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High-tech trawlers in the Faroe Islands. Ninety-five per cent of this tiny nation's exports is made up of fish (Photo: antonalfred, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Turning the tide: creating incentives for sustainable oceans
… Dave Steinbach ( [email protected] ) is a researcher in IIED's  Climate Change research group . …
Insight, 17 January 2017
A large group of people sit under a tree and talk.
We need more integrity between the treatment of forests at home and abroad
… for Environment Food and Rural Affairs and Department of Energy and Climate change ) favour a development approach built on the leverage provided by …
Insight, 02 October 2012
REDD+ in Mozambique: new opportunity for land grabbers?
… years, I always felt that there was a missing link between efforts to change unsustainable land use practices, such as slash and burn … etc. When sustainable forest management efforts to mitigate climate change evolved into REDD+, my optimism that something … were part of the REDD consultation process, and the REDD+ working group are looking at Mozambican legislation regarding carbon rights and …
Insight, 15 September 2011
A community-based green energy project: Sinteyo and the women's group with solar panels at the greenhouse in Isiolo, Kenya (Photo: Annie Bungeroth/CAFOD)
Sharing the load: who pays for energy access?
… money needed? Where is private money needed? What else needs to change to make finance Scaling up investment in off-grid energy … of energy markets.  People living in poverty do not form a homogenous group. A commercial or semi-commercial approach might work for energy … Group . Dr Sarah Wykes ([email protected]) is a lead analyst on climate and energy with CAFOD. …
Insight, 29 May 2015
Delegates at the international symposium on agroecology (Photo: John Choptiany/FAO)
Agroecology offers FAO a 'new window' on agriculture
… sustainability, and important ecosystem services such as climate change mitigation. It differs from conventional farming because its … [email protected] )  is a researcher in IIED's Natural Resources Group . …
Insight, 02 October 2014
The Collahuasi copper mine in northern Chile is a zero-discharge operation, with much of its water being recycled (Photo: Pablo Necochea, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Mining: Big progress but new challenges as sector searches for sustainability
… have played," says Steve Bass, head of IIED's Sustainable Markets Group. "As states move to reclaim their roles in community and economic … respond to like never before. The growing scientific evidence for climate change and its implications for the mining sector, which to-date has …
News, 06 June 2012
The Sumatran rhinoceros
World Conservation Congress: key themes and a new leader to watch
… to increase with many of the most vulnerable regions worst hit by climate change. Yet, careful investment in water and soils would reap dividends …
Insight, 17 September 2012
An image of an artisanal fisher in Kiribati casting his net into the water; 90 per cent of all fishers are small-scale or artisanal (Photo: Quentin Hanich/WorldFish, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Towards an inclusive blue economy
… to coral reefs by the chemical and temperature stress caused by climate change. Coastal protection Beyond livelihoods and nutrition, coastal …
Insight, 01 June 2016
Illustration showing a Java rhino
Harnessing carbon finance to arrest deforestation: saving the Javan rhinoceros
… country, province or the local communities. This project sought to change this by working with all parties to achieve ‘win-wins’ that … contributes to the emissions of greenhouse gases associated with climate change. The current rate of land cover change from forest to … took place in an iterative manner. First, interviews and group meetings were held with communities in the idea-generating …
Project, 22 June 2011
Study reveals immense importance of ‘invisible’ water to urban poor
… that the neglect of this resource ends, as research suggests that climate change will make groundwater increase in importance in large parts of … wells,” says Dr Gordon McGranahan, head of IIED’s Human Settlements Group. “Far more needs to be done to support the efforts of local …
News, 12 November 2010