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Francisco Sagasti (Photo: CADE Peru via Flickr)
Negotiating a fair future at COP20
… us the dangers of greenhouse gas emissions, and that we are well on our way towards an increase of more than 2ºC in average world … the environmental movement in Peru, and call global attention to our environmental problems. This expectation comes, in part, due to hard work undertaken in the months preceding the conference. For example, …
Insight, 28 November 2014
A male shepherdwith a stick leads dozens of sheep winding behind him on a dusty trail
Valuing variability
… Production strategies in pastoral and dryland farming systems work with environmental variability to ensure relatively stable outcomes … options by changing the way we see drylands livelihood systems and our understanding of small-scale food production systems there. …
Article, 17 December 2012
A woman miner holds a rough red garnet found at a mine in Tanzania. Tanzania's artisanal and small-scale miners are fuelled by determination and the hope to strike it big (Photo: Magali Rochat)
Four lessons on communicating ASM stories of change
… and unsafe practices, it may not be surprising to hear that good work goes largely unacknowledged. But this failure to acknowledge good … people to make a decent living, while respecting the environment.  Our 'stories of change' series found and featured miners, suppliers and … with GIZ . We learn much from their insights and connections, and our programme's communications are enriched. 4. Don't be afraid to talk …
Insight, 17 October 2017
Annual reports 2001-2006
… vital for development. The 2005/06 Annual Report focuses on IIED's work in this area, demonstrating plainly that investing in land and … deal. This special annual report describes what we do and how we can work together to make progress. Download the 2004/05 Annual Report from … provides a comprehensive review of IIED’s work and achievements from our programmes over the past year and insight on new areas into which we …
Page, 18 April 2005
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Tips for trainers: Other Oxford ': Participatory photography with homeless people in Oxford (PLA 52)
… photographic project with vulnerable groups. It is based upon our own participatory photographic project called ‘Other Oxford’ working …
Publication, 01 August 2005
Peñas Blancas Reservoir in Costa Rica.
Costa Rica: Growing money on trees
… in Rio in 1992 we all did the talk, but it has been harder to do the work” said Rene Castro, Minister of Environment during the Fair Ideas … original Kyoto and Clean Development Mechanisms, so we looked inside our own country instead”, said Oscar Sanchez, Director of the … small and medium farmers. “There are many small and medium farmers in our region that find it difficult to enter the official PES Programme, …
Insight, 26 June 2012
Sanity in REDD governance shock!
… practical progress from those who are actually trying to make REDD+ work on the ground. Here are a couple of things: 1. REDD+, governance … FGLG has produced films about tackling forest governance issues that work locally and internationally, as well as local theatre pieces, … make them so — its just forest governance. For more information see our pages on the Forest Governance Learning Group and films in the FGLG …
Insight, 24 August 2011
Pakistan: floods and after
… be done is clear and the local population can be mobilised for this work through a cash or food for work programme. Our bureaucracy is well aware of how such programmes are organised and … addition, livestock has to be fed and looked after. This is perhaps our greatest challenge and this is the concern of many of the IDPs in …
Insight, 01 September 2010
A fisher in a boat in the Ayeyarwady Delta, Myanmar
Carrots and sticks: incentives to conserve hilsa fish in Myanmar
… and migration in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Delta. This knowledge guided our recommendations to government for new and improved regulatory … is right.  [VIDEO::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7XYd5IkTzk] IIED's work on fisheries management in Myanmar featured in IIED's 2020 annual …
Project, 30 October 2017
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Protecting community rights over traditional knowledge: implications of customary laws and practices (interim report)
… control over resources. Follow the links below for more about our work on Biocultural heritage. …
Publication, 01 November 2006