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Equilibrar la balanza: políticas para configurar las inversiones agrícolas y los mercados en beneficio de la pequeña agricultura
… Sustainable markets …
Publication, 01 December 2012
Garment workers in Bangladesh - increasing automation threatens low-cost manufacturing jobs in developing countries (Photo: NYU Stern BHR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Automation, the changing world of work, and sustainable development
… wisely in their rich ecosystems. For those that can, basing their sustainable development strategies on the inherent value of these … and poverty reduction  at the High-Level Political Forum for the Sustainable Development Goals with Edgar Gutiérrez Espeleta, the … to be able to make eco-tourism work as a way to achieve inclusive, sustainable development. But to get the world moving on a good footing …
Insight, 17 August 2017
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Counting the costs: replacing pastoralism with irrigated agriculture in the Awash Valley, north-eastern Ethiopia
Publication, 01 March 2013
A group of colourfully dressed people stand behind a huge amount of amassed crops and in front of some impressive mountains under a blue sky.
Indigenous Peoples are the real solutions to the nature and climate crises
… face significant threats from extractive industries and industrial agriculture, and from some of the very solutions intended to address the …
Insight, 10 October 2024
Man picking up fruits from a tree
Food insecurity: an appetite for change
… in which food is distributed more equally. According to the  Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) , a person who is food insecure “[lacks] … higher likelihood of chronic illnesses in later life. With the second Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 2) – zero hunger by 2030 – way out of … by wider economic development processes, of which projects funding sustainable energy and travel must play an important part. Other steps …
Insight, 12 August 2020
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Thirty Cabbages: Greening the agricultural 'Life Science' industry
… shifts in corporate attitudes' necessary for making progress towards sustainable development, which the Business Council for Sustainable Development called for in the lead-up to the 1992 Rio 'Earth … for such companies in a more regenerative, less extractive agriculture, can be identified by an alliance between industry and the …
Publication, 01 January 1999
Business models for sustainable development
… at scale. See our Overview briefing paper: Business models for sustainable development: innovation for society and environment What are business models for sustainable development? At the centre of any business model is the … Roots of success: cultivating viable community forestry Food and agriculture Two major IIED projects in the food and agriculture sector …
Article, 10 May 2010
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Branding Agricultural Commodities: The development case for adding value through branding - briefing paper
… Sustainable markets …
Publication, 01 May 2012
High-tech trawlers in the Faroe Islands. Ninety-five per cent of this tiny nation's exports is made up of fish (Photo: antonalfred, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Turning the tide: creating incentives for sustainable oceans
… the threat facing marine ecosystems: a r ecent study  by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) shows that nearly … are being fished either at maximum capacity or beyond biologically sustainable levels.  Fisheries are critical for global food security and … find ways to sustainably manage global fisheries. The 2030 Agenda for sustainable development includes a specific goal – Goal 14 – to conserve …
Insight, 17 January 2017
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IIED's China work Flyer - Fostering sustainable development in China and in its overseas engagement
… IIED’s China Team works to foster sustainable development in China and in its overseas engagement. We … We primarily work on natural resources and land-related sectors (agriculture, forestry, mining and other land-use sectors). … IIED's China work Flyer - Fostering sustainable development in China and in its overseas engagement …
Publication, 01 November 2015