovered food, fuel and medicine to maintaining critical ‘environmental services’ … the rural poor in developing countries rely on biodiversity for their food, shelter, income, fuel, health, quality of life and community, and … property right regimes. For example, in 1995, the US Department of Agriculture and the multinational WR Grace and Company managed to patent …
Insight, 22 October 2010