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Cover for G03252.pdf
Innovative Practice Indonesia - The transparent margin partnership model: Linking mango farmers to dynamic markets
… Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 May 2008
Cover for G03268.pdf
Promoting service provider and producer organisations: A case study of Soja NYO
… (CIDR) to enable small producers in various African countries to gain sustainable access to more lucrative markets, by involving them in … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 July 2008
Deforestation in Kalimantan, Indonesia, which has been pledged US$1 billion pledge of REDD+ finance from Norway (Photo: Josh Estey/Aus Aid, via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
What's next for REDD+?
… of biomass energy, and integrated land use planning for more sustainable mining and infrastructure development. The solution for the … investment in tackling deforestation and not enough of a premium for sustainable forestry. Readiness phases take longer, and the costs of … practical than carbon alone and could work for small or large scale agriculture. Missing markets Something else that's missing is a steady …
Insight, 29 April 2014
women distributing counting eggs
New narratives for a 'new normal'
Insight, 22 July 2020
Cover for G01055.pdf
ABS and Poverty: Practical Approaches for Reducing Poverty through ABS
… especially in developing countries". The 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD), which provided the mandate for … can only be reversed if local people benefit from conservation and sustainable use, particularly in countries of origin of genetic … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 March 2006
This 500W solar system in a rural village in Uganda powers a home, a public broadcasting system, a barbershop and a video hall (Photo: SolarNow via USAID, Creative Commons via Flickr)
What is 'aggregation' and how can it get climate finance working for the most vulnerable?
… communities and businesses know what works and have ingenious and sustainable solutions for adapting to climate change. But they are …
Insight, 19 June 2018
A rally protesting against the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) takes place in Wellington, New Zealand (Photo: Neil Ballantyne, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
The rise of civil society advocacy on investment treaties in Malaysia and the Philippines
… solicitor and legal tools consultant at IIED, focusing on law and sustainable development. Additional materials  The following IIED … cover the issues discussed in this blog: Foreign investment, law and sustainable development: a handbook on agriculture and extractive industries , London, IIED,          …
Insight, 26 March 2015
Climate fight must enlist biodiversity and communities
News, 18 February 2008
IIED researchers in Uganda: "IIED works with small and medium sized enterprise (SMEs), municipal governments, pastoral communities, representatives of urban poor federations, smallholder farming groups, and other poorly represented interests" (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Reflections on my time as IIED director
… development communications. Generating ideas at the cutting edge of sustainable development debates , and making sure we thought through the … process, making the case for why climate change matters hugely for sustainable development. So we ensured that everyone in the … understanding of urban issues into all our work on land-use, food and agriculture, green economy and related issues. We aim to be ahead of …
Insight, 05 March 2015
Cover for G03245.pdf
From the Amazon to the supermarket: Innovation and the integration of small-scale Amazonian chilli pepper producers
… two main challenges. Firstly, in order for the innovation to remain sustainable and flexible, small producers must develop and maintain … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 July 2008