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An image of a hilsa fish caught in a net. More than 90 per cent of the global catch of hilsa is shared between neighbouring countries Bangladesh, Myanmar and India (Photo: BBC World Service Bangladesh Boat, Creative Common, via Flickr)
Scientists from Bangladesh, India and Myanmar are calling on their countries to develop a shared plan for sustainably managing the hilsa fishery
… fish resource.  The research programme carried out by BCAS , BAU and IIED in partnership with the Department of Fisheries of the Government … are being degraded and overexploited at an alarming rate," says IIED senior researcher Essam Yassin Mohammed. "One of the rare examples … of the three nations will be taken forward as a regional plan, which IIED, BCAS and BAU look forward to supporting in the future. …
News, 05 May 2016
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IUCN World Conservation Congress 2012
… out more about the conference’s key themes. World Leader’s Dialogue IIED’s Director, Camilla Toulmin, will be participating in the World … organisers about the themes before 31 August 2012 . Staff from IIED are involved in running a number of workshops at the World … Krystyna Swiderska and Dilys Roe, both Senior Researcher with IIED’s Natural Resources Group  are taking part in the workshop …
Event, 16 August 2012
The Food Change Lab engaged a wide group of voices from people in different parts of the food system in the Fort Portal region (Photo: Nimrod Bagonza)
Mixing more voices into food policy
… Many initiatives are under way around the world to do just that. IIED and Hivos, together with the Kabarole Research and Resource Centre … and the solutions have strong roots. KRC, supported by Hivos and IIED, saw an opportunity to apply this Change Lab approach in Western … and Energy Change Lab coordinator, Hivos; Bill Vorley (bill.vorley@iied.org) is principal researcher in IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets …
Insight, 10 October 2016
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Le Tribunal des OGM s'installe a Sikasso
… Les Echos reporting on a workshop held in Sikasso, Mali organised by IIED and the regional assemby of Sikasso to discuss the challenges of …
Publication, 01 January 2003
Two men on the side of a mountain; one bends over to pick up two sacks, the other carries them on his shoulders
Promoting better policy and citizen agency in the mining sector
… are mobilising for serious change in the mining sector. What is IIED doing?  Supporting civil society organisations to improve mining …
Project, 22 December 2021
Costa Rica's Peñas Blancas Reservoir is the focus of work involving payments for ecosystem services (Photo: Dr Ina Porras)
Payments for ecosystem services: We can't leave people out of the equation
… The event gathered IIED partners from as far as Costa Rica, Uganda, Indonesia and Mexico, … if the schemes really work.  Ina Porras, a senior researcher at IIED, shared lessons from nearly 20 years of payments for ecosystem … to conserve it. View a series of presentations from the conference on IIED's SlideShare site Read highlights from the conference as it …
Insight, 28 March 2014
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Indigenous knowledge and values: key for nature conservation
Publication, 06 August 2021
Biocultural products of the Potato Park in Peru, an example of the goods and services that can be produced by indigenous peoples to provide income and enhance incentives to sustain biocultural heritage (Photo: ANDES)
Consultation: designing a new biocultural heritage indication
… seeks to protect biological and cultural diversity. That is why IIED, the University of Leeds and Asociacion ANDES (Peru) are developing … in the consultation document and email it to: krystyna.swiderska@iied.org. Alternatively, you can fill in the electronic survey … . Responses can also be provided by post to Krystyna Swiderska, IIED, 80-86 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8NH, UK, or by phone/Skype to …
Insight, 20 August 2015
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Groundwater, self-supply and poor urban dwellers: A review with case studies of Bangalore and Lusaka
Publication, 01 November 2010
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Alternatives to land acquisitions: Agricultural investment and collaborative business models
Publication, 01 November 2010