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Women crush and separate rocks containing gold ore for extraction at Nsangano Gold Mine, Mawemeru village, Geita, Tanzania (Photo: Brian Sokol/Panos Pictures)
Picturing the ASM space
… Over the last couple of months, IIED has talked to all the major stakeholder groups and got many different perspectives on what the … from ASM countries acknowledged their conflicting national and local development priorities, a lack of coordination among ministries, and … Meanwhile civil society groups expressed their concern of securing sustainable funding to improve the ASM sector. Points of contention  …
Insight, 05 June 2015
A chimney expelling smoke.
Waking up: the vital long-term finance goal of the Paris Agreement
Insight, 02 August 2022
Extractive industry workers are pictured on a beach; a new report recommends that transparency initiatives need to be more inclusive and relevant to local needs for communities most affected by oil, gas or mining projects (Photo: iStockphoto.com/Getty Images)
Transparency: Giving local communities a window on the extractive industries
… of 2013, the question remains about how to make transparency work for sustainable development, particularly for the local communities living … development. The implementation of the standards is overseen by multi-stakeholder groups of government, industry and civil society. … in the new EITI Standard of 2013 is welcome Lack of support and engagement.  Local and national EITI implementation suffers from the …
Insight, 28 May 2014
A heap of steel balls in a lorry
Why procurement should be the "next frontier" in transparency for mining
… at a major crossroads in the intersection between mining and economic development in host countries. At the conference, the EITI formally … need better information. Increasing transparency in procurement for sustainable development MSV has been doing its part through the Mining … also working with partners across Africa and Asia to support multi-stakeholder programmes to use the LPRM. Given the increasing attention …
Insight, 01 July 2019
Miners pushing a cart out of a mine near the Bolivian town of Potosi. For centuries this area had the richest silver mines in South America. Today many of the mines are worked by local cooperatives, but conditions are still harsh (Photo Nyall & Maryanne, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Listen and learn: lessons from the small-scale mining sector
… had a bigger voice at the table in defining the language of sustainable development for the sector. It is only in this way that the … than that, MMSD challenged the approach to dialogue by pursuing multi-stakeholder engagement and engaging local voices.   When we reviewed MMSD in 2012 , … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 05 February 2015
Two men pushing a boat filled with mangrove seedlings
Finding solutions in nature for climate change
Insight, 29 May 2020
The home page of the AdaptaClima web platform
Sharing knowledge on climate change adaptation in Brazil
… improve Brazil’s ability to adapt to climate change. A participatory development process The development of AdaptaClima involved some 60 organisations in Brazil and … Local partner GVces identified local stakeholders and promoted engagement within Brazil. IIED focused on identifying key UK-based …
Project, 14 May 2018
A buffet of Ugandan food
Science with citizens, or science for citizens?
… Resource Centre (KRC) , on food consumption in Uganda as part of the Sustainable Diets for All  programme. We enrolled citizens in and around … tool in advocacy – persuading people to create a fairer and more sustainable world. The examples presented at the conference suggest that … a way that people can own it and use it as what it is: theirs.  The Sustainable Diets for All  programme is implemented by Hivos and IIED …
Insight, 23 July 2019
Boats tied to the port.
Increasing the visibility of artisanal small-scale fishers, fish farmers and fish workers
… and aquaculture are crucial to people’s nutrition, food security, sustainable livelihoods and wellbeing worldwide. The  Food and … workers play in food security, nutrition, poverty eradication and sustainable natural resource use. IYAFA 2022 also sought to develop … of small-scale fishers, fish farmers and fish workers in sustainable development. They helped to increase the visibility of the sector to the …
Project, 28 January 2021
Standing and seating men and women pose for a group photograph
Zambia’s chiefs champion gender equality in land and natural resource governance
… land rights, bridging legal, policy and gender norms to ensure sustainable management of land and natural resources. As discussed in … chiefs that teaches them how to get women [actively involved] in the development agenda.” Developing the guidelines was a locally-driven … development of their chiefdoms. Through their leadership and direct engagement, the initiative addressed the specific needs of their …
Insight, 06 September 2021