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Understanding disruptive change is vital for Southern civil society organisations, and organisations such as IIED can help partners (Image: IIED)
Mapping the disruptive change ecosystem for Southern CSOs
… (CSOs) to get good at disruption. The retreat was part of IIED's disruptive change initiative, which has been exploring Southern … on mission, values, or ways of working. Our group of 16, including IIED's Lila Buckley and Tom Bigg , shared personal insights, looked at …
Insight, 21 December 2016
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Q&A: helping communities protect their land rights
… expert Rachael Knight  (RK), a lawyer by training and member of IIED’s legal tools team, brings diverse experiences to IIED – from working … tenure security and protect their rights in the face of potential external investment. First, communities should proactively ensure their …
Article, 27 January 2020
Seeds collected from a farm in Chiapas, Mexico, for replanting and use in traditional medicine. (Photo: Ina Porras)
Conditional transfers for poverty reduction and ecosystem management
… Cash injections also have multiplier effects in the economy. What is IIED doing? Our project examines sub-national and national programmes … Africa, Mexico, Brazil and Costa Rica through thorough literature review and interviews with key CST and PES researchers, identifying …
Project, 26 April 2016
A forest ranger takes measurements of a tree at Megeni Kitasha in the Rombo District in Moshi, Tanzania (Photo: FAO/Simon Maina)
IIED at the XIV World Forestry Congress
… to feasible practice Serve as a key venue in 2015 for the world's foresters – from decision-makers to local practitioners as well as … voice of the constituencies they represent will be heard. The work of IIED Members of IIED's Natural Resources Group and their research … of benefit mechanisms. We also looked at the roles and incentives of external agents (primarily private actors) in supporting benefit sharing …
Event, 07 September 2015
Slash and burn, pictured in the Mopeia district, Zambezia province, Mozambique, has a noble motive – feeding families - but it is not sustainable (Photo: Isilda Nhantumbo/IIED)
REDD+: missionaries, conservation fortresses and the politics of carbon landscapes in Africa
… is not about forests and the forest sector, but about addressing external drivers of forest loss in the context of wider integrated low … the book provide some pointers. Isilda Nhantumbo  ( Isilda.Nhantumbo@iied.org ) is a senior researcher in IIED's Natural Resources Group . Further resources: IIED senior researcher …
Insight, 23 December 2015
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Novas Visões Sobre Mudança Ambiental: Abordagens Participativas de Monitoramento
… and relevant monitoring process with farmers ,farmers unions, and NGO’s to help assess the social and environmental impacts of their efforts … to enhancing participation and advocacy efforts, improving local and external awareness of key issues, increasing local level capacity and …
Publication, 01 January 1998
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PLA 66 - Tools for supporting sustainable natural resource management and livelihoods
… Participatory Learning and Action (RCPLA) network, a foreword from IIED’s Camilla Toulmin and reflections from Robert Chambers of the Institute … issue, the series will be put on hold, pending the findings from an external evaluation. This work is licensed under the  Creative Commons …
Article, 31 August 2013
Australia's Border Ranges National Park: more than three-quarters of the park is managed as wilderness and access is by foot only. The World Parks Congress will look at how to protect and manage areas such as these (Photo: Michael Dawes)
IIED at the World Parks Congress 2014
… management of protected areas (PAs) is a key area of our work, and IIED supports the  Convention on Biological Diversity's emphasis  that protected areas should be 'effectively and equitably … organism the 'connect' as well as 'disconnect' with internal and external nature affects us deeply; though we may not recognise it …
Event, 12 November 2014
Why markets matter
… Shaping Sustainable Markets is a flagship research initiative from IIED’s Sustainable Markets Group. It explores how market governance … interested in joining us. We also welcome research contributions from external authors – particularly those from low- and middle-income …
Insight, 19 March 2012
Mumbai's Dharavi settlement has a thriving informal economy. The government's redevelopment schemes have been hit by controversy and stalled for more than a decade (Photo: Jon Hurd, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The SDGs don't adequately spell out cities' role in implementation
… in low- and middle-income countries. When large sections of a city's population have to struggle to avoid eviction, place their children in … and disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.  A city's large and successful enterprises will generally be in districts well … funding and support.    David Satterthwaite is a senior fellow at IIED and visiting professor at University College, London. This blog, …
Insight, 12 October 2015