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An image of an artisanal fisher in Kiribati casting his net into the water; 90 per cent of all fishers are small-scale or artisanal (Photo: Quentin Hanich/WorldFish, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Towards an inclusive blue economy
… I had the privilege of participating on the panel for an event on 'sustainable blue economies' (PDF)  during the second meeting of the UN … artisanal fishers. We are talking mostly about people who don't have land, people who don't have wealth. Fish is also an important source of … industries, all of which are threatened by unsustainable resource use of different kinds, from over-fishing to bad coastal management …
Insight, 01 June 2016
Three people with a pile of vicuña wool
Who’s listening? Community voices on illegal wildlife trade
… by IIED and partners International Union for Conservation of Nature Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group (IUCN SULi) , the Center for … IWT. For example, Argentina's project for the conservation and sustainable use of the yellow anaconda helps communities sustainably …
Insight, 06 November 2019
Two rice terraces with a small forest growing between them in Nepal.
Nepal: Forestry and agriculture and the story of their fake divorce
… happily married forestry and agricultural practices on their land, and have done so for generations. Fragmented forest plots on the … The increase in forest cover in the foothills is mainly due to the sustainable management of forest resources promoted by Community … by working together with a range of groups who are connected to or use the forest (called stakeholders). It could help to solve some of the …
Insight, 18 July 2013
Deforestation in Kalimantan, Indonesia, which has been pledged US$1 billion pledge of REDD+ finance from Norway (Photo: Josh Estey/Aus Aid, via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
What's next for REDD+?
… more from less. Ways to do this include reclaiming already cleared land, improve efficiency in production and consumption of biomass energy, and integrated land use planning for more sustainable mining and infrastructure development. The solution for the …
Insight, 29 April 2014
Side event at the CBD Global Workshop on NBSAPs Revision Process, 12 November 2013 in Nairobi, Kenya
… ' project. This project aims to support African countries to use their NBSAPs to integrate biodiversity into development policy and … integrating ecosystem services in the assessment, regional integrated land use planning and mobilising resources mobilisation to roll out the … was needed for each target audience.  Support provided through the Sustainable Advisory Council as a high level policy advisory institution …
Article, 21 May 2014
Covers of top publications of 2020.
IIED's best of 2020: publications
… life’ introduction to evaluating progress on the 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is based on emerging country … crises of debt, climate and biodiversity destruction through a new use of the system of debt for climate and nature programme swaps. … on natural resources. People who have a strong connection with land, water and other resources are feeling the squeeze – including …
Article, 23 December 2020
Vast quantities of logs being unloaded in the port of Zhangjiagang, South-East China. Estimates suggest timber imports travelling through Zhangjiagang increased by more than 60% in 2017 (Photo: Simon Lim/IIED)
Crucial agreement with China could save Mozambique’s forests
… of Mozambique’s economy and its ability to develop in a way that is sustainable and can benefit its people.   Change in Mozambique’s forest … modern, efficient processing facilities that are less wasteful and so use fewer trees, create jobs for local people and increase much needed … and forest law are also required. One problem is how forest land is allocated for logging; the use of simple licences is …
Insight, 14 August 2018
A road through deforested land
Investor-state dispute settlement: IIED and partners contribute to reform working group
News, 22 July 2019
A woman wearing a chef's uniform and hat poses in front of a breadmaking machine
Getting personal: tailoring support to power up Tanzania’s rural businesses
… the energy access sector, particularly those working on ‘productive use of energy’ (PUE)  are still figuring out how to support local … But many people are reluctant to borrow money – preferring instead to use savings. Our baseline survey showed two-thirds of respondents had … the two. People cited fear of losing collateral, particularly their land or houses – a concern reiterated in findings from our recent survey …
Insight, 01 December 2020
Delegates at the 4th Session of the Ministerial Monitoring Committee of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in West Africa (Photo: GWI West Africa)
ECOWAS water ministers agree to build fairer dams
… reaffirm their commitment to a shared and common approach to sustainable management of the water resources their populations rely on … of affected populations in decision-making as well as the use of stronger legal and procedural frameworks to grant local populations benefits such as agricultural land, electricity, drinking water, pasture and fisheries.  Following the …
News, 16 December 2015