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A man on the phone outside a small orange hut. A nearby sign advertises prices for mobile phone air-time.
How the digital divide threatens the success and legitimacy of the COP26 talks
Insight, 08 October 2021
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Industrial growth, rural income and the sustainability of agriculture in the duel economy
… the implications of the strategy for the utilisation of agricultural resources, using a simple variant of the duel economy model. The model … will be associated with the overutilisation of agricultural resources. It is argued that the liberalisation of price policy, with …
Publication, 01 January 1989
A person walks between two ponds.
Locally-led action key to delivering the new global biodiversity framework
… international law, and the rights of IPLCs to lands, territories and resources. And as well as rights, it needs to highlight the roles of …
Insight, 06 October 2021
Patently obvious: intellectual property rights could support small producers
… do not automatically encourage the sustainable management of natural resources. Other factors, such as land rights, play an important role in determining the management of natural resources. Methods for local conflict resolution and to ensure equitable … Group and Krystyna Swiderska Senior Researcher in IIED's Natural Resources Group . Find out more Read the briefing: Intellectual property …
Insight, 14 November 2011
Kenya: Farmers visit a crop trial site to select the best sorghum varieties for climate resilience. Most climate change adaptation is done day-to-day by farmers, pastoralists, fishers and the urban poor. (Photo: S. Kilungo, CCAFS, Creative Commons via Flickr)
The SDGs must carry us beyond Paris to 2030
… new elements – the reduction of inequality, conserving ocean resources, better managing terrestrial ecosystems and providing safe and … of engaging local governments as well as finding ways of delivering resources directly to poor people’s own organisations.   Lastly, we will …
Insight, 10 September 2015
Farmers in Guangxi and Yunnan provinces respond to climatic adversity by using their own innovations and biocultural heritage
China's farmers innovate to adapt to climate change
… . Krystyna Swiderska is a senior researcher in IIED's Natural Resources Group ( [email protected] ). Watch an  extended …
Insight, 17 December 2013
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Was Mrs Mutendi Only Joking? Access to Timber in Zimbabwe's Communal Areas
Publication, 01 January 1996
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Tourism, Conservation and Sustainable Development: Case studies from Asia and Africa
… foreign exchange earnings, increase employment and provide financial resources to preserve natural and cultural heritage. However, relatively …
Publication, 01 January 1999
Women sit next to piles of vegetables like onions, tomatoes, garlic.
Five pathways to deliver rapid support for a green and resilient COVID-19 recovery in the LDCs
Insight, 30 September 2021
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Securing Land for Herders in Niger
… over the last ten years to make their tenure to land and other resources more secure and, by reviewing the law as it stands, asks how …
Publication, 01 January 2001