Search results

196 results
Aerial natural landscape.
From New Zealand to Africa: managing land use trade-offs
… nature makes it engaging for land managers. A new tool for sustainable land management I was excited to explore how AHP could help … decision-making to better engage and support them to make more sustainable land use choices. After my sabbatical, I shared the idea with a group of UK, Ethiopia, Ghana and Zambia-based researchers who are part …
Insight, 04 March 2022
A native bird in Costa Rica found in a payments for environmental services project run by IIED and FONAFIFO (Photo Ina Porras)
Who will pay for ecosystem services?
… in Edinburgh . Tapping into the money In 2012, the forest carbon markets were valued at US$216 million . Funding for biodiversity and … change. Public/private/donor partnerships and trust funds, like the Sustainable Biodiversity Fund in Costa Rica and the FONAG Fund in Quito … Ina Porras is a senior researcher in IIED's sustainable markets group ( [email protected] )  …
Insight, 28 January 2014
Cover for G03644.pdf
Policy and Institutional Mapping for Small scale Producers' Participation in Dynamic Markets in Pakistan
… were organized by SDPI with the support from the project Regoverning Markets and help from different individuals. Various issues affecting farmers from production to marketing were raised through group discussions. Lack of an effective policy framework from government … in production of citrus to secure a good position in global markets and properly managed nurseries were strongly pointed out to …
Publication, 01 August 2007
A small brick building with two steps leading to a corrugated iron door houses a pit latrine.
The case for sewers
… to meet the sanitation needs of their growing populations. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) require access to adequate and … works best for women, men and children in their homes, workplaces, markets, public spaces and schools. The solution must be rooted in a …
Insight, 19 November 2021
Women from Paraguay's Ita Guasu indigenous community discuss their community development plan. Civil debate and value-based decision making will be key to implementing the SDGs (Photo: USAID, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Positioning the SDGs within the politics of national development
Insight, 12 July 2016
Line of women walking through a field. One carries a basket on her head.
Promoting producer agency in agricultural value chain contracts: peer learning (in a pandemic)
… certain restrictions on producers and providing access to alternative markets and financial support. Addressing power imbalances Contracts are … on behalf of the producers they represent. One solution could be ‘group contracts’  whereby small groups of producers come together for … decisions and private sector conduct for locally beneficial and more sustainable investments in commercial agriculture. …
Insight, 16 December 2020
A group of men and women stand around an array of plants on the ground
Archive of completed forest-climate action projects
… economics team and, latterly, the Climate Change research group to position forests as an essential component of climate action … on Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) such as a global review of markets for forest environmental services and their impact on the poor … in a way that benefited small-scale enterprises and promoted sustainable development outcomes. Designing REDD+ to promote sustainable …
Article, 20 December 2021
Women traders on a market stall, with rows of different fruit and vegetables in front of them
Harnessing the potential of Zambia’s informal food sector
… poor. The government’s approach But given the nature of informal markets, managing them has been a complex task for the government. … on informal vendors for their food. Giving the sector a voice The Sustainable Diets for All programme (SD4ALL) works with local partners … informal markets. CUTS also works with local authorities to promote sustainable diets in Lusaka, formulating a food policy that acknowledges …
Insight, 17 October 2019
Extractive industry workers are pictured on a beach; a new report recommends that transparency initiatives need to be more inclusive and relevant to local needs for communities most affected by oil, gas or mining projects (Photo: iStockphoto.com/Getty Images)
Transparency: Giving local communities a window on the extractive industries
… of 2013, the question remains about how to make transparency work for sustainable development, particularly for the local communities living … a principal researcher in IIED's  Sustainable Markets Group and leader of the energy team. … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 28 May 2014
An oil flare in Port Harcourt Nigeria.
Transparency: can it work for sustainable development?
… (but not by project). Co-author of a recent IIED report on EITI and sustainable development in the Caspian Region , Saule Ospanova, has high … Transparency Initiative? EITI is criticised for failing to achieve sustainable development goals or even any greater accountability. For … were founded, the question remains how to make transparency work for sustainable development. “Just implementing EITI does not guarantee …
Insight, 23 May 2013