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Floating boards on a lake, hiding the fish farming cages underneath
Lessons for building a natural capital legacy
… The process of creating natural capital accounts and the jump to using them to inform … decision-makers and with the general public? Do people even know what natural capital accounting (NCA) is? If they don’t, they probably won’t … data collection is streamlined and efficient Dedicate enough time and resources for field visits, as these complement the available data …
Insight, 16 August 2021
Members of the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity celebrate the adoption of the decision on the new Subsidiary Body for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities at the closing plenary of COP16.
Historic platform for Indigenous Peoples, but finance failure at COP16
… win and a disappointment  Barbara Lassen, senior researcher in IIED’s Natural Resources research group, said: “In one way, the ‘COP of the people’ delivered, with a …
News, 06 November 2024
Durban Beach, South Africa (Photo: Darren Glanville, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Investing in natural capital to deliver the SDGs and reduce poverty
Insight, 17 July 2017
This barrio in Guatemala has no running water or sewers. The country receives abundant rainfall, but lacks infrastructure to deliver water to households (Photo: David Amsler, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Can natural capital accounting increase water access?
… need a reliable good quality supply. Water is also key to support natural ecosystems such as wetlands and rivers that provide other … will ensure water for all.  Better accounting for integrated water resources management The United Nations is promoting a new way of … is a senior researcher in the Sustainable Markets Group at IIED. …
Insight, 05 April 2016
Man next to a pile of dried crops of maize.
New guide for linking sovereign debt to climate and nature action
Insight, 02 November 2021
A woman with a basket on her back picks tea leaves from a huge field surrounding her
Stockholm+50 must build a legacy of support for locally-led action for people, nature and climate
… and climate – where decision-making power, financial flows and resources are transferred to the local level to get behind the … driving change through support for local level decision making over resources and finance ' This blog and report have been produced with the …
Insight, 27 May 2022
A road through deforested land
Investor-state dispute settlement: IIED and partners contribute to reform working group
News, 22 July 2019
A green mangrove forest on the edge of a lake, with the roots of the mangroves exposed
Nature-based solutions: building blocks for green recovery and climate action in least developed countries
… economies of least developed countries (LDCs) are heavily reliant on natural resources. It is therefore no surprise that they are leading the way in … United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) LDC Group reinforces this in its ‘ LDC 2050 Vision' (PDF)  launched in 2020, …
Insight, 31 August 2021
Cover for G03868.pdf
Forest Governance Learning Group, Tanzania: Narrative report for the Social Justice in Forestry project
… The Forest Governance Learning Group is an informal alliance of in-country groups and international … Tanzania Natural Resources Forum on behalf of FGLG Tanzania … Forest Governance Learning Group, Tanzania: Narrative report for the Social Justice in Forestry …
Publication, 01 December 2014
The Poverty-Environment Initiative is celebrating its 10th anniversary at a meeting with partners in Edinburgh, Scotland (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Taking an integrated approach to eliminating poverty and sustaining natural resources
… and sustainable development. They are intrinsically linked. When natural resources are being used unsustainably, there is a high economic … reducing poverty and ensuring sustainable use of the environment and natural resources can help us meet the challenges of sustainable … Taking an integrated approach to eliminating poverty and sustaining natural resources …
Insight, 28 May 2015