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Extinction Rebellion climate protesters march through London behind a big green banner proclaiming 'Rebel for life'
The Paris Agreement always needed Extinction Rebellion and Greta Thunberg
… without rapid and urgent action will involve massive destruction of human wellbeing and the natural world. Latest science suggests a high … are huge challenges but achievable if action is taken quickly. In human history the big shifts rarely happen without a major challenge … order. It seemed at one point a part of the natural order of human society that some peoples lived in slavery, that small children …
Insight, 24 April 2019
A man is surrounded by cattle on a dusty trail.
Mitigating farmer-herder conflict
… between rural people. The cost has been vast – in terms of human lives lost, people displaced and military operations. Based on …
Project, 04 March 2022
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Biodiversity loss is a development issue. A rapid review of the evidence
… from clean air and water to medicines and secure food supplies. Yet human activities are destroying biodiversity around 1,000 times faster …
Publication, 01 April 2019
aerial view of an oil palm plantation
Land rights and investment treaties
… have taken encroachments on their ancestral lands to international human rights bodies. Meanwhile, international treaties protecting …
Project, 07 May 2020
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FEBA Discussion Paper. Shared goals – joined-up approaches? Why action under the Paris Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals and the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 needs to come together at the landscape level
… to people, for example water regulation, are extremely important for human wellbeing, and the resilience of ecosystems to pressures from climate change or direct human action is essential for a sustainable future. A growing number of …
Publication, 01 December 2016
Two men carry fallen leaves out of a flooded road.
Interview: How can the Santiago Network for Loss and Damage meet the technical needs of communities vulnerable to climate change?
… network will need a secretariat with adequate financial support and human resources to deliver its functions. And that secretariat, which … facility. But if well designed and with the necessary finance and human resources behind it, the Santiago Network should at least ensure …
Article, 29 September 2022
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What do wildlife scout programmes need to succeed? A review of wildlife scout programmes in Uganda
… scout programmes are being implemented across Africa to address human-wildlife conflict. These programmes enlist local community members …
Publication, 01 March 2017
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Towards establishing water security and urban resilience in the city of Baguio
… residents in a manner that is sustainable, equitable and conducive to human development. This working paper presents the findings of a study … and underscores the mutually reinforcing significance of social or human resilience, ecological resilience and institutional resilience, … resilience efforts in the city are mostly aimed at building social or human resilience. Ecological resilience is mostly neglected. Data …
Publication, 01 November 2015
Cover for 17498IIED.pdf
Marine genetic resources in areas beyond national jurisdiction: a ‘common heritage of mankind’
… jurisdictional zones. Drawing from other treaties and taking a human rights perspective to regulating biodiversity beyond national …
Publication, 01 February 2019
A rock covered in barnacles
An indivisible whole: negotiating the fate of the ocean
Insight, 05 September 2019