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Animals gather in the shade of a rusting ship near the Aral Sea (Photo: Mark Pitcher)
Are Kazakhstan's plans for a greener future at risk?
Insight, 31 October 2014
Cover for 7823IIED.pdf
Living Off Biodiversity: Exploring livelihoods and biodiversity issues in the natural resources management
… and to identify possibilities for mainstreaming the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity into these sectors but without … existing natural resource sectors through research, policy change, development and demonstration of alternative approaches. There are six … on how to start to resolve the conflicts between conservation and development. …
Publication, 01 January 2001
REDD: Protecting climate, forests and livelihoods
… such as indiscriminate unenforced logging, less profitable than the sustainable alternative. REDD, as currently conceived, involves payments … of resources — to some 70 million people, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN. Managing forests sustainably so they … between the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) , the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) , …
Article, 14 May 2009
The Dolakha FSC-certified community forest user group speaking at the International Forest Connect workshop in Nepal in February 2013 (Photo: Leianne Rolington/IIED)
Focusing support for locally controlled forest enterprise
Article, 14 March 2014
This bridge crossing the Yorkin river in the Sixaola Basin is used daily by local communities, including children on their way to school in the early morning. (Photo: Paul Aragón,©IUCN)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Costa Rica
… to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. Between 2015 and 2019, IIED, the International … territory is not recognised by the government of Panama. Subsistence agriculture is important for these communities, and they grow bananas, … Marta Pérez de Madrid (IUCN) explains the importance of the EbA approach for livelihoods in Mesoamerica.  IIED and IUCN have used the …
Project, 13 December 2018
Cover for 16021IIED.pdf
Standard bearers: Horticultural exports and private standards in Africa
… in 2008 organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and the Natural Resources Institute (NRI). Standard … Sustainable markets …
Publication, 01 February 2009
Women preparing tapioca
Tapioca tech in Togo – how producers are organising to transform lives and land
Insight, 05 February 2020
View of Harpan village of Panchase – the upstream of Phewa Lake (Photo: Amit Poudyal/IUCN)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Nepal
… to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. Between 2015 and 2019, IIED, the International Union for … species. The economy of Panchase is largely dependent on subsistence agriculture, and Mountain EbA Project activities aimed to address both …
Project, 26 June 2018
Field visit as part of the Mountain Ecosystem-based Adaptation project, Mount Elgon, Uganda (IUCN)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Uganda
… to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. Between 2015 and 2022, IIED, the International … to improve water retention, and tree planting using an agroforestry approach to stabilise soil to reduce landslides. Find out more about the … together civil society organisations, government representatives for agriculture and climate change, and the climate change negotiators for …
Project, 15 February 2018
An Indonesia market trader stands at his stall while women customers look at the food on sale
Dietary indicators need overhauling, food diary study finds
… malnutrition . Assessing dietary quality in Indonesia As part of the Sustainable Diets for All programme (SD4ALL) , IIED and Hivos … demographic groups and help us link diets with agro-biodiversity and sustainable food systems. Finally, people are not used to recording … a citizen agency perspective that challenges this expert-driven approach to research. Self-administered food diaries are a step forward, …
Insight, 15 October 2019