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COP24 will take place in Katowice's landmark congress centre and exhibition hall (Photo: Umkatowice, Creative Commons via Wikipedia)
IIED and partner events at COP24
Event, 02 December 2018
Non-literate farmer filmmakers help save biodiversity
… of their studies," says Dr Michel Pimbert, director of IIED’s sustainable agriculture, biodiversity and livelihoods programme. "In this project, … on Biological Diversity approved in 1996. "In many parts of India and the rest of the world, contract farming, inappropriate supply …
News, 14 May 2008
Cover for G03658.pdf
Sustainable animal welfare: community-led action for improving care and livelihoods (PLA 66)
… Murad Ali and Ramesh Ranjan, looks at community-led action in India to improve animal health and work~practices, and the development … Sustainable animal welfare: community-led action for improving care and …
Publication, 01 September 2013
Cover for G01747.pdf
PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 4 Beauty is in the process and not in the name: an alternative approach for participatory planning
… approaches for promoting importantly, a few common approaches that sustainable agriculture, we have realised that are being used for planning, … with an only the problems that are identified through NGO, in Bihar, India and has since been participatory methods. But subsequently, a … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 January 1998
A herbalist shares information on medicinal and food plants growing in Kaya Kinondo Sacred Coastal Forest in Kenya
Smallholder innovation for resilience (SIFOR)
Project, 16 August 2013
The journey to fetch fresh water for a resident of the Dharavi slum in Mumbai, India (Photo: Meena Kadri, Creative Commons via Flickr)
World Water Week 2016: key resources
… relating to water across the globe. This year's theme is 'Water for Sustainable Growth', with water seen as central to all the challenges at … to link data gathered within their countries to sectors such as agriculture, manufacture and households. Through the example of water … of IIED, is building the capacity of stakeholders in cities in India, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Bangladesh and the Philippines to …
Article, 24 August 2016
Women discuss forest management at a Community Forest User Group meeting in Nepal.
When pigs fly: Why is including women in managing forests still so unusual?
Insight, 24 September 2012
Boys herd family cows in Wakesi, Kenya while dark grey storm clouds gather behind.
Looking beyond land to support rural youth
… actors gather for two and a half hours of debate around small-scale agriculture and young people — in particular, asking how development … productive resources is a pre-requisite for young people to engage in agriculture. “Even with just half a hectare of land, you can be an independent farmer in India,” said Fernandez, “but the problem is you do not have even that.” …
Insight, 30 May 2012
Three women and a man sit on a bench.
Women claim their space in land governance
… committee were facilitated by the Liberian land rights organisation Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) , in partnership with the … programme also develops opportunities for communities to benefit from sustainable natural resource management. This is the final of four  … of activities related to women’s land rights in six countries: Ghana, India, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia. …
Insight, 18 November 2021
Cover for G04447.pdf
The Maize Park Biocultural Heritage Territory in Lares, Peru. Case study guidance on biocultural heritage territories
… peoples, research organisations and NGOs from Bhutan, China, India, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, … to revitalise biocultural heritage for resilient food systems and sustainable mountain development, guided by indigenous holistic … Food and agriculture …
Publication, 01 February 2020