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REDD+: a win-win deal is possible!
… frameworks, such as FPIC, could guide investment in agriculture, mining, industrial forest plantations, infrastructure and others. …
Insight, 17 November 2011
People gesture and point at a man with a microphone.
G8 summit: A revolutionary agenda
… public the allocation of land to political supporters, and ensure mining concessions are made in ways that comply with the law. The …
Insight, 14 June 2013
Corporate responsibility: what's in a name?
… chains where standards are routinely ignored. They’re worried about mining and extractive industries. They’re worried about palm oil …
Article, 27 June 2011
Fishermen along the Meghna Rover (Photo: Essam Mohammed/IIED)
Want to know how to save a fish species? Ask a fisher
… damming, river diversion projects and uncontrolled sand and gravel mining from riverbeds have increased the amount of silt in the river, …
Insight, 08 June 2014
Discussing free, prior and informed consent in REDD+
Free, prior and informed consent in REDD+: going beyond the right to say ‘no’
… might wish to use the land in other ways (e.g. conservation, logging, mining, infrastructure development), including REDD+. Often it is the …
Insight, 27 July 2012
A crocodile and three ducks
Q&A: Fulufhelo Mukhadi on mainstreaming biodiversity in South Africa
… there was less pressure on them from damming, agriculture and mining). The assessment also showed that the biodiversity stewardship …
Article, 18 November 2014
From decentralised finance to legal tools, this map showing real examples of innovative governance from around the world highlights seven tried-and-tested methods of empowering local institutions (Image: IIED)
Mapping innovative governance for sustainable development
… REDD (PDF)  to managing protected areas , and from opposing open pit mining  to locally controlled forestry , local groups across the world …
Article, 24 November 2015
Costs of adapting to climate change significantly under-estimated
… did not include key sectors such as energy, manufacturing, retailing, mining, tourism and ecosystems. Other sectors that the UNFCCC did …
News, 26 August 2009
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
… and trade in the forest sector, agribusiness, infrastructure and mining in Mozambique, Cameroon, DRC, Uganda and others; 2) effective …
Event, 07 September 2015
A dilapidated road is repaired in the West Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya, India (Photo: Rikynti Marwein via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Transforming growth for least developed countries
Insight, 10 March 2014