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The logo of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
IIED at the Seventh Session of the Governing Body of FAO Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources
… presented a side event about the International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (INMIP) and its work to promote biocultural heritage … of biodiversity. During the session, IIED's principal researcher on natural resources and biodiversity,  Krystyna Swiderska , presented … Natural resource management …
Event, 30 October 2017
The front of a cinema, with posters advertising the film Avatar.
Was 'Avatar' good for Indigenous People?
… The Dongria Kondh, Xikrin Kayapo and Penan peoples have a lot in common. Not only are they all Indigenous groups facing potentially damaging extractive and energy … groups are often valid; many Indigenous Peoples do care about their natural environments, many extractive companies and governments do act …
Insight, 04 November 2010
A mine in Chuquicamata, Chile
Lessons from history highlight need for climate justice for the Atacama Salt Flat
Insight, 28 May 2024
An elderly woman in a field holds crops in the air with both hands
Indigenous food systems, biocultural heritage and agricultural resilience
… Across the world, indigenous peoples’ food systems are biodiverse, nutritious, climate resilient and … cultural identity, health and wellbeing of some 370-500 million indigenous people.   Yet indigenous food systems are often viewed as … Natural resource management … Indigenous food systems, biocultural heritage and agricultural resilience …
Project, 06 April 2020
A data collector speaks to a householder.
Helping Indigenous communities secure land rights in Nepal
Article, 18 December 2020
Three women bend over and direct their picks and shovels to the ground.
IIED at Climate Week NYC 2022
… as well as financing delivery mechanisms that can channel much needed resources to support and spread those actions.  We also released the … International (FFI) Speakers included: Minnie Degawan, International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity ; Duncan Lang, Asia Development Bank ; … action. This event brought together representatives from Indigenous Peoples and local communities, government, project managers, finance …
Event, 21 September 2022
An illustration with a speech bubble: "We're dealing with multiple intertwined crises" with scales and illustrations depicting climate change, COVID-19, rising inequalities and biodiversity loss
A green recovery from COVID-19? Not without climate, nature and development solutions
Insight, 26 November 2020
IIED's Krystyna Swiderska discusses the latest research on how indigenous people adapt to climate change at a side event at the 2016 UN climate conference in Marrakech (Photo: Teresa Corcoran/IIED)
Indigenous people use own knowledge to boost food yields despite climate change, research finds
News, 22 November 2016
Two men sit on a bench and take notes, while a small crowd sits on the floor in front of them.
Conservation and discrimination: case studies from Nepal’s national parks
… Land and natural resources are fundamental to the culture, social relations, and identity of Nepal’s Indigenous communities. Yet conservation policies and programmes, … Nepal. Here, we focus on the research highlighting the abuse of Tharu Peoples and communities in Geruwa, neighbouring the Bardiya National …
Article, 13 April 2022
Two men and two women stand outsite the credit union building.
A top-level producers’ union (KANBAOCU) and its fast-growing Jwa Ngwaane Community Cooperative Credit Union
… baobab and shea products through an NGO partner (the Organization for Indigenous Initiatives and Sustainability, ORGIIS Ghana), commercial … is unusual in sourcing non-timber forest products (NTFPs) from semi-natural stands of trees, rather than primarily from on-farm crops.  In … is now a powerful advocacy force for sustaining and restoring natural resources. Meanwhile, ORGIIS secures project funds for forest …
Article, 31 May 2024