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An image of a river splitting the hills of the Chinchiná River Basin in Colombia, one of eight countries in which IIED worked with the World Bank on natural capital accounting (Photo: Rosalind Goodrich/IIED)
Accounting for the value of natural resources
… could reveal information that they'd rather was not made public – and our priority audiences for engagement through a concerted communication …
Article, 20 May 2016
A woman farmer in Malawi, surrounded by maize, examines her crop
CBA12: Local experience driving climate action
… needed for scaling-out and up; and ways to further strengthen our community of practice. On day four the UNFCCC and the  Least … join discussions and share details of your organisation's work, and Follow and tweet  #CBA12  and connect with the organisers on … world took part. The event enhanced the capacity of stakeholders to work together to improve the livelihoods of those most vulnerable to …
Event, 11 June 2018
The rugged coastline of Jeju Island, South Korea, where the World Conservation Congress is being held.
IUCN World Conservation Congress begins
… when governments backed off making any meaningful commitments to make our economic system more compatible with planetary boundaries, we'll … threats whose scale can only spell trouble on humanity’s own horizon. Our own wellbeing hinges on that of the planet’s – and so do our economies. That’s why we should all be concerned by a recent report …
Insight, 06 September 2012
Cambodia's rural population is heavily reliant on small-scale rice production. The Clean Sugar Campaign campaigns against large-scale plantations that push smallholders off their land (stefans_box, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Holding actors in agricultural investment chains to account
… livelihoods are affected by large agricultural investment projects? Our recent webinar explored how mapping out the investment chains can … such as increasing the focus on companies' reputation or carrying our more in depth investigations, will be needed. But by mapping out the …
Insight, 22 October 2015
An early sunrise at COP14 in Poznan (Photo: Friends of the Earth, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
COP14 UN Climate Change Conference
… Change (UNFCCC)  has ended, and we can look back with pride on our work at the summit in Poznan. Together with the European Capacity … The next 12 months will be a negotiating marathon, and one that, with our partners, we will be contributing to every step of the way. Find out …
Event, 20 December 2008
Cover for G03395.pdf
Community protocols and free, prior informed consent: overview and lessons learnt (PLA 65)
… on the articles in the issue. Follow the links below for more about our work on Biocultural heritage. …
Publication, 01 June 2012
Three men look out over a pond
China in the world
… has pursued a China objective in its strategy over the past decade . Our current 'China in the world' programme of work focuses on the sustainable development challenges and opportunities … consideration of gender issues in BRI projects.  Key forums for this work include negotiation spaces established around investment frameworks …
Article, 01 August 2019
Cover for G01881.pdf
Changing professional attitudes. Complementing use of participatory techniques with attention to the `here and now'
… style of facilitation. In this article, I would like to share our progress in, and ideas about, helping participants to work on their behaviour and attitudes. I will give a summary about … followed by a presentation of two of the exercises we use in teaching our participants about attitudinal change. In conclusion, I describe the …
Publication, 01 June 2000
Community participation, with a strong focus on women, such as this women's savings group in Southern India, is vital to develop slum-friendly cities (Photo: Maria Andersson/Individuell Människohjälp, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
What might slum dwellers want from the SDGs?
… – what is meaningful, useful and sustainable – and implementable. So our goal is not slum-free cities but slum-friendly cities. Not a … relocation. But this needs political will and administrative skill to work with the people and design with the communities. The huge costs of … to slum dwellers. From this, we learn about what works and from our mistakes. We need to learn how to find solutions for renters too; so …
Insight, 05 October 2015
The UK flag and the logo for the Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainable development in the UK – an issue for party manifestos?
… change... schools, parents, families, old people. We cannot pay for our development out of our children's purses." Even when the SDC was closed down by the … can be done to build the SDGs into future educational programmes, the work of the National Health Service and the activities of local, …
Insight, 03 May 2017