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In a broad river, a man sits in a small, narrow boat. Other similar boats are nearby, and poles are sticking up out of the water.
Connecting social protection with fisheries management and conservation
… high levels of risk as overfishing, climate change and other human activities play havoc with their lives and livelihoods.  Fisheries …
Project, 06 June 2022
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Dispute or Dialogue? Community perspectives on company-led grievance mechanisms
… Following the work of the UN Special Representative on Business and Human Rights, Professor John Ruggie, there has been a surge of interest … grievance mechanisms as a way to address and resolve human rights issues. Having identified a lack of material on the …
Publication, 01 March 2013
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The interaction between freshwater ecosystem services, climate change and poverty in the Sahel
… like other drylands is in continuous transition as its ecosystems and human systems adapt to many drivers of change, including climate change, … While resilience has been observed in both natural ecosystems and human systems, sustainable development (or poverty reduction) will only …
Publication, 01 January 2007
Vegetable garden in the middle of a city street
Argentinian city Rosario wins award for urban sustainability
… more inclusive cities – Anna Walnycki , senior researcher in IIED's Human Settlements research group …
News, 08 July 2021
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Foreign investment, knowledge and international arbitration: inside a research trip
… one spoke for international investment law, another for international human rights, and so on. The same happens with science. The … take into account some dimensions of international environmental and human rights law.  Eventually, this dispute between EcoOro and Colombia …
Insight, 22 June 2020
Quechua woman
Here's why Indigenous economics is the key to saving nature
… principles that guide all aspects of life. Rather than privileging human economic goals and pursuing nature conservation separately, many … three communities or ‘ayllus’ : i) the wild or natural world, ii) the human and domesticated world, and iii) the sacred world. To achieve …
Insight, 12 April 2021
A fruit bat
Development organisations beware! Biodiversity loss is not just an environmental issue
… the face of a changing climate.  An impending development crisis Yet human activities are destroying biodiversity at least 1,000 times faster … the post-2020 strategy and targets reflect issues of social justice, human rights, good governance and poverty alleviation. What we need in …
Insight, 29 April 2019
Aerial view of informal settlement
COVID-19 in cities: pathways towards a transformative urban recovery
… relief alongside strict lockdowns,  disrupted supply chains ,  human rights violations , forced evictions and  regressive interventions …
Insight, 15 June 2021
Woman bends over to light fir under a cooking pot.
Carbon credits are distorting markets and destroying local businesses
Insight, 27 June 2023
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The Right to Food and Access to Natural Resources
… This study explores the relationship between human rights — particularly the right to adequate food — and access to … with legislation from Senegal) and the other from Tanzania. While human rights arguments are universal in nature and while the issues …
Publication, 01 January 2008