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Two men on the side of a mountain; one bends over to pick up two sacks, the other carries them on his shoulders
Promoting better policy and citizen agency in the mining sector
… ‘ discontents ’ – unequal distribution of benefits, dispossession of natural resources, breaches of human rights – still stand in the way of the … tools  In partnership with the Sustainable Development Strategies Group (SDSG) and the Columbia Centre for Sustainable Investment (CCSI) , … Natural resource management …
Project, 22 December 2021
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
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
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
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
Insight, 27 May 2022
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
Insight, 31 August 2021
A road through deforested land
Investor-state dispute settlement: IIED and partners contribute to reform working group
… on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)  has set up a working group to review possible reforms, looking in particular at procedures … Development (IISD)  last  week made four submissions to the working group that are designed to ensure that sustainable development … in investment disputes, particularly in cases affecting land and natural resource rights ; yet these actors have little or no voice in …
News, 22 July 2019
Houses on stilts at the side of water, with trees behind
30x30 – a brave new dawn or a failure to protect people and nature?
… in Marseille in September, Survival International, Minority Rights Group, RFUK, APEM and others convened an alternative ‘ Our Land, Our … around the world and of the need to rethink our relationship to the natural world and the role of IPLC in environmental stewardship. This … of their rights and governance of territories, lands, waters and resources. In practical terms, this could involve the post-2020 GBF and …
Insight, 21 October 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
Head and shoulders images of four people.
Debt swaps for climate and nature: innovation for resilience? Make Change Happen podcast episode 8
… ; Jean-Paul Adam, director for technology, climate change and natural resource management in the United Nations Economic Commission … Laura Kelly , director of IIED’s Shaping Sustainable Markets research group . A solution to a pressing problem In the context of the COVID-19 … of the list. Find out more by listening to the episode . Additional resources: Tackling the triple crisis. Using debt swaps to address debt, …
Article, 12 November 2020