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Scaling up CRAFT and Fairmined initiatives for responsible gold in Honduras
… EU conflict minerals regulation. ​What did IIED do? Building on our dialogue methodology , we led the first multi-stakeholder ASM …
Project, 17 November 2021
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Syrian health workers in Lebanon: supporting an informal workforce in crisis
… Jordan and Lebanon since the devastating civil war began in 2011. Our mixed-methods research focused on Lebanon, exploring the emerging … phenomenon of qualified Syrians carrying out informal healthcare work to meet local needs. We found a diverse workforce practising in the …
Publication, 01 March 2018
Rubbish and black bin bags are strewn around
Carbon offsetting: who’s really winning?
Insight, 07 July 2020
Four images of people from IIED's 2021 'super year' video, including a fisher hauling nets
IIED and the ‘super year’
Article, 02 February 2021
Representatives of Indonesia communities discussed ways to improve urban conditions at the third Urban Social Forum (Photo: Fabrizio Salvatori)
Indonesian civil society discusses its urban future
… from or connect to other initiatives.  Many organisations also often work on particular sectoral issues without realising how their work … Since it is not easy to imagine alternatives, it's important to use our imaginations, to dream, to share our ideas, to discuss and really think outside the box. To really bring …
Insight, 21 January 2016
IIED's improved Publications Library allows better access to the institute's 6,700-plus publications from mobile phones and the global South (Image: IIED/Jon Knox)
IIED delivers major upgrade to online Publications Library
… computer. This is particularly important for users who access IIED's work via mobile phones and tablets. IIED's director of communications Liz Carlile said: "We know that more and more of our readers – in the global North and South – are accessing our site on mobile devices. Our move to a fully responsive site will …
News, 25 August 2016
A shoal of fish
IIED launches new 'Insights' series linking business and sustainability
… aimed at bringing together business, investors and civil society to work on effective sustainable development solutions. The Insights will … and reach the poorest?" She says: "These Insights aim to draw on our experience of working with communities on issues from climate change … gap' , Laura Kelly, Annabelle Bladon (2019), IIED briefing Future work Future Insights will look at models for financing energy access in …
News, 02 October 2019
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Smallholder farming systems in coastal Kenya: Key trends and innovations for resilience
… project (Smallholder Innovation for Resilience). Find out more about our work on biocultural heritage at the website linked below. …
Publication, 01 September 2017
A boat near Fiji. Tourism and fishing are important industries for the Pacific nation of Fiji. Both of these economically important sectors depend on effective marine conservation (Photo: Sam Gao, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Ocean of bliss: rewriting the narrative
… Oceans Day , there are plenty of reasons to think positively about our oceans. They are the foundations of our well-being and economic prosperity.  There are a number of studies … is focused on solutions.  What's IIED doing to this end? At IIED, our work  aims to promote and support healthy and resilient oceans in …
Insight, 08 June 2015
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China-Africa Forest Governance Project News | December 2014
… News and highlights every few months from our work on the China-Africa Forest Governance project in four African …
Publication, 01 December 2014