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A native bird in Costa Rica found in a payments for environmental services project run by IIED and FONAFIFO (Photo Ina Porras)
Who will pay for ecosystem services?
… their local livelihoods while coexisting with forests and other natural ecosystems. Indigenous communities and small farmers in Chiapas, … rights, corrupted governments and lack of local knowledge, skills and resources. But for now, I want to focus on the more straightforward … Ina Porras is a senior researcher in IIED's sustainable markets group ( [email protected] )  …
Insight, 28 January 2014
UN recognises IIED climate-change partner as Champion of the Earth
… community." Saleemul Huq, the head of IIED's climate change group says. "I have known Atiq for over two decades and have had the … a senior researcher at Sudan’s Higher Council for Environment & Natural Resources; Liz Thompson, the former Energy and Environment Minister of …
News, 28 January 2008
A new radish variety shown off by Dayanand Joshi
As climate changes, Himalayan farmers return to traditional crops
… by climate change. This requires agricultural systems that sustain natural resources, biodiversity and traditional crop varieties that give options … crucial role that traditional farmers play and treats them as a peer group that has valuable local knowledge, rather than just being viewed …
Insight, 29 October 2018
The Potato Park’s Craft micro-enterprise group. Biocultural heritage indicators that are a guarantee of origin and authenticity have increased incomes and improved social cohesion at the Potato Park (Photo: Asociacion ANDES (Peru))
Designing a biocultural heritage labelling system: survey results
… ([email protected]) is a principal researcher in IIED's Natural Resources research group . …
Insight, 16 January 2017
Surveying residents in the settlement of Tank Mohalla, Bangalore, India (Photo: CSTEPIN, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Local democracy as a substitute for data (and rather a good substitute too)
… for data generally comes from those who control funds and other resources. National governments and international agencies. Not those … is a senior fellow in IIED's Human Settlements Group . …
Insight, 16 January 2015
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RRA Notes 20: Livestock
… Livelihood security encompasses not only access to food and the resources required to produce it in the present, but also those required … with Shagaa in Mongolia Adrian Cullis Section D: Case Studies: Natural Resource Management Browse ranking in Zimbabwe Ian Scoones Natural resource mapping and seasonal variations and stresses in …
Article, 31 March 1994
IIED received some warm responses to a survey on its publications carried out last year (Image: Nick Turner/IIED)
Feeling the love
… listed their main publication interest areas as climate change, natural resource management, food and agriculture and biodiversity – … is publications and marketing manager in IIED's Communications Group. …
Insight, 11 February 2016
MMSD – working papers
… MMSD – workshops, meetings and presentations MMSD – Assurance Group and project information MMSD – draft materials MMSD – main project … No. 9 Human rights in the minerals industry No. 12 Armed conflict and natural resources: the case of the minerals sector No. 14: Depletion and …
Article, 04 March 2009
An early sunrise at COP14 in Poznan (Photo: Friends of the Earth, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
COP14 UN Climate Change Conference
… Countries, is heavily reliant on agriculture and has limited economic resources to finance adaptation.   Fairer flying: an air travel levy for … the shortfall in current international adaptation funding, how can resources for the developing world be raised?   Beyond borders: the need … day-to-day reality. Faced with local shifts in weather patterns and natural resources, they are forced to find ways of coping that are …
Event, 20 December 2008
Cover for G00418.pdf
Associations of Small & Medium Forest Enterprises (SMFEs)
… of research adaptation standards labour and and and skills resources development Coordinate market outputs Guyana and the Guiana … · Gender focussed ­ women's development · Community development and natural resources management Guyana · Forests cover 75% of Guyana (same size as …
Publication, 01 January 1970