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A community-owned Mexican sawmill in Oaxaca (Photo: Duncan Macqueen)
Incendiary observations from the 4th FLARE conference
… we need to make governments and donors aware of the huge potential of sustainable smallholder forestry. IIED and FAO partners at the Forest … Participants agreed to join forces in a new FLARE working group to improve not only the data on smallholder production, but also … their agroforestry systems will be critical if we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris climate agreement.  …
Insight, 22 October 2018
Market Analysis and Development training course participants (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Bolivia's indigenous peoples drive forest farm innovation to benefit Mother Earth
… change through business models that put the holistic nature of sustainable forest farm management at the foundation. MCMA is currently … lesson from the week was that, while business information (about markets, legal requirements, technology, social acceptance) was … ) is a principal researcher in IIED's  Natural Resources Group , working on forest use and policies. …
Insight, 25 November 2014
A man sprays disinfectant onto a person's hands
How Dhaka's urban poor are dealing with COVID-19
… – both in practice and in recognising its value as a reliable and sustainable source of nutritious food during hard times. Over the past … cultivate urgently-needed food, thereby building their resilience and group power.  Mohammad Badol (38) is a resident of the Korail Bosti …
Insight, 01 July 2020
Blue, rather than green, is the dominant colour of planet earth (Photo: Google licence)
Why do I see blue when everyone else sees green?
… Sustainable markets …
Insight, 01 October 2014
Brazil's favelas are a legacy of a more passive resistance reflecting an unwillingness to plan for anticipated population growth (Photo: Chris Jones, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Exploring inclusive urbanisation and other migration crises
… and that to achieve this they need to be open and welcoming. The 11th Sustainable Development Goal is to 'Make cities and human settlements … from avoiding discriminatory exclusion from certain areas, or from markets and services and so on, to more actively ensuring that the ways … is principal researcher in IIED's Human Settlements Group and team leader on urbanisation. …
Insight, 28 October 2015
Dr Dilys Roe (IIED) and Dr Rosie Cooney (IUCN SULI) with South African Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Bomo Edna Molewa (Photo: Kim Ludbrook/EPA Photos)
Innovative approaches to tackling wildlife crime on the frontlines
… Entitled 'Beyond enforcement: communities, governance, incentives and sustainable use in combating wildlife crime', the symposium looks at … of the  IUCN CEESP/SSC Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group , said: "We are excited to have such a diverse range of fantastic … of Nature (IUCN) CEESP/SSC Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group (SULi) , IIED, Austrian Ministry of Environment, the University of …
News, 27 February 2015
Modern energy services are crucial to economic development. In Afghanistan, less than 10 per cent of the population has access to the electricity grid. French NGO GERES has been working to introduce low-cost passive solar building designs, reducing fuel poverty (Photo: Oriane Zera, GERES, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Facing up to the awkward realities of the post-2015 agenda
… the spoons"  - Ralph Waldo Emerson The promise of the post-2015 sustainable development agenda that is emerging from a drawn-out United … worse by the in-built incentives for short-termism in many financial markets. As a result, investment in fossil fuels is driven by short-term … we have identified six of the goals outlined in the Open Working Group's draft proposal – and highlighted some of the awkward realities …
Insight, 28 January 2015
A boat near Fiji. Tourism and fishing are important industries for the Pacific nation of Fiji. Both of these economically important sectors depend on effective marine conservation (Photo: Sam Gao, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Ocean of bliss: rewriting the narrative
… that a universal goal on oceans is almost certain to be one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals that will soon be agreed by United Nations … provide us with remain hidden. This is mainly because conventional markets fail to capture their 'economic value' and so they are not … researcher in environmental economics in IIED's Sustainable Markets Group . …
Insight, 08 June 2015
Patently obvious: intellectual property rights could support small producers
… through their production systems. Yet, in a world of globalised markets and industrial agriculture, these producers and their … trademarks: a way forward? A new report , published by IIED’s Shaping Sustainable Markets initiative , explores this question. Particular … has a single owner. But ownership of a trademark may be shared by a group of producers, each of whom have the right to use the mark – these …
Insight, 14 November 2011
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IIED launches podcast
… mobile phone – will feature IIED experts and guests focusing on key sustainable development issues and how we will play our part to make … episode, Mohammed and the director of IIED’s Shaping Sustainable Markets research group, Laura Kelly , also look at international attempts to improve …
News, 23 August 2019