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IIED's best of 2020: publications
… IIED has been working with EVALSDGs to co-publish a series of nine policy briefing papers on evaluation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs .  … with ISDS protect foreign-owned coal plants worldwide; and provides policy recommendations to help states preserve their ability to … met with both hopes for, and concerns about, the ultimate social, environmental and economic impacts. Greater reliance on foreign …
Article, 23 December 2020
Cover for G03678.pdf
Public interest litigation as an empowerment tool: The case of the Chiadzwa Community Development Trust and diamond mining in Zimbabwe
… state and the private sector. To address these problems, the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) has used public interest litigation … asserting their rights and being given a voice to participate in policy and decision-making processes. ZELA has learned that in a context …
Publication, 01 October 2013
A woman holds up woven baskets
Nominating your outstanding women in development
… to see in our list of outstanding women... Michelle Winthrop Director Policy Unit, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Government … nominated by Paul Steele . "Kristalina Georgieva inspires me as the environmental economist with the most power to drive positive change in … and Humanitarian Aid via Flickr , CC BY-SA 2.0 ) "She did her PhD on environmental economics policy of the United States at the Karl Marx …
Article, 15 June 2020
Cover for G02206.pdf
REFERENCES ADB (1988) Guidelines for Integrated Regional Economic-cum-Environmental Development Planning.
… REFERENCES ADB (1988) Guidelines for Integrated Regional Economic-cum-Environmental Development Planning. Volumes I and II, Asian Development … Study of the Bank's Experience in the Preparation and Review of Environmental Assessment Reports. Asian Development Bank, Manila, … after the Quebec Summit, Proceedings of the 8th Intergovernmental Policy Forum on Environmental Assessment (April 25 2004, Vancouver, BC), …
Publication, 01 January 1970
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IIED's best of 2020: videos
… entries by Danise Love Dennis, a communications officer in Liberia’s Environmental Protection Agency . Since 2018, Danise has been part of … Centre (WOLREC) in Malawi, to Michelle Winthrop , the director Policy Unit director at Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs and …
Insight, 30 December 2020
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What is legal? Formalising artisanal and small-scale mining in Colombia
… in the working conditions and human rights of miners, but perpetuates environmental degradation and poor quality of life in mining … drivers align for change: the government’s 2013 formalisation policy; evolving relationships between ASM and large-scale mining; …
Publication, 01 October 2014
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Biodiversity at IIED
… 1990s the main focus came from IIED’s ground-breaking programme on environmental economics – a new discipline at the time. Building on this … wildlife tourism, communitybased wildlife management, and ‘policy that works’ for biodiversity and livelihoods. Today IIED’s …
Publication, 01 September 2010
Fenced working site in a field. There are workers and cars parked and a mineral exploratoion drilling rig
Mineral exploration goes unchecked as demand escalates
… countries’ mineral wealth. These incentives are reflected in the policy and legal frameworks governing exploration. However, vague and … that would apply to the full-scale development of a mine, such as environmental and social impact assessments (ESIAs) or free, prior and …
Insight, 16 February 2022
A view over a forest
Truly transformative change is key to combating the biodiversity crisis
… Ghana, Zambia, Tanzania and the DRC, agricultural, forestry, and environmental policies are on a collision course . How these trade-offs … financial returns and there is potentially available land and weak environmental governance, farmers are likely to convert more forest to …
Insight, 30 June 2020
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2021 Barbara Ward Lecture: Rebeca Grynspan says nothing is ever so small that it cannot make a difference
… because a lot of decisions had to be made through consensus. “This policy of protecting 25% of territory”, she claimed, “meant that a … that took marginalised parts into the mainstream, it was climate policy. “Small farmers became eco-tourist entrepreneurs and wildlife … by its winning an Earthshot Prize in 2021 . “Our Payment for Environmental Services scheme started in 1996 and has been a significant …
Article, 16 December 2021