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Oxen plough a field in Ethiopia.
African land deals: Is a policy shift underway?
… On current trajectory, the global economy will require more resources, not less, so demand for Africa’s land is unlikely to go. And …
Insight, 15 July 2013
Mangroves (Blue Carbon) in the Lamu area, on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya (Photo: Peter Prokosch)
IIED at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
… and the sustainable development goals.  Members of IIED's Natural Resources research group  and partners attended the congress, and played …
Event, 01 September 2016
Happy Mondays — saving the planet one day at a time
… directly with food production for human consumption for land and resources, and typically could be consumed by humans directly. In Kenya, …
Insight, 17 February 2010
Seeds carefully picked from a pile of rotting and old beans in Mali.
Food waste: can grassroots initiatives stop us throwing good food in the bin?
Insight, 04 June 2013
A farmer in Tattaguine, Senegal benefits from an irrigation project. IIED is advocating for the Green Climate Fund to speed up the process of getting finance to local levels, those who need it most (Photo: Ryan Kendrick Smith, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Q&A: a message to the Green Climate Fund board
Article, 10 October 2016
Gambia is hoping to develop its tourism industry, but coastal areas are environmentally fragile and threatened by erosion. (Photo: Nick Brooks, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: The Gambia expects solid financial commitment at Paris climate talks
Article, 24 November 2015
Pakistan: floods and after
Insight, 01 September 2010
Agricultural development: business as usual is not an option
… to the land they farm and improving their access to appropriate resources – such as seeds, fertilizers, credit –  and to technologies, …
Insight, 05 April 2012
REDD+ project design: 10 points to consider so the poor don’t lose out
Insight, 30 January 2012
Chart showing decentralised energy access – finance needed and contribution of climate finance (Image: Sarah Best/IIED)
The Green Climate Fund: will the vulnerable be overlooked in a rush to spend?
Insight, 24 June 2016