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Employees work deep within a tunnel at the Nsangano Gold Mine, Mawemeru village in Geita District, Tanzania in March 2015 (Photo: Brian Sokol/Panos Pictures)
Laying the foundations for a dialogue series on artisanal and small-scale mining
… hosting of a ' visioning workshop ' in April 2015, we have engaged key stakeholders across the sector to identify the global priorities for … formalisation, and migration and security – and a number of key process points: to agree roles and responsibilities through … depend and link to one another, we reviewed literature and spoke to key stakeholders and created a picture of the ASM space . We are keen to …
Project, 24 June 2015
The Sumatran rhinoceros
World Conservation Congress: key themes and a new leader to watch
… Markets can’t meet everyone’s needs In the World Leaders’ Dialogue on … to hear Peter Bakker, President of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development make a strong commitment to putting natural and … whether WBCSD, a CEO-led organization which aims to create a more “sustainable future for business, society and the environment” just …
Insight, 17 September 2012
Investing in smallholders and workers is good for business
… About the series: Making markets work for small-scale farmers? Where does big agribusiness fit in … countries and hiring local farm labourers to work on them. A key question for participants at the latest provocation seminar from … soils and planting trees. It seems like a win-win situation. The key lies in nurturing the capacities of smallholders. Kamami works hard …
Article, 21 June 2011
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)
… crises Earlier in 2020 participants of an IIED webinar had discussed  key considerations for sustaining the agency of coffee producers in the … certain restrictions on producers and providing access to alternative markets and financial support. Addressing power imbalances Contracts are … decisions and private sector conduct for locally beneficial and more sustainable investments in commercial agriculture. …
Insight, 16 December 2020
Trafficking of wildlife, driven by escalating demand for products such as elephant ivory, is a booming market worth US$19bn a year (Photo: Nonprofit Organizations via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
International push to tackle illegal wildlife trade risks missing potential of sustainable use
… with incentives that encourage poor communities to use wildlife in a sustainable and well regulated way. "Effectively tackling wildlife crime … International Union for Conservation of Nature) specialist group on Sustainable Use and Livelihoods — notes that wildlife is one of the … but heavy handed approaches to law enforcement (one of the key pillars of the strategies under international discussion) can …
News, 11 February 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 … to support national progress on sustainable development Identifies key SDG evaluation characteristics and approaches, and Looks at how SDG … nature, governments and powerful finance institutions can help repair markets and address the triple crises of debt, climate change and the …
Article, 23 December 2020
Woman selling vegetables
Agricultural contracts and farmer agency: a shift in perspective
… On the other hand, informal transactions in local to regional markets account for the bulk of staples trading. These transactions can … its suppliers. As a result, farmers are often 'contract takers', with key terms determined by contracts they are not party to. In our report, … decisions and private sector conduct for locally beneficial and more sustainable investments in commercial agriculture. …
Insight, 16 May 2021
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Learning Network brochure
… Much of this interest has focused on connecting producers to markets. Governments, donors and many in the private sector, have … can prosper in the face of the major changes in agriculture and food markets that globalisation has ushered in. Small-scale producers are being described as: key to reducing rural poverty and achieving the Millennium Development …
Publication, 01 March 2011
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Corporates could teach NGOs a thing or two about sustainability
… sustainability. All of the companies ranked were listed in leading sustainable company indexes, including the Dow Jones Sustainability … are communicating their sustainability strategy – and not how sustainable the company actually is, said Yeoman. PepsiCo’s online work … to drive the development and management of fresh, strong content is key. Social media is “always on,” so having an “editorial approach and …
Insight, 27 June 2012
New approach to debt could raise over US$400 billion for climate and nature projects in developing countries
… triple challenges of debt, climate and nature should be one of the key items on their agenda.  Sejal Patel, a researcher at IIED and author …
News, 14 July 2022