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Pa Ousman Jarju has written an open letter to US President Barack Obama (Photo: Steve Jurvetson via http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)
Letter to America: Gambia envoy asks Obama directly for US climate leadership
… LDCs are already experiencing debilitating impacts on our agriculture, water supply and floodplains.  Since 1980, more than one …
News, 06 June 2014
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Brazil: Access of family farmers to biodiesel markets - partnerships between large companies and social movements
… conflict? What are the chances that this policy will provide a sustainable source of income generation for groups that find themselves … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 March 2008
Hippos bask in the sun in Botswana.
Botswana: Biodiversity and dragons come together
… what’s the return on investment?” from Jonathan. “I’m the minister of agriculture, why should I want more elephants when I’m dealing with the … of ‘mainstreaming’ biodiversity including: new jobs stronger, more sustainable livelihoods more diverse products and potential advantages … conservation of biodiversity into policies across government – from agriculture, tourism and mining policies, financial strategies and …
Insight, 22 May 2013
Biocultural products of the Potato Park in Peru, an example of the goods and services that can be produced by indigenous peoples to provide income and enhance incentives to sustain biocultural heritage (Photo: ANDES)
Consultation: designing a new biocultural heritage indication
… Food and agriculture …
Insight, 20 August 2015
Fishing boats return to a beach on the Bay of Bengal.
New Commission for oceans in crisis
… destruction, and destructive fishing practices. In 2009, the Food and Agriculture Organization said that over half the world’s fish stocks were already fully exploited (relative to their maximum sustainable yield). Nearly a fifth (19%) were over exploited, and 8% … are already more than 30 international frameworks and agreements on sustainable fisheries management alone, set up by organisations and …
Insight, 14 February 2013
The CBA9 participants gather for a group photo on the final day of the conference, shortly after the Nairobi Declaration was announced (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
CBA9 highlights
Article, 05 May 2015
Group of participants stand for a picture during the International Forest Connect workshop in Nepal in February 2013.
Forest Connect
… resource and business management that is critical for equitable and sustainable development. Unlike many industrial-scale business models, … be a better way of distinguishing and supporting business that enable sustainable development (through more democratic local control) and … steering committee, and was co-managed by IIED, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , The Center for People …
Project, 12 September 2013
A man points to a wild chimpanzee up a tree
Markets and payments for environmental services
… robust research, clear property rights, equitable benefit sharing and sustainable finance. Read this briefing or this blog to find out more. … Chimpanzees in Uganda are under threat as their habitat is lost to agriculture and human settlements. Central to this problem is the … own livelihoods. IIED aims to show how an equitable and financially sustainable payment scheme can compensate local landholders for …
Project, 03 October 2008
A new President: what does this mean for Bulgaria’s energy sector?
… Plevneliev’s first year in power and the UN International Year of Sustainable Energy for All . He should seize the opportunity to boost … opportunities, benefit the environment and provide more secure and sustainable long-term energy systems for the local population. Read … This blog was written by Emma Wilson, a Senior Researcher in the Sustainable Markets Group at IIED, and Teodora Todorova, an independent …
Insight, 17 January 2012
People sitting in a pasture
International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (INMIP)
… by the Peruvian indigenous NGO ANDES (Association for Nature and Sustainable Development) . It aims to strengthen the resilience of … Food and agriculture …
Project, 27 June 2019