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Wetlands are one of the most under-valued ecosystems. Japan's wetlands provide a habitat for many species of fauna and flora (Photo: Tanaka Juuyoh, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Want to convince politicians why they should protect the environment? Talk like an economist
… environment and development sector ask ourselves the same question: "How do I persuade politicians that they should protect the environment?" … $1,000 per hectare per year. Similarly, another study commissioned by IIED found that the economic benefits from mangrove restoration are … typical economist, eh?! Essam Yassin Mohammed ( eymohammed@iied.org ) is a senior researcher in environmental economics in IIED's …
Insight, 15 April 2015
A huge selection of photos are displayed in a Peru supermarket (Photo: Teresa Stanton, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Nourishing diversity in our food systems
… disconnected from the interests of both producers and consumers. How can we reorient food systems towards greater diversity, health, … innovative solutions acceptable to all parties. Dutch NGO Hivos and IIED have been working with local partners to convene Food Change Labs … for sustainable, diverse and healthy diets. Seth Cook (seth.cook@iied.org) is senior researcher in IIED's Natural Resources research group . …
Insight, 10 October 2017
Garment workers in Bangladesh - increasing automation threatens low-cost manufacturing jobs in developing countries (Photo: NYU Stern BHR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Automation, the changing world of work, and sustainable development
… 1980s to over half of the country now, the government did not know how it would make reforestation benefit the economy. Costa Rica piloted … could be real benefits, too. Andrew Norton (andrew.norton@iied.org) is director of IIED. …
Insight, 17 August 2017
Ol Pejeta Conservancy in northern Kenya is home to four of the seven northern white rhino left in the world. The park is using SAPA as part of its community programme (Photo: Guy Lemal)
Piloting Social Assessment of Protected Areas: some initial reflections
… within goals of economic and community well-being, and Demonstrate how this can be achieved in practice. There will be examples from a … initial results from the two pilot sites. Phil Franks ( phil.franks@iied.org ) is a senior researcher within IIED's Natural Resources Group . …
Insight, 23 September 2014
US special climate envoy Todd Stern tells journalists his views on the 'Higher Ambition Coalition'. LDC chair Giza Gaspar-Martins in second left on the panel at the press conference (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
A symbolic victory on 1.5 degrees for LDC Group in Paris
… the power politics of climate talks. What was different this time? IIED was privileged to shadow a day in the life of the LDC Group at the … Gambian Environment Minister Pa Ousman Jarju. The LDC chair explained how informal chats, initially over coffee, then later over lunch and … just symbolic but becomes a reality." Helen Burley (helen.burley@iied.org) is a communications officer for IIED. …
Insight, 18 December 2015
An excerpt from the Challenging the constitutionality of adverse laws: Success stories from Indonesia webinar
Striking down adverse investment laws: success stories from Indonesia
… in order to protect the rights of citizens and the environment. IIED's Legal Tools for Citizen Empowerment initiative tests approaches, … Fathoni and Mina Setra shared their inspiring stories and showed how it is possible to have provisions in laws that adversely affect the … planned throughout 2014. For more information, email legaltools@iied.org . …
Insight, 25 March 2014
Global Initiative on Community Based Adaptation formally launched in Tanzania
News, 01 March 2010
Gambia has appointed Pa Ousman Jarju as Special Climate Envoy. His appointment shows Gambia's commitment to effective climate diplomacy (Photo: Global Environment Facility)
Engaging in climate diplomacy – policy pointers from an LDC
… Marshall Islands may seem misplaced at a forum of major economies. How do such nations have the diplomatic leverage to influence the major … might other vulnerable nations successfully engage?  In a recent IIED briefing paper , Gambian officials identify several best practices … policy pointers from the Gambia Brianna Craft (brianna.craft@iied.org) is a researcher with IIED's Climate Change Group . …
Insight, 06 August 2014
Early morning in Dogo, West Java, Indonesia: getting low-cost furniture ready for selling on the street corner (Photo: Ikhlasul Amal, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Formalising the informal
… was one of the questions discussed at a recent event  organised by IIED and partners, And if the answer was yes, what, we wanted to know, … formalisation is the nub of the problem. There are many opinions on how to make the informal formal but, as delegates at the London meeting … the broad base of so many economies. Sian Lewis  ( sian.lewis@iied.org ) is a staff writer in IIED's Communications Group. …
Insight, 30 March 2016
International climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany. Delegates from nearly 200 countries are preparing the text for a global climate deal to be negotiated at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris later this year (Photo: UNclimatechange, Creative Commons via Flickr)
A 1.5 degree goal could save us from ourselves
Insight, 10 June 2015