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Green economics – surviving the trial
… as difficult to escape; a seductive new vision of what it is to be human is needed, he said. The evening debate invited a diverse panel …
Insight, 17 November 2011
Green shoots and REDD herrings
… forestry assets, chiefly the supply of finance and the development of human resources and practical management systems. Creating the enabling …
Insight, 15 October 2009
A Bolivian woman stallholder sells potatoes and other vegetables. Bolivian diets are changing, moving away from traditional foods and towards processed foods (Photo: Mauricio Panozo, Lucano Photography)
The Bolivian diet: women’s voices and choices
News, 08 March 2019
Pedicabs on the flooded streets of Manila, Philippines.
How does a changing climate impact on urban poverty?
… – water piped to the home, sewers or other means to remove human wastes, storm and surface drains and regular collection of …
Insight, 28 March 2013
Three angles on 'green growth'
… of the economy and who plays a role in building it. It promotes both human and ecosystem wellbeing, recognising minimum acceptable thresholds …
Insight, 30 June 2011
Keeping the forests we've got
… for about 18 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. Keeping the forests intact is therefore vital to …
Insight, 30 April 2009
People point to a computer screen.
ELLA - sharing Evidence and Lessons from Latin America
… phase. Three more are about to start on small-scale farming , human rights , and climate resilient cities . If you want to join in, …
Insight, 12 November 2012
Closing sacks of sorted plastic for recycling at the Banvari Compound at Dharavi.Credit Meena Kadri. Creative Commons. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en_GB
Work and shelter – two struggles, one reality
… they are stronger. Diana Mitlin is a Principal Researcher in IIED's Human Settlements Group ([email protected]). …
Insight, 09 December 2013
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa opens COP22 (Photo: Takver, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Q&A: Key decisions needed at COP22
… group . He is an expert in public international law and international human rights, and international environmental law on climate change. …
Article, 11 November 2016
A member of the Sekonyer community gets ready for a day on the Sekonyer river in Borneo, close to the site of recent conflict between a palm oil company and RSPO member and the local community (Photo: Rainforest Action Network via Creative Commons)
Paving a path towards redressing grievances and holding investors accountable
… Asia and Latin America. It's had " far-reaching implications for human rights ", including their rights to their land, food and water.  …
Insight, 07 January 2015