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IIED and partners at the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP14)
… or projects that link the conservation of biodiversity to human livelihood, through the principles of sustainable use. The Nature … Summit: Biological and Cultural Diversity for Biodiversity and Human Resilience Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and the …
Event, 17 November 2018
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Policymakers take note: climate displacement is driving millions into slavery
Insight, 05 July 2021
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Can global reporting bring about transformation?
… this report play in shifting political power in ways that advance human rights and disrupt the trends that have been reproducing …
Insight, 12 October 2022
A group of four men and women wearing overalls, one with an axe over his shoulders and one crouching down, pose for a photo. In the foreground are a few rocks, with a dusty landcsape and mountains in the background.
Lessons from a fruitful journey: seven years of EbA research and action
… world leaders commemorate the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment and urge more action on nature and climate ( read our …
Insight, 31 May 2022
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Voices and flavours from the Earth: visualising food sovereignty in the Andes
… the inextricable links between biodiversity, food sovereignty and human wellbeing. The themes and topics covered in the embedded videos, …
Publication, 01 June 2013
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Impacts of China's agricultural policies on payment for watershed services
… largest country and the most populous, supporting 22% of world’s human population. It is biologically diverse, containing 10% of the … expected for such a large area. China’s large and multi-ethnic human population – much of which was, until recently, extremely poor, …
Publication, 01 January 2006
IIED will be participating in a range of event at Habitat III, the global UN summit on urban issues
IIED at Habitat III: event listing
… briefings and blogs. IIED director Andrew Norton , members of IIED's Human Settlements research group  and their research partners attended … Realising an urban demographic dividend: health, empowerment and human capabilities for young people in urban areas Side event Date: … which included a presentation by David Dodman, director of IIED's Human Settlements research group, looked at the prospects for young …
Event, 20 October 2016
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Stockholm+50 must build a legacy of support for locally-led action for people, nature and climate
Insight, 27 May 2022
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New Hope for Indian Food Security? The System of Rice Intensification
… production will have to come from less land, less water and less human labour. …
Publication, 01 November 2009
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Monitoring and evaluation guidance for SDG14
… – focuses on our ocean, estuaries, rivers and watersheds, and the human systems that intersect with them. Aquatic ecosystems are critical …
Project, 29 July 2019