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Village councils or panchayats have not been involved in India's approach to the SDGs so far (Photo: UN Women Asia and the Pacific)
Are citizens being left behind by India's approach to the SDGs?
… much the two processes will be integrated. Some pertinent questions Our research with business, government officials and civil society …
Insight, 26 September 2016
Lesotho's population is heavily dependent on agriculture. Drying river systems threaten a lack of drinking water for livestock (Photo: Jonas Merian, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: Legalise Paris agreement
Article, 24 November 2015
Coral Reef. Economists at the BioEcon conference Credit: Magnus Manske (creative commons)
The value of valuing ecosystem services
… to be clear, and on time. What are my impressions on how to make our research more useful? Not one-size fits all Basically, there is no … on how to make valuation worth its penny. As the threats to our natural resources increases, the need for research that helps …
Insight, 28 September 2012
Nigerian subsidy crisis shows the road to a green economy isn’t smooth
… and one that a range of non-governmental organisations, including our coalition partner International Institute for Sustainable … subsidy reform featured prominently in government submissions ( see our analysis ) to the Rio+20 process and has made it into the first … workers who have lost jobs in fossil fuel industries so they can work in new industries, and    more progressive taxation policies to …
Insight, 17 January 2012
Community engagement in preventin pangolin poaching in Nepal (Photo: Ambika Prasad Khatiwada)
Wildlife crime and local communities
… other partners, we are determined to address that imbalance. Some of our approaches are: Building the evidence base for the effectiveness of … trade (October 2018) Press release: Governments and agencies need to work with local people for fight against illegal wildlife trade to be …
Article, 03 February 2015
Charting a course for biodiversity and the poor
… to poverty reduction. But is it true? And, if so, just how does it work? There is plenty of evidence that biodiversity can help prevent … reduce poverty is less certain. A meeting last April , organised by our Poverty and Conservation Learning Group , heard experts conclude … A question of politics At the end of the day, making biodiversity work to reduce poverty has more to do with politics than anything else — …
Insight, 22 October 2010
Participants at the CGIAR Climate Social Learning evidence gathering workshop, including IIED director of communications Liz Carlile (standing) (Photo: CCAFS)
Which factors are key for successful social learning?
… of the conference participants agreed that we need to continue on our journey, with the conference forming a crucial part in doing so. … more transparent, open, participatory and listen to its stakeholders. Our ambitions for social learning are set high, as we believe these … components of a wide variety of different projects. There is still work to do, but we have something that can be built on," said theme …
Insight, 14 July 2014
Baka women collecting non-timber forest products in Nomedjoh, Cameroon (Photo: Indra Van Gisbergen)
Biodiversity: a women’s business?
… of entrepreneurism among rural women is slowly growing. As part of our series of articles exploring women’s role in safeguarding … now use vermicompost on their own farms because of SEWA’s promotional work.  Scaling up support for women entrepreneurs has multiple benefits. …
Insight, 29 November 2018
The construction of the CCCF Mega Dam in Makueni County, Kenya is an example of local action during a devolved climate finance pilot project (Photo: Japheth Mutuku)
Decentralised model gets climate finance moving
News, 02 December 2016
The Sumatran rhinoceros
World Conservation Congress: key themes and a new leader to watch
… of power and money between them. It’s not surprising it doesn’t work very well since markets, on their own, can’t hope to meet … are putting terrible strains on both the natural and human fabric of our earth. These strains are only likely to increase with many of the … such markets. You can read this blog or this publication for more on our thinking. A new report by the Zoological Society of London and IUCN …
Insight, 17 September 2012