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Coming in for lunch in the rice fields near Inle Lake, Myanmar. Online databases can provide verified data on land conflicts and help resolve disputes and improve governance (Eric Brochu, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Using online technology to empower communities facing land deals
… about the nature of the deals and land conflicts. A recent IIED webinar heard how online technology can be used alongside other … ) is a qualified solicitor and legal tools consultant at IIED focusing on law and sustainable development. Further resource: … including a presentation by Emily Polack, a senior researcher in IIED Legal Tools team, are available from IIED's Slideshare site . …
Insight, 04 August 2016
A huge selection of photos are displayed in a Peru supermarket (Photo: Teresa Stanton, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Nourishing diversity in our food systems
… innovative solutions acceptable to all parties. Dutch NGO Hivos and IIED have been working with local partners to convene Food Change Labs … towards more diverse food systems As a result of our work, Hivos and IIED have identified five steps that can help to promote diversity in … for sustainable, diverse and healthy diets. Seth Cook (seth.cook@iied.org) is senior researcher in IIED's Natural Resources research …
Insight, 10 October 2017
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Integrando la Biodiversidad - Integrando biodiversidad, desarrollo y reducción de la pobreza
… por el International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) y el UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) en …
Publication, 01 January 2012
Forest landscape in northern Costa Rica. Natural capital accounting has shown the value of Costa Rica's forests and forest products (Photo: keltikee, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Natural capital accounting: six tips for engaging policymakers
… supporting eight countries to produce natural capital accounts. IIED's role was to work with country teams, including communication … unknown to all five in-country communication consultants working with IIED in Rwanda, Botswana, Indonesia, Guatemala, Colombia and Costa Rica, … development decision making . Rosalind Goodrich ( rosalind.goodrich@iied.org )  is research communications manager in IIED's Communications …
Insight, 01 August 2016
Annual reports 2001-2006
… and vital for development. The 2005/06 Annual Report focuses on IIED's work in this area, demonstrating plainly that investing in land … incomes and livelihoods. Download the 2005/06 Annual Report from IIED's Publications Library IIED Annual Report 2004/05: Climate change The 2004/05 Annual Report …
Page, 18 April 2005
Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group inspect a decentralised wastewater treatment system which enables the recycling and reuse of water, helping mitigate the increased risks from climate uncertainties on water availability (Photo: David Dodman/IIED)
Using social learning to address climate uncertainties
… of short political timeframes and many urgent priorities. What is IIED doing? We undertook an initial scoping project to explore how to address these challenges by bringing together IIED's work on  social learning  and our  Tracking Adaptation and … can help address the challenges in local planning for climate change. IIED has written this up in a number of publications , and this been …
Project, 20 April 2017
Water and gravity are used to separate and, ultimately, leave the diamonds (Photo: James McQuilken/@J_McQuilken)
Sustainable development and artisanal mining: time to broaden the ‘blood diamonds’ conversation?
… industry and civil society across all sectors, including ASM.  IIED was invited to this year’s KP plenary . This is an annual gathering … away from other types of equally needed action?   Lessons from IIED’s ASM dialogue  This year’s KP Plenary included a special forum on the environmental challenges of diamond mining, where IIED shared some lessons from our experiences running country dialogues …
Insight, 03 December 2018
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Dams in Guinea: proposals for achieving local development
… funded by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and implemented by IIED with IUCN. …
Publication, 01 February 2015
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Not only climate change: mobility, vulnerability and socio-economic transformations in environmentally fragile areas in Bolivia, Senegal and Tanzania
Publication, 01 February 2011
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Assessing the scale and nature of urban poverty in Buenos Aires
Publication, 01 February 2011