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Two men walk behind a herd in an arid landscape.
Navigating the challenges of land-based investment: new blog series
… But this pressure is also leading to an increase in large-scale land-based investments – and the negative impacts of poorly planned or … are putting growing pressure on land and the communities who use it. For a new series of blogs, IIED has invited rights defenders and … to reflect on their strategies to push for more responsible and sustainable land-based investments. The series is part of a joint …
News, 31 March 2022
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Using digital technology to scan potential for change in sustainable development
… different ways digital technology could be used to advance the sustainable development agenda for the benefit of everyone. It chose to focus on understanding how to use artificial intelligence to inform more relevant and resonant policy … This led to an assessment of digital users’ perceptions of beneficial land use in Ethiopia, Ghana and Zambia.   Marble Global used text mining …
Project, 24 August 2022
One person standing up and talking, while a few other are sitting next to them on chairs, listening.
Scaling up Equitable Governance in Area-based Conservation (SEGA)
… areas and other conserved areas (PCAs) to be extended to 30% of land and sea (“30x30” target) and for PCAs to be “equitably governed”. … recognition of the importance of governance for effective and sustainable conservation of PCAs and Other Effective Area-Based …
Project, 22 May 2025
Community member in Indonesia casting a net over water from a boat, to catch fish.
UN Food Systems Summit: reasons for hope but more work to do
Insight, 07 August 2025
A group of women farmers, with their backs to the camera, bend over to plant on a sandy field.
Where to find IIED and partners at COP17: event listing
Event, 19 October 2026
Three community members discussing and writing things down on a flip chart.
Developing a nutrition-sensitive approach to climate adaptation
… programme, Nature-based Opportunities Underpinning Resilient and Sustainable Households (NOURISH), in five countries. The programme aims … and livestock rearing. The community reported that they currently use a range of coping strategies, for example, engaging in casual … access to resilient crops, improving nutrition knowledge, promoting land access for women and establishing savings clubs. These offer a …
Project, 20 August 2025
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Participatory Land Use Planning as a Tool for Community Empowerment in Northern Tanzania
… Across much of Africa, surging competition over land and resources amongst local, national,and international groups of … that reconcile emerging conflicts over land and natural resource use, and which provide local communities with secure rights and tenure, are increasingly critical to rural livelihoods and sustainable development. Tanzania has a progressive policy and legal …
Publication, 01 December 2010
Coming in for lunch in the rice fields near Inle Lake, Myanmar. Online databases can provide verified data on land conflicts and help resolve disputes and improve governance (Eric Brochu, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Using online technology to empower communities facing land deals
… Large scale agricultural investments can compromise the land rights of communities and threaten livelihoods, but often it is … new tool, highlighted by Sam Szoke-Burke from the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) , is OpenLandContracts.org (OLC) . This … returned to the original local landholders. ODM encourages practical use of the data by reaching out to key government and activist …
Insight, 04 August 2016
Four workshop participants are sitting at a table, discussing and writing things down on post-it notes.
Adequate housing for all: bridging the gap in Sierra Leone
News, 04 April 2025
A plantation
Q&A: helping communities protect their land rights
… Land tenure security expert Rachael Knight  (RK), a lawyer by training … can do this by drafting bylaws that support good governance, sustainable natural resources management and downwardly accountable … the nitty-gritty details. I wanted to know: what strategies did you use to get such great outcomes? How exactly did you tackle challenges? …
Article, 27 January 2020