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Mass of people walking with flags and posters. A sign reads "pay your climate debt"
Responsible operations and environmental sustainability 2022
… support their delivery. An environment champions network was also set up to engage staff and help identify new ideas for improvements. The … As part of our objective to promote ethical finance, we signed up to the Make My Money Matter campaign and carried out a review of our … and IIED events. ‘We Mean Business’ principles IIED signed up to the We Mean Business Coalition , which aims to take climate action …
Page, 08 February 2023
A woman carrying a basket through a plantation.
IIED launches SAGE version 2.0 – a tool for improving governance and equity in nature conservation
… In December last year, nearly 200 countries signed up to the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) , a … An alternative theory of change  There is an alternative bottom-up theory of change. This involves supporting stakeholders and … natural resource management in Southern Africa.  Bottom-up does not mean expensive This might sound like a very expensive …
Insight, 28 June 2023
The new OpenLandContracts.org database contains the details of publicly available investment contracts from around the world (Image: Columbia Centre for Sustainable Investment (CCSI))
Opening up land contracts
… people and deliver poor results. There is a need to promote bottom-up deliberation on the fundamental policy choices – for example, what … but also by having catalysed new momentum for more bottom-up decision making in investment processes. Resources OpenLandContracts … Opening up land contracts …
Insight, 20 October 2015
People planting mushrooms.
Redesigning grant making for locally-led conservation
… As one of more than 120 governments and organisations signed up to the LLA principles, it is crucial that we at IIED put them into …
Insight, 26 February 2024
New pledges made towards climate adaptation at COP26
… to adapt to climate change, as well as reduce their emissions, is a sign of real progress, tackling both sides of the climate crisis. … and not just ‘business-as-usual’ investments or fossil fuels dressed up in green clothing.” …
News, 08 November 2021
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Frontline funds: investing in grassroots-led responses to climate change
Event, 30 June 2021
A man in a suit holding a microphone laughs along with a woman standing next to him behind a podium.
IIED deepens links with largest global network of local governments
… The two organisations will collaborate on UCLG’s research in the lead-up to the 2025 World Social Summit, an international gathering convened …
News, 12 March 2024
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Page, 28 July 2022
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Mainstreaming biodiversity into government decision-making
… biodiversity loss by 2030, and sending a united signal to step up global ambition for nature, climate and people. Despite delays due to …
Publication, 27 August 2021
Modern energy services are crucial to economic development. In Afghanistan, less than 10 per cent of the population has access to the electricity grid. French NGO GERES has been working to introduce low-cost passive solar building designs, reducing fuel poverty (Photo: Oriane Zera, GERES, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Facing up to the awkward realities of the post-2015 agenda
… can be supported by special 'green bonds', but these currently makes up less than 0.01 per cent of the global bond market. Reduce inequality … Facing up to the awkward realities of the post-2015 agenda …
Insight, 28 January 2015