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Australia's Border Ranges National Park: more than three-quarters of the park is managed as wilderness and access is by foot only. The World Parks Congress will look at how to protect and manage areas such as these (Photo: Michael Dawes)
IIED at the World Parks Congress 2014
… justice in the design and management of protected areas (PAs) is a key area of our work, and IIED supports the  Convention on Biological … health and supporting human life. The work of IIED Members of IIED's Natural Resources Group  and their research partners attended the congress, and … Biodiversity …
Event, 12 November 2014
Headshots of four people over a sunrise over a lush forest
Getting climate resilience right – the case for backing smallholder organisations: Make Change Happen podcast episode 13
… provides an opportunity to hear our researchers and guests discuss key global development challenges and explain what we are doing to … can’t.”  To find out more, listen to the full episode . Additional resources: 'Diversification for climate resilience: thirty options for … ' by Anna Bolin et al (2019) Small, but many, is big: a review of issues in assessing the collective scale of small and locally-controlled …
Article, 13 September 2021
'Imagine Bwindi', by Ugandan musician Richard Kawesa, is expected to reach thousands of people, from local communities living around Bwindi to policymakers (Photo: PCI Media Impact)
'Imagine Bwindi' music video launched on World Wildlife Day
… and Conservation Learning Group (U-PCLG) to celebrate the beauty and natural resources of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and its links with the … from local communities living around Bwindi to policymakers and other key audiences. It will be played on the local farmers' radio station in … Biodiversity …
News, 03 March 2015
Covers of top publications of 2020.
IIED's best of 2020: publications
… to support national progress on sustainable development Identifies key SDG evaluation characteristics and approaches, and Looks at how SDG … petroleum and other infrastructure are compounding pressures on natural resources. People who have a strong connection with land, water and …
Article, 23 December 2020
Statements and workshop reports
Mainstreaming biodiversity and development initiative: events
… capacity tools; outlining post-project priorities and communicating key messages from the workshop.  The presentations from this workshop … public budget processes to integrate environmental sustainability Natural capital accounting: a tool for biodiversity mainstreaming? The … Namibia has completed its NBSAP, and the priority now is getting the resources in place for implementation. Likewise, in  Botswana , now that …
Article, 09 July 2013
A man points to a wild chimpanzee up a tree
Markets and payments for environmental services
… market failures. In PES schemes, people managing and using natural resources, typically forest owners or farmers, are paid to manage their … the insecure land and resource tenure of many poor people remains a key obstacle to them participating in and benefiting from PES schemes. … Biodiversity … Natural resource management …
Project, 03 October 2008
Ol Pejeta Conservancy in northern Kenya is home to four of the seven northern white rhino left in the world. The park is using SAPA as part of its community programme (Photo: Guy Lemal)
Piloting Social Assessment of Protected Areas: some initial reflections
… as well as the negative impacts (costs) such as reduced access to resources and crop damage by wildlife. SAPA is a relatively simple, … and around protected areas, and between these communities and other key stakeholders, is crucial but has been just as patchy. In many … Franks ( [email protected] ) is a senior researcher within IIED's Natural Resources Group . SAPA is funded by the UK Government’s Darwin …
Insight, 23 September 2014
The COP23 venue in Bonn nears completion (Photo: Achala Abeysinghe/IIED)
IIED and partner events at COP23
Event, 06 November 2017
A group of people standing outside
Event highlights: CBA15 – 15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change
… 1 Day 5 UK minister says enabling more locally led adaptation is a key UK aim for COP26  The UK's COP26 Adaptation and Resilience Champion … senior technical officer and resilience lead at the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) , tells us about their marketplace entry, a …
Article, 14 June 2021
CBA13 networking: IIED senior fellow and director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) Saleemul Huq in conversation with Susan Nanduddu, director of the Uganda-based African Centre for Trade and Development
CBA13: event highlights
Article, 04 April 2019