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Sumaya Zakieldeen
Q&A with Sumaya Zakieldeen
Article, 21 June 2012
Prioritising positive and negative social impacts of the protected area at Rwenzori Mountain National Park, Uganda (Photo: Rob Small)
Introduction to conservation, communities and equity
… Nature is being degraded and our planet's biodiversity is being reduced at an unprecedented rate. … more equitable conservation at specific pilot sites where we and our partners work, through supporting social and governance assessment and improving …
Article, 05 August 2013
Bangladesh: schoolchildren attend lessons at a school located on a boat (Photo: G.M.B. Akash/PANOS)
Ten lessons on community-based adaptation
… of participants (both researchers and NGOs) want to present their work, but as time is limited, we encourage participants bring … is the cost. Rather than depend on one or two big donors, we raise our funds by charging a registration fee of over UD$500. We realise this … expect (quite rightly) to get value for money, which keeps us on our toes, but it also means our model is sustainable. Registrations have …
Insight, 16 March 2016
A butterfly
Camila Oliveira on NBSAPs revision in Brazil
… We started to revise our national Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) in 2010, led … took a three-pronged approach. Nationalising Aichi targets We wanted our national targets to be at least as challenging as the global Aichi … to tackle the causes of biodiversity loss. So we gave them time to work on this internally. During the whole process, the Ministry of …
Insight, 01 May 2014
Two men sat behind a desk chat to one another, with the Forest Governance Learning Group logo in the background
Forest Governance Learning Group
… institutions, policy decisions and practical systems. From our research, we know that  small teams working together can have a big … Vietnam. The teams carry out research, capacity building and advocacy work. IIED works with these teams to carry out similar functions … in Asia from The Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC) . Thematic work focuses on: Strengthening forest rights and small forest …
Project, 07 September 2013
Bangladeshi climate negotiator Qazi K Ahmad
Q&A: World leaders must abandon their narrow political interests to deliver the best deal at COP21
… Contribution (INDC)?  QA:  We have said that we will not increase our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by more than the average of the developing countries. That is our commitment, whatever the average emission are for developing … groups. Where the interest lies, we find out those interests and work with other countries. Where the interest lies, we find out those …
Article, 24 November 2015
A woman carries jerrycans and tree men behind her wear masks and red vests with a red cross in the back
Applying the lessons of COVID-19 to the climate crisis
… learned from the pandemic for the greatest long-term challenge of our age, the climate crisis. How has the pandemic interacted with the … people in the ‘middle’, professional classes have often been able to work online – not benefiting from a boom like the super-rich but not so … pandemic stimulus packages. There are challenges in making these work: they must balance short-term help with promoting effective …
Insight, 23 February 2022
Urban-rural linkages have been 'beefed up' in the latest draft of the UN's Open Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals
OWG 'zero draft' is a huge step forward: now let's get practical
… areas for improvement. We're really pleased to see many of our suggestions are reflected in the latest draft.  Strengthening … list of targets. IIED is exploring a possible approach, along with our IRF2015 partners. Linked to this is the design of architecture for … destination. I recognise this is a thorny issue and hope that IIED's work, including our focus on the particular circumstances and interests …
Insight, 20 June 2014
People sit on chairs two metres apart while listening to a man at a lectern
COVID-19: IIED in the media
Article, 14 April 2020
A new radish variety shown off by Dayanand Joshi
As climate changes, Himalayan farmers return to traditional crops
… farming in food security and climate adaptation. A changing climate Our report,  Smallholder Farming Systems in the Indian Himalayas , shows … have declined and many young people are moving to urban areas for work. Although this is less pronounced in the more remote eastern … prolonged dry periods, have made life harder for communities. But as our report shows, farmers in both regions are coming up with new – and …
Insight, 29 October 2018