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Five farmers bend over tending rice crops in a flooded field, as another farmer watches while pushing a cart in the background.
Layering interventions is necessary to address loss and damage effectively
Insight, 05 September 2022
Cover for G03938.pdf
ASM-LSM-government relations. Shaping an agenda for collaboration
… mining (LSM), civil society and government. This builds on our many years of engagement to develop a knowledge programme for ASM — … and Sustainable Development (Buxton 2012). This paper draws on our conversations and a recent literature review to present the key … the local ASM sector. This publication forms part of IIED’s work to identify pathways towards inclusive and responsible mining. …
Publication, 01 April 2015
Women farmers sorting their carrot harvest in Karnal District in the Indian state of Haryana (Photo: Nirmal Sigtia, IWMI/CCAFS, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: Women in rural India are nature’s guardians
… worked at the grassroots in the Himalayas in India for 20 years. Her work focuses on strengthening biological and cultural diversity, … told me: “Hybrid seeds, pesticides and fertilisers began to enter our village in the 1970s. Had women been asked or informed we would have never allowed these to enter our villages, houses or fields. These poison us and our environment.” …
Article, 30 October 2018
Two fishermen cast their nets from a small boat
New guide to monitoring progress on SDG14
… Development Forum , says: "The Pacific Ocean is at the heart of our cultures and we depend on it for food, income, etc. However, the … first edition of the MEL handbook represents an opportunity to build our capacity to report better on the SDG14 and can put the Pacific on … on each target.  It can help us to know where we are and what are our priorities moving forward.”    Governments need to know whether …
News, 08 July 2019
Why markets matter
… carbon trading , and payments for environmental services. Our new, redesigned website catalogues a wide range of market governance … operate in particular sectors or geographical regions. Take a look at our database and sign up to our newsletter to keep up-to-date with our work.  We’re helping to reveal the realities of how some of these …
Insight, 19 March 2012
The sale of matoke in a market near Fort Portal, Uganda: green growth planning must take account of the informal economy (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Does green growth miss the majority?
… economy is difficult to measure, engage with or tax. Informal work is often dangerous or poorly paid, it can be exploitative and … and multi-dimensional, and woven into the very fabric of our economic system. It is where the poorest live, trade and derive … for greener, more inclusive growth provides an opportunity to rethink our approach to business and recognise the need for economic reform. …
Insight, 18 February 2016
A heap of steel balls in a lorry
Why procurement should be the "next frontier" in transparency for mining
… in understanding the types of data needed to ensure mining can work for sustainble development. Our  work at Mining Shared Value is to improve the development impacts … potential to become a lever for economic and social development. In our work we have seen communities transformed through capitalising on …
Insight, 01 July 2019
Cover for G03798.pdf
The Bhutan Declaration on Climate Change and Mountain Indigenous Peoples
… responses to this crisis. Follow the links below for more about our work on biocultural heritage. …
Publication, 01 November 2014
A mountain gorilla
Bwindi: bees, baskets and brilliant guided walks
… quality standard that lodges want to buy.  Answers to vital questions Our project was trying to find the answers to three key questions: Would … Over 400 local people were able to gain new or improved skills from our training. The majority (64%) of the people involved reported that … the park than others in the community who had not been involved.  Our Bwindi trainees go from strength to strength. Just last week we …
Insight, 27 June 2019
Small-scale miners dry ores in the process of gold mining in Geita, Tanzania (Photo: John Louis/Investing In Gold, Creative Commons)
Dialogues for a sustainable and productive artisanal and small-scale mining sector
… process is locally owned, and that discussions focus on solutions, our dialogues can help align this impoverished and vulnerable sector … collaboration for change in both policy and practice. Our dialogue approach (click on the image above to enlarge it) works … businesses with access to information and finance Insecure, dangerous work, especially for women and children Empowered miners and safe and …
Project, 24 January 2014