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The sky is visible through a forest
Exploring why people eat wild meat – and designing better alternatives
… ) or Francesca Booker ( francesca.booker@iied.org ). For more information on the 'Why eat wild meat' project, …
Insight, 29 July 2020
A native bird in Costa Rica found in a payments for environmental services project run by IIED and FONAFIFO (Photo Ina Porras)
Who will pay for ecosystem services?
… services for the society. Ina Porras is a senior researcher in IIED's sustainable markets group ( ina.porras@iied.org )  …
Insight, 28 January 2014
A village in Burkina Faso. Land investment in Africa is growing driven by rises in global food prices, companies who see market opportunities in biofuels, and overseas countries anxious to secure their food supplies through direct investment. Photo: Tex
‘Land grabbing’ in Africa: Biofuels are not off the hook
… of land acquired in Africa since 2005. A study published in 2009 by IIED, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the International … considerations in mind. Lorenzo Cotula is a senior researcher at IIED (lorenzo.cotula@iied.org). Further reading: The Great African Land Grab? Agricultural …
Insight, 16 October 2013
European visa obstacles exclude many from UN climate talks
… also had visa problems. The CCMP was set up by Internews, Panos and IIED to help bridge the information divide that arises from so few … at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). "The absence of media, NGO and government representatives from …
News, 11 December 2008
Group of people around a table eating a meal
Three pillars for food system change: inclusivity, joint vision and long-term commitment
… together diverse views in a meaningful and productive way. The Hivos-IIED Sustainable Diets for All (SD4All) programme has championed …
Insight, 16 July 2020
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Tratos justos para servicios hidrológicos en Bolivia
Publication, 01 May 2007
Cover for G00194.pdf
Corporate Responsibility for Environment and Development
… Kavwanga Yambayamba The Partnership Forum (Zambia) and Tom Fox IIED (UK) KEY POINTS: It is now recognised that poverty income …
Publication, 01 July 2005
A Bangladeshi fisherman sleeps under a tree, one of thousands planted by the government in an attempt to slow tidal erosion and shield against winds as the country. As countries take such measures to tackle climate change, negotiators prepare for the road to Paris and COP21 (Photo: Espen Rasmussen/PANOS)
Climate negotiations on the road to Paris: the Geneva stop
… lengthy procedural discussions. Achala Abeysinghe ( achala.abeysinghe@iied.org)  is principal researcher in IIED's global climate law, policy and governance team . …
Insight, 06 February 2015
The cracked mud of a dried-up reservoir bed, with a dead river-mussel shell in the foreground and an abandoned boat in the background
Strengthening development in the face of the climate crisis and environmental destruction
Insight, 31 October 2019
Conference delegates visited an irrigation project in Thanh Hoa province
6th Conference on community-based adaptation to climate change
… on child-centred disaster risk reduction. Conference materials IIED blog posts from the conference: A tale of typhoons, trees and tiny …
Article, 10 November 2011