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A group of women laugh and smile as they stand and dip their hands into two large buckets on a table
Starting a journey – reflections on race and racism and the work to do in our organisations and our sector
… heart of the way we see climate justice.   The power relations, human resources and relationships in our fields of work are skewed in ways … have taken the following actions: Created a race and racism working group to drive forward our work, with cross organisational membership …
Insight, 15 December 2021
A beekeeper in Guatemala finds an alternative source of income. Photo: Todd Post/Bread for the World Institute
Judging the effectiveness of alternative livelihoods projects
… Natural resource management …
Project, 16 August 2013
Uganda food lab participants add their names to a declaration that came out of the lab discussions (Photo: Nimrod Bagonza)
Food Change Labs tackle complex issues with the whole system in the room
… There is a paradox in many places around the world: regions rich in natural resources, but with high levels of undernourishment and untapped local … as the Lusaka Municipal Food Council, a Youth for Sustainable Food Group in Zambia, and a local multi-stakeholder Coalition of the Willing …
Insight, 30 January 2019
Women discuss forest management at a Community Forest User Group meeting in Nepal. Photo: WOCAN
Gender and REDD+
… selected for this study were already implementing participatory natural resource management and other inclusive rural development … selected for this study have been implementing participatory natural resource management and other inclusive rural development … Vietnam in the global arena motivated massive conversion of rich natural forests into coffee plantations. Without land use policies and …
Project, 12 September 2013
Thousands of scientists attended the March for Science in Washington D.C. to protest against political attacks on climate science and evidence-based research. Similar protests were held in over 600 cities around the world (Photo: Adam Fagen, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Marching into May talks: LDCs lead the way on climate change
… a meteorologist by training and come from Ethiopia. I also chair the group of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in the UN climate change … and climate-resilient development – which is best for people and the natural resources they depend on. It is the way of the future. Those who are not …
Insight, 04 May 2017
Screenshots from four of IIED's best videos
IIED's best of 2021: videos
… edited recordings wherever possible. We’ve also invested time and resources into providing a larger number of subtitles and translations … have also been shared internally, thanks to the creation of an event resources hub and sessions where staff have shared their event … and Sustainable Development and the incoming chair of the LDC Group. 8 "Poor governance is worse than drought" …
Insight, 28 December 2021
Women living in Guatemala's Maya Biosphere Reserve are trained to sustainably harvest xate palms, providing them with income and preserving the reserve's biodiversity (Photo: Dani Newcomb/USAID, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The role, influence and impact of women in biodiversity conservation
… in decision-making related to land use, nor equal access to needed resources. Biodiversity loss also poses a disproportionate burden for … women and girls by increasing the time required to obtain necessary resources such as water, fuel wood, and medicinal plants, which reduces … Women also fall well behind men in achieving paid employment in natural resource management sectors – notably agriculture, fisheries, …
Insight, 09 October 2018
A large group of people sit under a tree and talk.
We need more integrity between the treatment of forests at home and abroad
… Natural resource management …
Insight, 02 October 2012
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Conservation Enterprise: What Works, Where and for Whom?
… Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) recognises that local communities are often best placed to conserve natural resources, as long as they stand to gain more than they lose from doing …
Publication, 01 July 2011
IIED aims to contribute to the achievement of change which benefits poor people and the environment. The institute's strategy for the next two years has been published (Photo: Mike Goldwater/IIED)
Engaging for change – refreshing our strategy for the next two years
… research groups: Increased investment in locally controlled land and natural resource use Cities that work for people and planet Fair and … communities and livelihoods.   The rights of poor communities to the natural resources on which they depend continue to be eroded. Unsustainable …
Insight, 09 August 2017