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A Chinese journalist interviews fellow journalists in Kenya (Photo: YiDe Media)
China-Africa relations: Fresh perspectives from Chinese journalists on environmental challenges
… Chinese journalists' travel to Kenya in February 2014 to investigate sustainable development issues associated with China's engagement there. Their … China's situation. For instance, after witnessing how a large Chinese mining company in Zambia was required to conduct a stringent …
Insight, 02 May 2014
Animals gather in the shade of a rusting ship near the Aral Sea (Photo: Mark Pitcher)
Are Kazakhstan's plans for a greener future at risk?
… to green economy. The panel session outcome recommendations include development of the GBPP Work Plan for 2015-17 to be presented to the … energy effectiveness and alternative energy mandates, modernising mining and minerals and strengthening overall sector governance. That … and accountability initiatives in the extractive sector, as well as development of energy, water and climate change policies. …
Insight, 31 October 2014
A rally protesting against the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) takes place in Wellington, New Zealand (Photo: Neil Ballantyne, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
The rise of civil society advocacy on investment treaties in Malaysia and the Philippines
… issues covered by an investment treaty that link to their work (e.g. mining, human rights or corporate accountability issues). Building the … solicitor and legal tools consultant at IIED, focusing on law and sustainable development. Additional materials  The following IIED handbook and …
Insight, 26 March 2015
Fishing boats return to a beach on the Bay of Bengal.
New Commission for oceans in crisis
… fish stocks were already fully exploited (relative to their maximum sustainable yield). Nearly a fifth (19%) were over exploited, and 8% …   And related to those headline topics it has climate change, seabed mining and other emerging issues (like geo-engineering) in its sights. … are already more than 30 international frameworks and agreements on sustainable fisheries management alone, set up by organisations and …
Insight, 14 February 2013
Rainforest logged to make way for palm oil plantations in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Deforestation for agribusiness is destroying habitats and the ecosystems upon which local communities depend (Photo: David Gilbert/RAN, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Law and political economy of the global resource squeeze: can action rise to the challenge?
… public policies and market forces fostered a wave of agribusiness, mining and petroleum investments in low and middle-income countries. … activists and grassroots groups have raised concerns about the ‘development pathway’ being pursued, and how the costs and benefits from … cycles have been associated with many arbitrations stemming from mining, petroleum and agribusiness projects. These international …
Article, 04 March 2019
Sign on community property near Kampala, Uganda (Photo: Rachael Knight/Namati)
Using the law for resource justice
… their rights and demanding responsible, fair natural resource development in their homelands. Resource injustice Rising global demand … existing projects. For example, in Liberia ISLP is supporting the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI), a national NGO, to establish a legal-aid programme that helps communities address the impacts of mining, forestry, and agribusiness. SDI asked ISLP for guidance and …
Insight, 28 April 2015
People gesture and point at a man with a microphone.
G8 summit: A revolutionary agenda
… the key mainstays of what he refers to as his “golden threads” for development, which he outlined in this speech : “No conflict, access to … as a critical step on the road to accountability and fair and sustainable development. Our research has made big contributions to … 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
Hippos bask in the sun in Botswana.
Botswana: Biodiversity and dragons come together
… countries to share ideas on how to integrate biodiversity into development policies. The dragons’ expressions were tough and … of ‘mainstreaming’ biodiversity including: new jobs stronger, more sustainable livelihoods more diverse products and potential advantages … into policies across government – from agriculture, tourism and mining policies, financial strategies and budgeting. Policy tensions …
Insight, 22 May 2013
"A masterpiece of the world's intangible heritage", bark cloth is processed to be used in fashion, accessories, house wares, interior design, and other forms of art (Photo: David Nkwanga)
Field visits to highlight community-based adaptation in Uganda
… and use of biochar to rejuvenate exhausted soils. Recycling for sustainable energy for cooking  According to Uganda's National … of 2.7 million cubic metres.   The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development recorded a wood deficit of 4.9 million tonnes in 1995 (PDF) … under serious threat from human extractive activities such as sand mining, hunting (involving burning), and poaching for birds, eggs and …
Insight, 25 April 2017
REDD+ in Mozambique: new opportunity for land grabbers?
… agriculture, industrial plantations, logging, biofuel farming and mining. Hopes dashed for Mozambique Having worked on community-based … such as carbon stocks, watershed maintenance, biodiversity, etc. When sustainable forest management efforts to mitigate climate change evolved … to grow sugarcane, which will be converted into bioethanol. But the development of this information for REDD planning has had an unexpected …
Insight, 15 September 2011