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A woman using a hoe
Q&A: Achieving sustainable intensification of agriculture – decisions and trade-offs
… difficult choices as they seek to increase their productivity.  IIED managed the three-and-a-half year project. Here, the project lead … researcher in IIED’s Natural Resources research group , talks about why the research was important and what they found out. Q: What SITAM is all about? BA: First of all, I should explain what sustainable agricultural …
Article, 17 February 2020
2015 is a critical year for sustainable development: IIED is tracking the route to Paris and COP21 in December (Image: IIED)
Walking along the road to Paris
… greater than costs of action. Economics revisited Climate is so often about economics – and our failure to value the right things or … thinking The SDGs, due to be agreed in September at the UN General Assembly, could be seen as part of that revolution, pulling … we all can, and do it together.  Dr Camilla Toulmin (camilla.toulmin@iied.org) is director of IIED for another two weeks. This is the latest …
Insight, 15 June 2015
A traditional dance festival attracts tourists in Romania's Maramures Nature Park. The park was designed as a multifunctional protected landscape and was zoned to reflect both environmental priorities and economic needs of local people (Photo: Radu Pop/UNDP, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Equity, justice and ecosystem services: what do we mean?
… can be very nebulous and slippery concepts but we can be clearer about what we mean when we look at these concepts in a specific context. The Natural Resources Group at IIED is taking up this challenge, focusing in particular on the contexts … in REDD+ and PA we won't make much progress until we are clearer about what we actually mean by equitable REDD+ or equitable management …
Insight, 11 May 2015
Seven ways equity can promote success at the UN climate talks
Insight, 07 November 2013
A family guards their crops from wild animals on the boundary of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Photo: Mariel Harrison)
Conservation works better with social justice
… with illegal bushmeat hunting and timber collection continuing, IIED and partners are researching how ICD can do more for both protected … the poor? The poorest people live in the 'frontline zone', extending about 0.5km from Bwindi's boundary where crops and livestock are … is a biodiversity specialist at Parsons Brinckerhoff Read more about this research: Linking Conservation, Equity and Poverty …
Insight, 20 August 2014
This farmer in India's Maharashtra state gets weather alerts, advisories about pests and market information via his mobile phone (Photo: Borlaug Institute for South Asia, Creative Commons via Flickr)
CBA13: unlocking the power of technology to build climate resilience
… adaptation technology – whether existing or new technology – is all about implementation . It is the doing . The Paris Agreement commits … from CBA13 at the Global Commission on Adaptation  and UN secretary-general’s climate summit in September. What we learn will also feed … was compiled by Teresa Corcoran , communications content officer in IIED's Communications Group . …
Article, 27 February 2019
A boat near Fiji. Tourism and fishing are important industries for the Pacific nation of Fiji. Both of these economically important sectors depend on effective marine conservation (Photo: Sam Gao, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Ocean of bliss: rewriting the narrative
… World Oceans Day , there are plenty of reasons to think positively about our oceans. They are the foundations of our well-being and … the crisis narrative to one that is focused on solutions.  What's IIED doing to this end? At IIED, our work  aims to promote and support healthy and resilient oceans in general and fishery resources in particular for present and future …
Insight, 08 June 2015
A mango tree frames views of a forest in Mozambique in the distance.
China in Africa’s forests
… up a large proportion of China’s forest product imports – currently about 4% with a value of US$1.3 billion, according to Chinese government … from other countries, many Africans feel they lack information about Chinese investments in their countries. In a survey carried out by African partners working with IIED, due to be published in June, a majority of African forest sector …
Insight, 20 March 2013
Meceburi Forest, Mozambique: a young woman harvests casava (Photo: Mike Goldwater/IIED)
Seeds of the post-capitalist forest?
… 16), but far from the norm. It is estimated that tenure of about half of rural forest and dryland areas in the developing world is … update it to make it stronger, and to communicate with citizens about progress.    Meanwhile, as Paul Mason points out in PostCapitalism … litigation. See Mayer's presentation at Yale University above or on IIED's SlideShare site . A resurgent public will for non-market values? …
Insight, 11 February 2016
Members of the Mainstreaming Biodiversity and Development Africa leaders' group. From left to right: Kauna Schroder, Marie-May Jeremie, Juliane Zeidler, Samson Mulonga, Dineo D Gaborekwe, Baboloki Autlwetse, Felix Monggae, Chipanqura Chirara.
Mainstreaming biodiversity and development
… manager of the project Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition (BFN),  about her involvement in mainstreaming biodiversity into nutrition … that will give your content a better chance of being read. Read about general good practice for writing clearly, and then follow specific tips … We invite your feedback to the review by emailing dilys.roe@iied.org. …
Project, 11 May 2014