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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 … approach to food research and policy-making as part of the Sustainable Diets for All programme . We are working with civil society … to listen  So where to from here? Policymakers, urban and rural local government officials as well as non-governmental …
Insight, 26 April 2018
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Between Hope and Critique: Human Rights, Social Justice and Re-Imagining International Law from the Bottom Up
… Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas. These two case studies provide insights on the ways in … reclaim land, resources and territories, and renegotiate control over development pathways. ~The findings suggest that, while critiques of …
Publication, 01 April 2020
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Forest and Farm Producer Organizations- Operating Systems for the SDGs
… producer organizations (FFPOs) are vital operating systems for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our aim is to raise awareness of the ways in which effective FFPOs can bring rural populations into the global agenda for development. And we invite …
Publication, 01 January 2016
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Analyse widely, act deeply: forest and farm producer organisations and the goal of climate resilient landscapes
Publication, 01 April 2019
A group of men and woman stand for a group photograph in front of a painting.
AB Consultants: mitigating risks for people on low incomes
Article, 13 June 2022
Some of the publications published by IIED during 2016 (Image: Annette McGill/IIED)
IIED's best of 2016: publications
… Evaluation: a crucial ingredient for SDG success The 2030 Agenda for sustainable development calls for follow-up and review processes that examine … China's role as an international development actor . Urbanisation, rural-urban migration and urban poverty Rural-urban migration continues …
Article, 02 January 2017
House in Zambia with solar panels on the roof.
How can business help boost access to energy for those who need it most?
… and governments seek to stimulate private investment in low carbon development and universal energy access, through programmes such as the UN Sustainable Energy for All initiative . Yet most private sector energy … energy access, but such investment rarely reaches the urban poor or rural communities. On a positive note, this presents a potentially huge …
Insight, 07 June 2013
A conservation agriculture demonstration at the Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust, Zambia. Conservation agriculture can increase productivity and improve soil structure (Photo: Barbara Adolph/IIED)
Social and environmental trade-offs in African agriculture
… services and promoting social equality, lies at the heart of sustainable development.  IIED's research in sub-Saharan Africa  has shown that … . Impact The ultimate beneficiaries of this process will be poor rural and urban households that would benefit from more coherent …
Project, 10 August 2017
Certified tea is among the commodities to have experience strong market growth.
Study reports double-digit growth in market performance of 'eco-labels'
News, 31 January 2014
Pits at Bekily sapphire mine in Toliara are on average 18 meters deep (Photo: Andry Rabemanantsoa/GIZ PAGE Madagascar)
Improving governance in Madagascar's artisanal and small-scale mining sector from the ground up
… earnings from agricultural and other seasonal activities in many rural communities. Despite its potential to drive local development, Madagascar's ASM sector remains troubled by major … action for a more responsible ASM sector, GIZ's Conservation and sustainable use of natural resources programme in Madagascar and the …
Project, 08 March 2017