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Three pillars for food system change: inclusivity, joint vision and long-term commitment
… diverse views in a meaningful and productive way. The Hivos-IIED Sustainable Diets for All (SD4All) programme has championed multi-actor … and low-income consumers – especially women – must be involved. These key actors, whose voices are rarely heard in policymaking, are crucial … Download:  Multi-actor initiatives in action: lessons from the Sustainable Diets for All programme …
Insight, 16 July 2020
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 … they need to learn, communicate and build their own business and markets. For Least Developed Countries, lack of finance makes this … are often ignored. One way to address this might be to focus on some key aspirations that all countries share – without being so general that …
Insight, 28 June 2016
How mobiles stayed massive — talking down the recession
… reason for talking big. And developments down South are one of the key factors in that buoyancy. In fact, 2010 has been hailed by Nic … no small part by continuing growth of wireless services in emerging markets, which Insight said will offset the spending slowdown in the … attention. The multiplier effect of support networks established with sustainable development in mind allows for broader information sharing …
Insight, 26 January 2010
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Ethical land-based community carbon
… when it comes to selling carbon certificates in voluntary carbon markets, as they appeal to companies’ corporate social responsibility … clear project design and monitoring and evaluation processes is also key. This case study is one of several relating to the Toolkit: … Sustainable markets …
Publication, 01 March 2018
Seeds collected from a farm in Chiapas, Mexico, for replanting and use in traditional medicine. (Photo: Ina Porras)
Conditional transfers for poverty reduction and ecosystem management
Project, 26 April 2016
Lumbering illegality: how to make timber sustainable and pro-poor
… But unless we tackle unsustainable logging to satisfy domestic timber markets, their actions will little benefit forests, or the millions of poor people that live within them. Making timber sustainable requires the use of both trade and climate strategies in … be ‘legalised’? Participants at the Tropenbos meeting agreed some key priorities, of which I will highlight three: (i) invest in the …
Insight, 26 January 2011
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Sustainable Development OPINION 2005 LAND IN AFRICA Market asset or secure livelihood? Summary of conclusions from the Land in Africa Conference held in London, November 8-9, 2004.
… Document begins: Sustainable Development OPINION 2005 LAND IN AFRICA Market asset or … policy makers, opinion leaders and researchers concerned with KEY FINDINGS: land issues gathered in London with international agencies … and economic growth. This document highlights the findings and key policy messages emerging from the Conference. Donor mechanisms, such …
Publication, 01 November 2004
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Indonesia’s triple burden of malnutrition: a call for urgent policy change
… provide information for local and international advocacy on healthy sustainable diets. The report reviews the research methodology, outlines the key findings, and provides recommendations for policy and methodological … Sustainable markets …
Publication, 01 December 2019
Cover for G04270.pdf
China’s Eco Compensation Programme
… undergone four important developmental stages (see Figure 1). It is a key component of the Eco-Compensation Programme, which is a compendium … Sustainable markets …
Publication, 01 March 2018
In the absence of electricity, students in Bangladesh are given charger lights so they can study at home (Photo: G.M.B. Akash/PANOS)
Ensuring an Energy Sustainable Development Goal delivers for poor people and the planet
Insight, 25 March 2014