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Populations of bees, butterflies and other pollinators are declining, posing potential risks to important world food crops (Photo: Brian McGill)
The economics of mass extinction
… and inviolate from 'economics', he is misguided.  The fact is that our economies are entirely dependent upon the environment and the … nature, no other value is possible.  Unfortunately, as we argued in our recent Wealth of Nature research report, governments and economists … this tide of extinction. A new approach is required.  So while the work of George Monbiot others is invaluable in raising awareness of the …
Insight, 29 May 2018
Officials on a climate finance course meet farmers in Bangladesh to learn about the benefits of solar irrigation pumps (Photo: ICCCAD, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Climate finance for those who need it most
Article, 13 May 2016
A street in the city of Puri in the state of Odisha
COVID-19, JAGA Mission and the value of already existing solutions
… COVID-19. The health and economic impact of the pandemic demands our attention and commitment to work together to overcome it. We are inviting community leaders in … pandemic is quite the portrait of Dorian Gray revealed – in it, our cities and their makers can now catch a clear glimpse of the hideous …
Insight, 04 June 2020
Central Malawi: Belia Sikelo farms groundnuts using 'conservation agriculture', a set of practices including no-till farming, designed improve soil structure and help resist erosion. (Photo: T. Samson/CIMMYT)
2015: the International Year of Soils
… or managed for feed, fibre, fuel and medicinal products Soils support our planet's biodiversity and they host a quarter of the total Soils … key role in the carbon cycle Soils store and filter water, improving our resilience to floods and droughts, and Soil is a non-renewable … is essential for food security and our sustainable future'. IIED's work on soils Many of IIED's key areas of work cut across the essential …
Article, 09 April 2015
Uganda food lab participants add their names to a declaration that came out of the lab discussions (Photo: Nimrod Bagonza)
Food Change Labs tackle complex issues with the whole system in the room
… web of factors that keeps the unsustainable and damaging practices of our food system in place, and how do we mobilise local potential for a … Food Change Labs in three countries, and are starting on a fourth. Our Food Change Labs are multi-actor social innovation processes that … (due to maize’s lack of crucial nutrients) on the other.  We convened our second lab in rural western Uganda (PDF)  against a backdrop of …
Insight, 30 January 2019
a young man walks along an irrigation channel
Jobs, nature and the Green New Deal: lessons from the global South
Insight, 30 January 2020
Cooperative members at the Federation of Cooperatives of the Verapaces nursery in Cobán, Guatemala operate a compost packing machine. FEDECOVERA oversees the production of cardamom, allspice, coffee, tea, cocoa, essential oils, grains and vegetables (Photo: Juan José Ochaeta/FEDECOVERA)
IIED marks international forests day with major new research report and toolkit
… Family Forestry Alliance , explains the significance of this work: "The FFF Partnership is building hope for our families, our communities, and the planet. "The encouragement from FFF is not just …
News, 21 March 2018
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The spice of life: the fundamental role of diversity on the farm and on the plate
… biodiversity. The implications for human health and the resilience of our food systems are significant. Agricultural landscapes are becoming … for action to reverse these trends, in order to put diversity back in our farming systems and on our plates and to preserve it where it still exists. Drawing on …
Publication, 01 May 2018
A group of people line up in front of a mountain background.
Building green and inclusive energy
… to create a sustainable energy system that serves all citizens. Our strategy identified three priority areas: accountability in the … PUE champions’ to overcome gaps in local people’s business skills.  Our second prototype running in parallel was with mini-grid developer … ’, a five-day experiential learning programme where groups of youth work on energy issues affecting urban and rural areas. We have …
Project, 01 October 2020
Zenital view of a woman, wearing a headscarf, holding a spoon and a bowl with greens in front of a pot with more greens.
Household energy: a missing ingredient in nutrition debates
… ‘enabler’ of food and nutrition security: we need it to cook many of our staple foods, including those deemed essential for a healthy and … Biological anthropologist Richard Wrangham argues that cooking our food distinguishes us from other species and explains how we … household food preparation is gendered, and viewed as women’s work. When solid fuels are burned during meal preparation, often in …
Insight, 21 February 2022