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Mainstreaming biodiversity and development initiative: events
Article, 09 July 2013
Marisa Carmargo presents approaches to equity in forest governance: Lessons for safeguard development at an event at COP20 in Lima (Photo: Donal Yeang via Flickr)
Why the private sector must be included in efforts to curb deforestation
… on 'Approaches to equity in forest governance: Lessons for safeguard development', drawing on work on the role of the private sector in … REDD+ projects seemed to be concentrated in areas where small-scale agriculture and biomass energy production were the main threats to the … need to promote reforestation to enhance carbon stocks, and promote sustainable management of forests and conservation together with …
Insight, 05 December 2014
Launch event of the China-Africa Forest Governance Platform in March 2013. Photo: Simon Lim
Just forest governance
… fairer, but it can also help ensure that forests are managed in a sustainable way. Sharing lessons learned We have found that a collaborative approach, in which tools and tactics are shared, can help local people … incomes and a burgeoning global middle class. This calls for a more sustainable intensification of current land use, where the maximum …
Article, 07 September 2013
A woman miner in Tanzania, who features in a film on stories of change on artisanal and small-scale mining (Image: IIED)
Best of 2017: videos
… that could improve implementation. This video explained how local development funds can provide long-term financing to communities who … from the 2017 climate talks . Recording different voices: food and agriculture in Zambia Videos can highlight varied points of view. The … This video was part of a joint IIED/Hivos project on sustainable diets for all . Everyday realities: cotton contracts in …
Article, 12 January 2018
Low-cost solar lanterns enable a boy to study at home in the small village of Shidhulai in the Natore District of northwestern Bangladesh (Photo: G.M.B. Akash/PANOS)
Universal energy access: combining public and private sector efforts
… This is not necessarily a bad thing – private businesses drive development by serving populations that, while not living in acute … governments, donors and business could take a 'market segmentation' approach (PDF) . A framework for targeting efforts at the 'base of the … Wilson ( [email protected] ) is a principal researcher in IIED's Sustainable Markets Group  and the leader of IIED's energy and …
Insight, 30 September 2014
Quechua woman
Here's why Indigenous economics is the key to saving nature
… ensure balance with nature, and provide alternative paradigms for sustainable development. For many of the world’s 476 million Indigenous … Many subsistence economies are also characterised by circular agriculture models, which minimise waste and carbon emissions. The … producers and a shift towards consumerist lifestyles. The dominant approach to nature conservation through protected areas also reflects a …
Insight, 12 April 2021
UN food treaty on plant genetic resources must protect farmers’ rights
… the treaty’s implementation. The Treaty (created by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization – UN FAO – in 2003) is meant to protect … have a say in national decision-making on the conservation and sustainable use of Plant Genetic Resources The conference will also hear … IIED has submitted a paper to the conference. It argues for a broad approach to the protection of farmers rights, that goes beyond …
News, 14 March 2011
A photo of a man addressing a conference, pictured through the heads of those listening
Leading on nature: can the new Secretary of State deliver bold action on environment and poverty?
… the key steps we believe DFID could take to strengthen the UK's approach to climate finance. Our three key messages are: all UK aid … resilience and adaptive capacity  of productive systems such as agriculture and fisheries, helping to prevent or mitigate … poor people: iconic species such as elephants grab the headlines and sustainable use of these species can generate significant revenues and …
Insight, 31 May 2019
Lesotho's population is heavily dependent on agriculture. Drying river systems threaten a lack of drinking water for livestock (Photo: Jonas Merian, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: Legalise Paris agreement
Article, 24 November 2015
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 … says Pimbert. "Europe needs a much more democratic and participatory approach to policy making and research to solve the many social and … 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