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The earthquake that hit Nepal and areas of Bangladesh, India and Tibet on has had devastating consequences, with loss of life and destruction (Photo: Udayan Mishra, Creative Commons via Flickr)
IIED responds to Nepal earthquake
… civil society and government partners in Nepal on climate change, natural resource governance and urban development. A number of our … a couple of ways you can aid local requests for help: This Facebook group  (requires log-in) is sharing requests for help/information and … users during this difficult time." Stay informed Here are some useful resources to help you stay informed: The Guardian is providing useful …
News, 27 April 2015
The earthquake that hit Nepal and areas of Bangladesh, India and Tibet on has had devastating consequences, with loss of life and destruction (Photo: Udayan Mishra, Creative Commons via Flickr)
IIED issues statement after devastating Nepal earthquake
… civil society and government partners in Nepal on climate change, natural resource governance and urban development. A number of our … are several ways you can aid local requests for help: This Facebook group  (requires log-in) is sharing requests for help/information and … users during this difficult time." Stay informed Here are some useful resources to help you stay informed: The Guardian is providing useful …
News, 26 April 2015
Schemes such as this provision of a solar panel, provided by Grameen Shaktri, to rural Bangladesh homes are tackling the drivers of poverty and inequality while also greening the economy (Photo: Marufish)
Ten ways to secure social justice in the green economy
… particularly on people living in poverty and their dependence on natural resources. The ten recommendations draw on a review by IIED and CAFOD of … designed without social concern, can push people who depend on these resources further into poverty.  "It would be dangerous to assume that …
News, 25 April 2014
A new publication will profile the success of locally controlled forestry business models (Image: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Local control of forestry could significantly slow man-made forest loss
… there have been reports that humanity used up its 2015 'budget' of natural resources in eight months , a set of papers in Science documented a … required by multinationals will be compromised as competition for resources grow, as will our collective survival. Further resources: …
News, 04 September 2015
Village councils or panchayats have not been involved in India's approach to the SDGs so far (Photo: UN Women Asia and the Pacific)
Are citizens being left behind by India's approach to the SDGs?
… ensures more buy-in from different stakeholders but also drives more resources, potential solutions and the collective will of society to …
Insight, 26 September 2016
Report backs novel approach to improving forest governance
… underway for proven ways to improve governance to ensure that forest resources are managed for the public good,” says project leader and head of IIED’s Natural Resources Group, James Mayers. “That search should look at what’s been achieved by …
News, 17 August 2009
Indigenous people at the Himalayan workshop
Biocultural heritage landscape to be established in Eastern Himalayas
… which economic development, conservation, and good governance of natural resources will be carried out.   Workshop participants agreed to work …
News, 30 November 2017
Cover for 7822IIED.pdf
Diversity not Adversity: Sustaining livelihoods with biodiversity
… to successfully achieve this objective will be undermined if the natural resource base for development is threatened. ~Biodiversity is a …
Publication, 01 January 2001
A community forest in Ethiopia.Credit: Growing Forest Partnerships
Local control of forests brings economic, environmental and social gains
… Family Forestry Alliance to create the G3 – or Three Rights Holders’ Group , a global network of family, community and Indigenous foresters. … range of benefits and on a long-term basis. "Instead of being led by resources, investment models for locally controlled forestry must be led … clear" Download the book: Investing in locally controlled forestry: natural protection for people and planet …
News, 13 June 2012
Disasters, such as this flooding in Old Bagamoyo Road, Mikocheni, Dar es Salaam, were the subject of discussion in Sendai (Photo: Matthew Wood-Hill, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Keep it simple: helping local governments reduce the risk from the next disaster
… waves that destroyed much of Japan's northeastern coast, I joined a group visiting a peninsula connected to the mainland by a bridge that … of the importance of properly managing the risks associated with natural hazards. What is needed to enable cities like Sendai to address … and actions needed to reduce disaster impacts? How can limited resources be best used to tackle the risks of disasters? So it was …
Insight, 25 March 2015