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The front of a cinema, with posters advertising the film Avatar.
Was 'Avatar' good for Indigenous People?
… hominids from a certain Hollywood blockbuster. Just a casual Google search for ‘real life avatar’ will reveal a slew of articles arguing …
Insight, 04 November 2010
A rubber boat carrying around 50 refugees arrives from Bodrum, Turkey to the Greek island of Kos (Photo: Christopher Jahn/IFRC, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
In this war of words, no one is the victor
… the situation in Syria. And it is vital that Europe ensures that the search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean are properly …
Insight, 04 September 2015
MMSD – working papers
Article, 04 March 2009
Women farmers sorting their carrot harvest in Karnal District in the Indian state of Haryana (Photo: Nirmal Sigtia, IWMI/CCAFS, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: Women in rural India are nature’s guardians
… family are losing interest in land-related activities and leave in search of better livelihoods. Women are left in rural areas to work the …
Article, 30 October 2018
Children go to school on boat in flood-prone Bangladesh. Photo: G.M.B Akash/Panos
Least developed countries lead on low-carbon resilience
… implemented, governments there must monitor these risks. And as they search for synergies and win-win strategies, it’s important they don’t …
Insight, 16 October 2013
Climate fight must enlist biodiversity and communities
News, 18 February 2008
MMSD – draft materials
… Documents are grouped together in the links below, or you can search our Publications Library . Please contact us if you can't find …
Article, 04 March 2009
Our new interactive visualisation plots countries’ incomes per capita against their levels of urbanisation
Let's see what the BRICS teach us about urbanisation and economic growth
Insight, 16 September 2014
Agricultural research must change radically to realise people's right to food
… setting to combine the strengths of farmers and scientists in the search for fair, sustainable and locally adapted food systems. …
News, 16 February 2007
PLA 44 cover
PLA 44: Local Government and Participation
… IGFRI's research agenda Nagaratna Biradar and CR Ramesh In search of a meaningful participatory training methodology RS Saxena and …
Article, 31 May 2002