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A beautiful coastline but, in the foreground, a woman is sorting a huge pile of plastic bottles
Wanted: corporate global citizens to deliver the SDGs
… been insular in the past, some are now recognising their social and environmental responsibilities. Some argue ‘too little, too late’, or … have or can make. Whether they have been part of the world’s social, environmental and economic problems is now almost irrelevant: they can, … need to be, part of the solution going forward. In support, we need policy environments that both penalise and encourage. The former is …
Insight, 24 January 2020
Close-up of a shovel, on which dirt is balanced, during a tree-planting ceremony, with a plaque in the background
Trees need locally-grown politics
… tree planting being used to shift attention away from the causes of environmental problems – away from complex political problems to … — Ethiopian Mission EU (@EthiopiaEU) August 12, 2020 Environmental rehabilitation – yes, but do local people benefit too? … that considerable areas have been revegetated, any assumption that environmental rehabilitation will automatically benefit local …
Insight, 04 June 2021
A woman using a hoe
Q&A: Achieving sustainable intensification of agriculture – decisions and trade-offs
… about increasing agricultural productivity without harmful social and environmental impacts. It recognises that there are many agricultural … to produce more food for growing populations against achieving environmental and social sustainability, through, for instance, reducing … also wanted to see if farmer experience was informing national level policy discussions. It seems that there was more connection between …
Article, 17 February 2020
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Making natural capital accounting an institution in Uganda
… every country isn’t investing in better tracking the state of their environmental assets and how the many benefits they provide flow through … To institutionalise the accounts, technical experts need to work with policy analysts and communications specialists to create ‘value chains’ … – a topic the ' Connect' project in Uganda is also exploring. Policy analysts must be well informed about national priorities, to see …
Insight, 11 December 2020
A landscape of old houses
Q&A: blog series explores the transition to a predominantly urban world
… wider urban trends, including analysis of the social, political and environmental factors that cause cities to thrive or decline. IIED’s …
Article, 16 January 2020
For the first time, IIED has produced a bespoke online annual report (Photo: IIED/We are Tangerine)
2014 annual report: online and in print
… and entrenched positions creates huge gaps between rich and poor, policy and practice, ideas and action, and investment and impact.  IIED … how the work of IIED and its partners is helping to ensure that policy on the world’s pressing issues reflects the priorities of poorer … Lok Chetna Manch , India Chinese Academy of Forestry and the Global Environmental Institute , China Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies , …
News, 11 November 2014
A path leads into a forest, with a tree canopy overhead
The importance of communication for NGOs
… (IPLCs) play a crucial role in helping to solve our global environmental challenges. For example, in 2021, both the FAO and Filac … case for increased support for those efforts in global conservation policy and investments. Now is the time to optimise this recognition and …
Insight, 27 April 2022
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Event highlights: CBA15 – 15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change
… and resources from them. "And then, we need to be involved in policy advocacy and to be involved in some decision-making spaces so … She says: "Cities are growing at a fast pace, generating great environmental degradation processes and concentrating high levels of … [water, sanitation and hygiene] officer from the NGO  Sustainable Environmental Management Action (SEMA) . He told us that he’ll be …
Article, 14 June 2021
People sitting around a table
Unleashing the potential of local organisations in linking conservation and development
… place and community, underpin the success and sustainability of most environmental and developmental initiatives. The role of local … organisations has been emphasised, for example, in the practical and policy guidance on reaching the international targets set by the … Uplift the Rural Poor, Uganda The Kibale Association for Rural and Environmental Development, Uganda, and The Forest of Hope Association, …
Project, 16 August 2013
Woman speaking with a microphone to an audience of men.
Every voice counts: addressing inequality in research and development
… research biases that perpetuate colonial perspectives and social and environmental injustices, issues we explore here. An unequal world The …
Insight, 16 March 2022