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Land rights and investments: why the IFC performance standards are not enough: A comparison with the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure
… * Many national legal systems do not protect local claims to land and resources, and while many businesses apply the International Finance …
Publication, 01 October 2019
Seed industry and UN agency ignore traditional ways to protect biodiversity and knowledge
… to protecting and sharing traditional knowledge and biological resources build resilience to environmental variability such as climate … member countries to equitably share benefits from the use of genetic resources and related knowledge, and to protect and encourage customary use of biological resources in accordance with traditional cultural practices. But nearly …
News, 09 November 2009
Community group siting in a circle and listening to a speaker
Raising ambition in locally-led action for 2021: calling for business unusual
News, 16 November 2020
Pick-up van packed with people and suitcases.
Climate-induced migration and vulnerability to modern slavery
Project, 17 September 2021
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Changing landscapes in Mozambique: why pro-poor land policy matters
… costs to poor communities caused by the loss of access to natural resources. …
Publication, 01 January 2017
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Forest and farm producer organizations improve income and access to markets
… by middlemen who capture the main share of benefits from natural resources and trade. Reducing poverty is a key focus of the Forest and …
Publication, 01 March 2016
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Local farmers are key to saving world's seed diversity
… security is being put at further risk by the loss of plant genetic resources due to the spread of mono-cropping.     "Local and indigenous …
News, 30 October 2017
Vendor cutting fish in the market.
Evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on small-scale fisheries and its markets
… resilience of coastal communities without compromising the resources they depend upon.   IIED is seeking to work with actors in … SDG14.B : provide access of small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets.  If you want to discuss working with us in these …
Project, 28 January 2021
Three farmers plan their crops on a steep hillside
Thorny issues: achieving a fair and equitable Global Goal on Adaptation
Insight, 25 January 2021
New tool helps communities from Outer Hebrides to Southern Africa to adapt to climate change
News, 10 August 2022