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Key international legal measures risk making the cost of green energy shift skyrocket
… fossil fuels is crucial to being able to tackle climate change, and our research shows that rethinking investor-state dispute settlement is …
News, 04 October 2020
Women pulling fishing nets through shallow water
Steering gender to the centre of the blue economy
… to processing and trade.  This picture does not reflect reality. Work done by women extends along the entire supply chain. For example, … do Gender equality and inclusion are fundamental to IIED’s work. In our 2019-24 strategy we commit to mainstreaming gender , internally – in … to achieve gender equality, we must mainstream gender in all our activities – for a better world where no one is left behind. …
Insight, 06 June 2019
A group of men in felt hats and woollen capes
“Public officers are also human beings”: trust and environmental governance
… permit the establishment of a CRZ in a páramo .  A few months after our meeting, the request was formally denied by the National Land … of environmental laws and policies.  Some principles identified in our workshop (Spanish lanaguage site) include recognising local … room where this story began. Watch a video focusing on this work that appeared in IIED's 2020 annual review …
Insight, 08 July 2020
Men and women sitting in chairs.
What happens when the landgrabbers leave? An account from Kilwa, Tanzania
… told government authorities “The population is growing. We need our land back, and will use part of it for community-based forestry and … – will be abolished and cases be entertained by normal courts. In our view, grassroots dispute resolution mechanisms and the use of … the eventuality of negotiations with a new large-scale investor. This work was conducted with the financial support of the International Land …
Insight, 14 December 2020
A woman harvests palm fruit in Tanzania
Local solutions to strengthen women’s voices in land governance
… at hand, suggesting ways to facilitate a positive result that would work for both men and women in that village or community, even if it … by IIED's  internal Gender Equality Champions Network and draws on work with our partners to strengthen women’s voices in land governance . …
Article, 13 May 2019
Man talking while two others take notes
IIED research and evidence in academia
… 7,000 policy briefings, working papers, event reports and more, the work of IIED’s experts is also often featured in a range of … loss. Publishing research in such journals, and subjecting our work to peer review, enables the institute to produce research that … to reach a wide and highly credible audience while ensuring that our evidence is of the highest quality . Below is the latest IIED …
Article, 23 September 2020
A local farmer uses manual callipers to measure a tree. Measuring trees in person can be cheaper and just as accurate (Photo: Geoff Wells)
The Paris Agreement, SDGs and simple local monitoring
… 'technical' approaches – that's the headline finding from a project I work on at the University of Edinburgh (UoE) , funded by Ecosystem … a few things and saying hello to the farmer. For example, while our study focused on calculating the size of trees, measuring things is … will depend on what is happening on the ground. For example, while our study focused on approaches to monitoring on small farms, …
Insight, 07 January 2016
Boat on a lake and a waterfall in the background
Making natural capital accounting an institution in Uganda
… and soil improvement, and wildlife tourism, and discussing how this work could be replicated and embedded in government institutions. … people. To institutionalise the accounts, technical experts need to work with policy analysts and communications specialists to create … to be hooked on natural capital accounting – the future health of our natural environments, economies and societies depends on it. …
Insight, 11 December 2020
Top blogs of 2018
Best of 2018: blogs
… key issues for action on sustainable development in 2018 January: Our most read blog last year was a preview of 2018 by IIED director … we can respond to a changing global environment through strengthening our own capacity to learn and adapt. 2 Attracting Zambia's youth to … . They reported that despite more than 100 years of international work on conservation, African wildlife is in serious trouble. They …
Article, 27 December 2018
A man stands as he speaks to a seated group of people surrounding him
How to get the most out of dialogue
… dialogue and why. The review focused on five case studies of IIED’s work where dialogues have been instrumental in driving community and … to national slum dwellers’ federations (SDFs) . Defining dialogues  Our review first sought to understand how dialogue is framed and understood – within the context of IIED’s work, and beyond.  Having looked across the different dialogue types, …
Insight, 03 June 2020