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This farmer in India's Maharashtra state gets weather alerts, advisories about pests and market information via his mobile phone (Photo: Borlaug Institute for South Asia, Creative Commons via Flickr)
CBA13: unlocking the power of technology to build climate resilience
Article, 27 February 2019
Relocated street vendors operate in the car park below the alun-alun of the Masjid Raya Mosque in Bandung, but this basement area does not attract many customers and vendors have to breathe in car and motorcycle fumes due to the poor air circulation (Photo: Kemal Jufri/Panos Pictures)
Building trust through dialogue with street-food vendors
… ([email protected]) is a researcher in IIED's Human Settlements Group . … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 05 November 2015
Meceburi Forest, near Nampula, Mozambique (Photo: Mike Goldwater)
The Musketeers of development
… of "All for one and one for all" as we ride into the melée of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) negotiation process? Let's look at … a new era of international ambition is upon us. Development must be sustainable, in every sense of the word.  But did we pay attention to … by Simon Milledge, a principal researcher in IIED's Natural Resources Group, was originally posted on the Independent Research Forum website . …
Insight, 16 July 2014
Group discussions with women in Isiolo County, Kenya helped to generate specific evidence about why they and other marginalised groups are more vulnerable to climate change (Photo: Susannah Fisher, IIED)
Decision making in an uncertain climate
Insight, 23 January 2017
Cooperative members at the Federation of Cooperatives of the Verapaces nursery in Cobán, Guatemala operate a compost packing machine. FEDECOVERA oversees the production of cardamom, allspice, coffee, tea, cocoa, essential oils, grains and vegetables (Photo: Juan José Ochaeta/FEDECOVERA)
IIED marks international forests day with major new research report and toolkit
… is a process that accelerates the development of successful, sustainable forest businesses that serve both people and forests. The process is critical for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement, … different organisations around the world are going about incubating sustainable forest businesses.  This research has culminated in a major …
News, 21 March 2018
Clearing forest for a palm oil plantation in Borneo (Photo: Rainforest Action Network, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Commodity cycles, economic treaties and pressures on land rights
… changing social differentiation, the emergence of unregulated land markets, and the erosion of traditional tenure systems .  These more … by IIED , Tufts University (PDF)  and the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment have highlighted how international investment … (law and sustainable development) in IIED's  Natural Resources Group .  This blog was originally posted on RightingFinance .  Resources …
Insight, 25 May 2016
Stakeholders inspect timber as part of the Eighth field dialogue on Investing in Locally Controlled Forestry (ILCF) in Yogyakarta (Jogya), Central Java Province, Indonesia.
Needed: Local farmers and communities to plant trees in Indonesia
… and Degradation (REDD+), beyond the obvious challenge of developing a sustainable  timber industry. Forest-owning families and communities, or … state provisions covering different types of community rights: group or cooperative rights, under a regime known as Community Forestry … companies, such as PT. Jawa Furni Lestari, with international markets. Such companies buy wood that has been certified with the …
Insight, 22 February 2012
A road full of congested traffic.
IIED and partner events at the World Urban Forum (WUF10)
… international gathering for exchanging views and experiences on sustainable urbanisation. IIED’s researchers and partners shared … El Wardini, city of Dakar; Peter Oborn, UK Built Environment Advisory Group; Ebru Gencer, Centre for Urban Risk Reduction & Resilience; Lucy … rapidly too. With skyrocketing food prices, poor quality produce in markets and inadequate basic services, the urban poor struggle to feed …
Event, 08 February 2020
Sapphire pits to be rehabilitated in Anikilabo, shown during the site visit of the major of a local mining community, Ampasy Nahampoana (Photo: Andry Rabemanantsoa/GIZ PAGE Madagascar)
Dialogue and action in equal measure
… solutions will help ASM become more productive, equitable and sustainable.  But dialogue and exchange between the different ASM … an advisor on extractive industries, working for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources programme at GIZ Madagascar . IIED …
Insight, 13 March 2017
The Sumatran rhinoceros
World Conservation Congress: key themes and a new leader to watch
… Markets can’t meet everyone’s needs In the World Leaders’ Dialogue on … to hear Peter Bakker, President of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development make a strong commitment to putting natural and … whether WBCSD, a CEO-led organization which aims to create a more “sustainable future for business, society and the environment” just …
Insight, 17 September 2012