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Energy equity: can the UN Sustainable Energy for All initiative make a difference?
… The Sustainable Energy for All Initiative (abbreviated to SE4ALL) has set … – the ‘missing’ Millennium Development Goal (MDG) – is essential for sustainable development and achieving the MDGs themselves . Electricity … such as Malawi, the flourishing trade in traditional biomass lacks sustainable management, efficient processing and end use. Large-scale …
Insight, 29 March 2012
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IIED research and evidence in academia
… World Development, The Lancet and One Earth, on subjects ranging from sustainable agricultural intensification to the potential of social … and developing a longer-term strategy towards a more inclusive and sustainable future. Written by IIED's Lorenzo Cotula . 2022 Indigenous … sustainability and resilience to pandemics, and threats from agriculture, development and conservation policies. Featuring IIED's …
Article, 23 September 2020
A community workshop. Social learning processes were a key element of a successful 10-year collaboration between the International Potato Centre (CIP) and indigenous communities in the Peruvian Andes (Photo: IIED)
It's the process, stupid 
… or contexts. This leads to solutions that are more appropriate and sustainable. They can also help bring together short-term and … institutions.  With funding and support from CGIAR's Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security programme (CCAFS) , we tested this …  ( [email protected] ) is senior researcher in IIED's  Shaping Sustainable Markets research group . Marissa Van Epp is a consultant …
Insight, 16 March 2017
Five ways to boost stocks of the Bay of Bengal’s beloved hilsa fish
… to be a success, this would suggest that direct payments to encourage sustainable fisheries can work elsewhere. They recommend five ways to … of the ecosystem service can help make the scheme financially sustainable. One way to do this would be to channel a portion of export … which make up the Bay of Bengal: Bangladesh, India and Myanmar. "Sustainable fisheries management is about much more than the numbers of …
News, 28 November 2013
Vegetables street vendors sitting on the floor.
Transformative food systems governance and the environmental agenda: lessons from the national and city level
… Programme (UNEP) , under the umbrella of the One Planet Network Sustainable Food Systems Programme (OPN SFSP) , have published a … environmental agendas. Drawing on seven OPN SFSP case studies on sustainable food system multi-stakeholder mechanisms across the global … governance arrangements can accelerate policymaking around sustainable food systems. This webinar brought together global experts …
Event, 13 September 2023
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Potential for UK portfolio investors to finance sustainable tropical forestry
Publication, 01 January 1999
Woman walking through a field, carrying a bag on her head.
How to green Africa from the grassroots
… development. By investing in renewable energy, regenerative forms of agriculture and workforce skills, countries can become less vulnerable … future crises. While Africa’s rapid urbanisation takes the headlines, agriculture remains vital for future development (PDF) . It provides … CAADP policies focus more on boosting production than ensuring sustainable food security and livelihoods for Africa’s predominantly …
Insight, 04 January 2021
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Faire pencher la balance: vers des politiques façonnant des investissements et des marchés agricoles favorables aux petits agriculteurs
… à grande échelle et d’autres investissements commerciaux dans l’agriculture a suscité des inquiétudes concernant la marginalisation des … dont ils font pencher les investissements commerciaux en faveur de l’agriculture à petite ou à grande échelle, ainsi que la façon dont ces … Sustainable markets …
Publication, 01 December 2012
A scenic shot of forest with two waterfalls
Support for REDD+ readiness in Jamaica
Project, 21 April 2021
Making food systems work for people and planet
… the book's author Dr Michel Pimbert, who is the director of IIED’s Sustainable Agriculture, Biodiversity and Livelihoods programme. "It is now time to … to provide for eight or nine billion people in a manner that is sustainable." Pimbert's book describes the ecological basis of food and …
News, 06 May 2008