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Madizini in Tanzania grew from a village into an urban centre, initially because the local sugarcane plantations and factory needed workers. Now the town supports a wide array of businesses (Photo: Jytte Agergaard)
Reframing food security for an urbanising world
… ) is principal researcher in IIED's Human Settlements research group . Read more: IIED's project on the impacts of …
Insight, 10 April 2017
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Understanding the social impacts of protected areas: a community perspective
… This research report provides an overview of the Social Assessment for …
Publication, 01 March 2016
Artisanal fishermen in the Philippines. In a nation made up of 7,100 islands, small-scale fishing provides livelihoods to hundreds of thousands of people. (Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: Revealing the value of small-scale fishing to national economies
Article, 23 May 2018
Vendor cutting fish in the market.
Evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on small-scale fisheries and its markets
… knock-on economic effects.  On top of expanding on the current research work, IIED will also produce a  series of infographics on the …
Project, 28 January 2021
Mecati Forest, Mozambique: a group of charcoal producers clear trees and prepare to make charcoal. Each year more than eight million bags of charcoal are produced by Mozambique's informal sector (Photo: Mike Goldwater/IIED)
The informal economy and sustainable development
… Green Economy Coalition, WIEGO, the Center for International Forestry Research and OECD's Sahel and West Africa Club organising an event, ' … 2016 for representatives of government, civil society, business and research. This reviewed the evidence and agree practical steps towards … people's own actions? In Africa, we are carrying out field-based research together with partners in order to understand the value chains …
Project, 20 January 2016
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The Ongo Community Forest REDD+ pilot Project, Uganda: A socioeconomic baseline survey
… project in the Masindi district of western Uganda. Results from this research provide a baseline of the socioeconomic conditions of … Life Sciences(UMB). Results from Uganda will later be combined with research from other countries (Vietnam, Brazil, Ghana and Tanzania) to …
Publication, 01 November 2012
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Study shows how to improve Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
… The research relates to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, … agree new rules that will shape the future of the initiative. IIED’s research suggests several ways for these new rules to help reduce … says co-author, Kazakhstani researcher, Saule Ospanova. "Our research in the region is relevant globally as it identifies several …
News, 14 March 2013
Althelia Ecosphere's Simon Dent speaking at Fish Night 2 (Photo: Inta Photography)
Fish Night 2 looks at finance for sustainable fisheries
… in promoting sustainable fisheries to share the latest news and research. Fish Night 2 was covered live on IIED's Twitter service, … Yassin Mohammed, senior researcher in the IIED's Sustainable Markets research group .   IIED researchers have been working in Bangladesh on a …
Event, 04 March 2015
A large sign in a street
Cities: where public health and climate experts must meet
Article, 24 July 2020
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Jordan - Participation and decision making of small-scale producers in new sheep cheese market channels in the Badia
… Based on field research, this paper provides analysis of sheep cheese market channels … determinants of market choices after the introduction of the Badia Research and Development Centre (BRDC)'s innovation. This publication …
Publication, 01 September 2008