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Baka women collecting non-timber forest products in Nomedjoh, Cameroon (Photo: Indra Van Gisbergen)
Biodiversity: a women’s business?
… enterprises while managing their community forests in a way that is sustainable.  In Cameroon, the CoNGOs project is supporting 10 women-led … on their farms to reduce water stress and make their farming more sustainable. The government of Kenya has created incentives through the … for women as men tend to be the owners of the land, but women will be key in achieving this target. To help them move up the agroforestry …
Insight, 29 November 2018
A close-up of a young girl, amid a crowd of people, looking at a mobile phone being held up for her
A play on Wordle: using games to communicate climate issues
Insight, 15 March 2022
Large-scale debt swaps can help fight debt, climate change and nature loss together
… and private lenders as debt will be invested productively to increase sustainable economic growth and so reduce the need for further debt … Such debt for climate and nature swaps will also help achieve the key objectives of increased biodiversity and climate finance set by next … back on track, they need to seize the opportunity not only to repair markets but also address the triple crisis of debt, climate change and …
News, 07 September 2020
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Earth Summit 2012: Crucial opportunity that needs broader buy-in
… organised an event on this scale that will consider the environment, sustainable development and economic policy instruments all together. Sustainable Development goals One possible outcome from the 2012 Earth … need answering if a transition to a green economy is going to be a key issue at Rio2012. Key issues that will need tackling include: …
Insight, 20 December 2011
Food vendors give people living in Nairobi's informal settlements easy access to fresh food (Photo: Grace Githiri)
Nourishing livelihoods: the food vendors sustaining Nairobi's slums
… Food vendors play a key role in nourishing their fellow residents in informal settlements, … vegetables, snacks, and cooked foods. But unlike food vendors in markets or downtown streets, vendors in informal settlements are often … awareness among vendors, who have also begun advocating for food markets in their settlements. The project "has helped us redefine …
Insight, 15 January 2016
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How can air travel contribute to the costs of adapting to climate change?
… aviation’s contribution to climate change. This paper updates the key assumptions made in the original paper proposing this scheme by … Sustainable markets …
Publication, 01 May 2011
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Securing social justice in green economies: a review and ten considerations for policymakers
… resources more sustainably and efficiently, diversify into new green markets and secure the environmental foundations of development. But do … increase social justice?~ ~Green and just development requires two key ingredients: integrated policymaking and a holistic outcome …
Publication, 01 October 2014
A diagram showing how the seven core principles of ISO 26000 link to each other
ISO 26000 international guidance standard on social responsibility
… six partner NGOs to to look at social responsibility standards from a sustainable development perspective.  The project partners were IIED, … IIED and partners published three briefing papers that highlighted key issues for consideration in the development of international social … Sustainable markets …
Project, 25 June 2008
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Liberalisation, Gender and Livelihoods: the Mozambique cashew nut case - Summary Report
… the productivity and profitability of the cashew sector could be a key strategy for poverty reduction in Mozambique and would also increase … Sustainable markets …
Publication, 01 March 2004
Solar panels, such as these in Bhutan, are benefiting millions of energy-poor households (Photo: Richard Furlong, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Turning up the volume: five insights into aggregating finance for expanding off grid energy investment
… flexible and adaptable support. And while standardisation is a key element of aggregation, reducing costs and increasing assurance to … business, and where they should partner with other organisations.  A key element is deciding where they can standardise to achieve scale and …
Insight, 03 November 2017