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New directions for integrating environment and development in East Africa
News, 16 March 2009
US Secretary of State John Kerry, pictured with chairperson of the African Union, Abdel Aziz, is opposing African countries' desire for a legally binding agreement at COP21 (via Google Images licence)
Message to Secretary of State John Kerry: a legally binding treaty in Paris is essential
Insight, 13 November 2015
A small brick building with two steps leading to a corrugated iron door houses a pit latrine.
The case for sewers
… This is the latest in a  series of blogs and interviews , curated by IIED senior fellow David Satterthwaite, examining different aspects of …
Insight, 19 November 2021
An elderly woman bends over while planting rice
Q&A: Unleashing the potential of forest farmers to address climate change and biodiversity loss
… AFA receives funding from the Forest and Farm Facility – for which IIED is working with forest and farm organisations to share best …
Article, 03 June 2021
People in costume walking
Allyship not ownership: how NGOs can back social movements
Insight, 17 March 2020
A herd of goats.
Farmer-herder conflict: open your eyes, change the narrative, find solutions
… findings for discussion and reflection. The webinar, co-hosted by IIED and CELEP will take place on Thursday, 12 November. Get more …
Insight, 10 November 2020
Boat surrounded by vegetation growing in the water near the river port of Vallemi.
Will Payments for Watershed Services fuel the protection of ecosystem services?
… of PWS is extremely difficult. Going beyond simple remedies At IIED we have been following the waves behind PWS in developing countries … genuinely add value and are worth pursuing. Download the full IIED report: Monitoring payments for watershed services schemes in …
Insight, 21 June 2013
Mainstreaming biodiversity, poverty reduction and development
… Biological Diversity (CBD) took place in Hyderabad in October 2012. IIED, the  UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre …
Article, 09 October 2012
In 1992 the United Nations called Mexico City "the most polluted city on the planet". City authorities took radical steps to cut pollution, but Mexico City still has smog and is increasingly vulnerable to climate change (Photo: Fidel Gonzalez, Creative Commons via Wikimedia)
Should cities invest in climate mitigation?
Insight, 21 September 2015
Community members at Mgahinga National Park, Uganda discuss the Social Assessment for Protected and Conserved Areas methodology (Photo: Rob Small)
Enhancing the equity and effectiveness of protected area conservation
… context, or having a suitable methodology to assess it. What did IIED do? With funding from the UK government’s Darwin Initiative , we …
Project, 12 November 2018