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Two women wearing traditional gowns stand in a maize field
EbA Evidence and Policy: China
… to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. Between 2015 and 2022, IIED, the International … provincial governments in Southwest China and the Ministry of Agriculture to gain policy insights from a project that used EbA to help … is a pioneer in the application of action research methods for the sustainable management of agro-biodiversity, natural resources and …
Project, 13 June 2018
Mangrove reforestation project
Development and life in general under threat from accelerating destruction of nature – but solutions are possible
News, 06 May 2019
Cover for 6146IIED.pdf
Rocky Road Towards Sustainable Livelihoods: Land reform in Free State, South Africa, The
… Free State, assesses the success of the reforms in bringing about sustainable livelihoods. … Rocky Road Towards Sustainable Livelihoods: Land reform in Free State, South Africa, The …
Publication, 01 January 1998
Top blogs of 2018
Best of 2018: blogs
… 1 Changing landscapes: key issues for action on sustainable development in 2018 January: Our most read blog last … Norton . His blog highlighted issues such as the challenge of making sustainable cities, the potential impacts of automation, and the need to … our own capacity to learn and adapt. 2 Attracting Zambia's youth to agriculture: it's about time January: Guest blogger William Chilufya , …
Article, 27 December 2018
New directions for integrating environment and development in East Africa
… East Africa is at a watershed moment in sustainable development policy, as enormous pressure mounts on the … as a foundation to suggest priorities for action towards sustainable development in East Africa. The research was carried out by … Sustainable markets …
News, 16 March 2009
A sunbird
Information value chains – from data to research communication
… across is that biodiversity in all its forms is the foundation for sustainable development. Acknowledging this, every policy process should … biodiversity and ecosystems will enable governments to plan for a sustainable future, where the economy, people and the environment can …
Insight, 15 November 2019
Europe’s food security at risk without bigger role for farmers in policy and research
… the biological diversity that forms the basis of food supplies and agriculture’s ability to adapt to climate change is disappearing because … the potential for farmers to participate in plant breeding. "Europe's agriculture policy is bad for biodiversity and forces farmers to use an … adds Tudge. "Those principles tell us that the most productive and sustainable farms – the ones that can continue to produce the most crops …
News, 11 May 2011
A community-owned Mexican sawmill in Oaxaca (Photo: Duncan Macqueen)
Incendiary observations from the 4th FLARE conference
… here is what stuck out for me: The expansion of  industrial-scale agriculture continues to be the big destroyer of the world’s remaining … we need to make governments and donors aware of the huge potential of sustainable smallholder forestry. IIED and FAO partners at the Forest … their agroforestry systems will be critical if we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris climate agreement.  …
Insight, 22 October 2018
Tree branch stuck in the sea.
Listen to young people: cultural practices can provide answers to the climate problem
Insight, 26 September 2021
A Vietnamese man poses in front of buildings and piles of timber
Archive of completed locally-controlled forestry projects
… included the landmark book ‘ No Timber Without Trees ’ on sustainable forest management. Some of the team's early achievements … (ITTA) and support work to develop certification schemes for sustainable forest management (such as the Forest Stewardship Council … Partnerships Initiative In 2009 IIED, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Union for the …
Article, 22 February 2019