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Land Tenure and Rural Development in Burkina Faso: Issues and strategies
… Burkina Faso’s economy is based on agriculture, livestock, and forestry. Land is the mainstay of economic … in the cohesion of rural communities and vital to the country’s development. Assured access to land is the first condition for … and examining the land tenure issues which may hinder more sustainable production. …
Publication, 01 January 2002
Four people sit on the floor to look at a map on the ground.
In her name: securing land tenure for women in Zambia
Insight, 14 October 2021
A girl studies under the light of a rechargeable solar lamp.
New research series kicks off with look at energy delivery models
… is the issue that the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is considering in our  latest research series, Linking Worlds . The paper series looks across sectors – agriculture, mining, energy and textiles – at the characteristics and … (and at times commercial) benefits. The first of this series,  Sustainable Energy for All? Linking poor communities to modern energy …
Insight, 12 December 2012
A young person
The champions helping communities make better food choices
… to plug this knowledge gap. The study was conducted as part of the Sustainable Diets for All (SD4ALL) programme implemented in partnership … to market healthy snacks and drinks, developing a whole-family approach to providing healthy foods at home, and supporting healthy … Food and agriculture … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 08 January 2020
Fishermen hauling in a net
Accounting for small-scale fisheries and the ocean
… undermining the country’s ability to fulfil its commitments to sustainable development (such as SDG14 (life under water), SDG2 (zero … ‘reveal’ the sector remain isolated, often because the methodological approach does not allow results to be mainstreamed into national … following the System of Environmental Economic Accounting for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries framework A scoping study in …
Project, 05 August 2019
Bolivian family farming organisations show a poster about their award-winning coffee business development activity at the World Rural Forum in Bilbao, Spain (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Modern food systems to emerge in new decade of family farming
… sure they get the recognition they deserve as innovators for a more sustainable future.  Family farming involves almost 1.5 billion people … – a modern solution to problems cause by an outdated industrial approach.   Family farms helping to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals Many of the organisations present in Bilbao are …
Insight, 04 April 2019
The Sustainable diets for all programme recognises that people – with their capacity to innovate and power to drive change – must be at the centre of efforts to reshape our failing food systems (Photo: © Mauricio Panozo of Lucano photography. Bolivia, La Paz)
How people are providing evidence, and influencing to get food policies that work for them
… our water and natural resources. What if we all had healthier, more sustainable diets? Sounds good, but what does this look like in … their daily lives. IIED, Hivos and partners are taking a citizen-led approach to food research and policy-making as part of the Sustainable Diets for All programme . We are working with civil society …
Insight, 26 April 2018
A crowd of women and men hold banners and shout in protest
Confronting structural inequalities in South-North research collaborations
… legal empowerment as pressures on land intensify adopts a similar approach: the Yaoundé-based Centre for Environment and Development (CED) leads the overall project, and work in Cameroon, while … we provide through a joint initiative with the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) involves collaborating with organisations …
Insight, 11 May 2022
More than 250 participants shared their experiences and examples of good practice at CBA12 (Photo: Teresa Corcoran/IIED)
How can insights from CBA12 inform global discussions on the SDGs and resilience?
… in New York for the 2018 High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on sustainable development , the main UN body mandated to review implementation of the … of potential climate futures. The Participatory Scenario Planning approach developed by CARE International enables the collaborative …
Insight, 16 July 2018
The case of the coca leaf
…  Additionally, 40 per cent of Bolivia’s population is employed in agriculture, which includes employment in the large-scale coca leaf … the answer. Eradicating the illegal drug trade requires a holistic approach involving all major stakeholders – the growers, drug dealers, … By purchasing Guayakí Yerba Mate, consumers are contributing to the sustainable product practices and reforestation of the Guayakí …
Insight, 01 April 2010