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Cutting down trees, especially for livestock grazing, can lead to soil erosion, as seen on this hillside outside Addis Ababa (Photo: Aaron Minnick/World Resources Institute, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Shaping the future of forest and farm landscapes in Africa
… expansion.  Forests provide vital ecosystem services that underpin sustainable food supply – from providing habitats for species that … countries aim to ensure domestic food security, supply international markets to boost economic growth, and create employment for the … Science for Nature and People Partnership (SNAPP) . Through a working group format, partners under SNAPP will work across different sectors to …
Insight, 21 August 2017
The implications of land-use dynamics for poor households and the environment are explored in the short film 'Karachi Rising' (Photo: IIED)
Spreading the word about Karachi's contested land
… katchi abadis and created a better understanding of rental and land markets. - Arif Hasan Architect, planner, activist  In addition to the … can add to the international debate on development assistance and sustainable development goals for cities. The new data from Karachi has …
Article, 14 September 2014
Annual report 2009/10
… to a green economy Download the 2009/10 Annual Report from IIED's Publications Library This year, IIED joined with development and … that lets biomass energy drive greener economies, not black markets. Learning groups show muscle:  an independent review showed that … to think and write – and to be published, often for the first time. Sustainable markets Accountability in the pipeline:  a suite of IIED …
Page, 21 October 2010
MMSD – regional reports
… are grouped together in the links below, or you can search our Publications Library . Please contact us if you can't find what you are … MMSD – workshops, meetings and presentations MMSD – Assurance Group and project information MMSD – draft materials MMSD – main project … | South Africa Australia MMSD: Managing Australian mineral wealth for sustainable economic development South America Mineração e …
Article, 03 March 2009
Peñas Blancas Reservoir in Costa Rica.
Costa Rica: Growing money on trees
… PSA in Spanish) are one of the most innovative instruments to promote sustainable development to emerge this decade. Based on economic theory, … grow extremely valuable crops, like pineapple,  spells trouble for sustainable management. “Small patches of forest in areas with high … official body to sign contracts. However, decisions are made by the group, about whether to sign contracts or not, and how to distribute the …
Insight, 26 June 2012
MMSD – draft materials
… are grouped together in the links below, or you can search our Publications Library . Please contact us if you can't find what you are … MMSD – workshops, meetings and presentations MMSD – assurance group and project information MMSD – draft materials MMSD – main project … and Human Rights Society of St Columban RV Berkel (Western Australian Sustainable Industry Group ) Virotec TW Waelde World Bank Mining …
Article, 04 March 2009
A man sprays disinfectant onto a person's hands
How Dhaka's urban poor are dealing with COVID-19
… – both in practice and in recognising its value as a reliable and sustainable source of nutritious food during hard times. Over the past … cultivate urgently-needed food, thereby building their resilience and group power.  Mohammad Badol (38) is a resident of the Korail Bosti …
Insight, 01 July 2020
Woman cooks using wood fire
Feeding all city inhabitants
… adults, and underweight and stunted children. Achieving the second Sustainable Development Goal of ending hunger, food insecurity and all … attention on consumption, including the importance of access to markets and nutrition education. This is partly driven by the …
Insight, 27 June 2021
Clearing forest for a palm oil plantation in Borneo (Photo: Rainforest Action Network, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Commodity cycles, economic treaties and pressures on land rights
… changing social differentiation, the emergence of unregulated land markets, and the erosion of traditional tenure systems .  These more … by IIED , Tufts University (PDF)  and the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment have highlighted how international investment … (law and sustainable development) in IIED's  Natural Resources Group .  This blog was originally posted on RightingFinance .  Resources …
Insight, 25 May 2016
Two community leaders prepare service contracts for a novel container-based sanitation service before installing toilets in users' homes in Cap Haitien, Haiti (Photo: Felipe Jacome)
Learning from the MDGs: improved sanitation and drainage in cities
… aimed to 'halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation'.  Across …
News, 07 October 2015