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IIED at ministerial green economy conference
… The Berlin conference explored how economies and financial markets can be "enablers" for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement.  IIED and … speakers included Ashok Khosla, chairman of Development Alternatives Group and Dirk Messner, director of the German Development Institute …
Event, 27 March 2017
MMSD – Assurance Group and project information
… 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  | Project information MMSD – project information MMSD – draft materials MMSD – main project page Assurance Group Documents MMSD: The Assurance Group  |  MMSD Assurance Group : …
Article, 04 March 2009
Aerial view of the Amazon rainforest - lush green landscape with river running through it.
Locally-controlled sustainable forestry in Brazil faces uphill struggle
… locally-controlled forestry schemes if it wants to seriously support sustainable forestry and to reduce deforestation levels in the country. … 40 million hectares of indigenous lands, supported 327 proposals for sustainable activities in these lands, and financed 162 projects … $ 15/kg of oil). The oil is sold to Natura ™ company, which markets the product internationally. The local cooperative, called …
Insight, 13 June 2012
Villagers in Chitral protest about unreliable electricity supplies (Photo: Ground Report, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Crucial role of civil society in campaigning for universal energy access
… people worldwide who live off grid. Goal seven of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is "to ensure access to affordable, … electricity. Best, who works on energy issues in IIED's Sustainable Markets Group , spoke about the meaning of "energy access" and the key role that …
News, 16 March 2016
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The case of the Nyabyumba United Farmers Group in Kabale district
… trust, mutual understanding and learning between members, strong group dynamics, effective local leadership, the common market, changes … (R&D) organizations. In conclusion, the Nyabyumba United Farmers Group case study demonstrates that participatory approaches allow … competitiveness. This publication forms part of the Regoverning Markets project. …
Publication, 01 May 2008
The Food Change Lab engaged a wide group of voices from people in different parts of the food system in the Fort Portal region (Photo: Nimrod Bagonza)
Mixing more voices into food policy
… changing Kabarole region of Western Uganda. This approach aims for sustainable innovation in local food policy and planning, by including … growth of street food vending in town, the Food Change Lab convened a group of diverse actors to explore the issues, review the evidence, and … is principal researcher in IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research group. Christopher Busiinge …
Insight, 10 October 2016
Women learning how to install and maintain solar home systems in the rural town of Bogra, northern Bangladesh (Photo: ILO, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Five challenges for Least Developed Countries in the post-2015 era
… has been a big year for international agreements on development. New Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets were agreed. The Paris … STEPS Centre and the Least Developed Countries Independent Experts Group , we discussed how this might happen. Here are five challenges … they need to learn, communicate and build their own business and markets. For Least Developed Countries, lack of finance makes this …
Insight, 28 June 2016
Workshop participants undertake a participatory resource mapping exercise for community enterprises (Photo: Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Bioresources - ANSAB)
Forest and Farm Facility launches Phase II
… helping them to organise, connect to each other and develop new markets and opportunities.  Since its launch in 2012, FFF has provided … new knowledge about good practices and lessons learned through joint publications and blogs. FFF II activities will be concentrated in seven … land tenure. Related resources Forest business incubation: towards sustainable forest and farm producer organisation (FFPO) businesses that …
News, 20 July 2018
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 … often, the day-to-day realities of low-income people and the informal markets that form the backbone of their food consumption habits are … common in women than men . Workshops need to be delivered in small group discussions and in the local language.  Getting policymakers to …
Insight, 26 April 2018
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Brazil: Access of family farmers to biodiesel markets - partnerships between large companies and social movements
… conflict? What are the chances that this policy will provide a sustainable source of income generation for groups that find themselves … generation processes? This publication forms part of the Regoverning Markets project. … Brazil: Access of family farmers to biodiesel markets - partnerships between large companies and social movements …
Publication, 01 March 2008