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This family in the Mecati Forest, Mozambique, cut down trees and cleared the land on this hillside to grow a crop of cowpeas. They will use this land for two more years, use the cut timber for firewood, and them move on (Photo: Mike Goldwater)
2014: the International Year of Family Farming
… of family farms depends on a range of factors, including markets for farm inputs and outputs, land-use legislation, population … we understand the strategic role of family farmers in achieving sustainable development. We are partners in the Forest and Farm Facility … land and land based resources. Smallholder and family farms play a key role in urban as well as rural markets, and our work on Regoverning …
Article, 22 April 2014
Bester Glandson was lent land and taught to grow soy and groundnuts with support from the National Smallholder Farmers' Association of Malawi (NASFAM) (Photo: Olivier Girard/EIF, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Building transparency and trust into smallholder commodity trading and contract farming
… commodity exchanges could enable them to sell in open and transparent markets and obtain better prices. However, accessing those exchanges can … and the timing of payment (usually at harvest time) is therefore key to avoid side-selling. However, overall, the number of participating … sector conduct in favour of bottom-up, locally beneficial and more sustainable investments in commercial agriculture. EPIC is funded by UK …
Insight, 13 November 2018
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Carbon righteousness: how to lever pro-poor benefits from REDD+
… property that can be bought and sold in domestic and international markets — the ‘carbon right’. It looks at how equity and fairness can be … poor who rarely hold formal land ownership or tenure rights but are key players in putting sustainable forest management into practice on the ground. …
Publication, 01 July 2011
Dialogue participants visited ASM operations (Photo: Mkhululi Nkosilamandla Ncube)
Can ASM lead the Africa Mining Vision?
… dialogue process is complementary to the CMV workflow – from engaging key players in research and priority setting, to developing national … and optimal exploitation of mineral resources to underpin broad-based sustainable growth and socio-economic development. View a collection of … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 07 December 2017
Nepalese women carry wood harvested sustainably from a forest. Forests cover nearly half of Nepal (Photo: Bikas Rauniar/Department for International Development, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
REDD+ in Paris – what could be in it for people and forests?
… dangerous temperature rise. Forests are recognised as having a key part to play in reaching this goal. The United Nations REDD … demand for the carbon credits generated in the process. External markets for emissions are also important [link to briefing]. Insetting … to enable people to access the means and the know-how to implement sustainable land use management practices. Carbon credits, generated …
Insight, 27 November 2015
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IIED launches podcast
… your mobile phone – will feature IIED experts and guests focusing on key sustainable development issues and how we will play our part to make … episode, Mohammed and the director of IIED’s Shaping Sustainable Markets research group, Laura Kelly , also look at international …
News, 23 August 2019
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Capacity Building In Trade And Environment In The Sugar/Bioethanol Sector In Brazil
… Through desk research and interviews with key stakeholders from the sugar/bioethanol sector in Brazil, this study … Sustainable markets …
Publication, 01 February 2007
Modern energy services are crucial to economic development. In Afghanistan, less than 10 per cent of the population has access to the electricity grid. French NGO GERES has been working to introduce low-cost passive solar building designs, reducing fuel poverty (Photo: Oriane Zera, GERES, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Facing up to the awkward realities of the post-2015 agenda
… the spoons"  - Ralph Waldo Emerson The promise of the post-2015 sustainable development agenda that is emerging from a drawn-out United … it doesn't lead fairly directly to evidence of substantial changes in key drivers of unsustainability and inequity in our global systems. And … worse by the in-built incentives for short-termism in many financial markets. As a result, investment in fossil fuels is driven by short-term …
Insight, 28 January 2015
Women work in a knitwear factory
The future of work, technological change and global inequality
… through manufacturing goods for export to rich country consumer markets. Automation will erode this pathway , as low labour costs become … But technological change also brings opportunities for inclusive and sustainable development. Developing countries can leapfrog out-dated … to workers in the new global digital economy. This will be one of the key challenges for workers and governments if rising inequality is to be …
Insight, 02 November 2018
An aerial view of dozens of shack housing in close proximity, with colourful roofs
Bridging the urban adaptation finance gap
… agencies. This one builds on the discussion by examining the key elements identified in an online workshop that focused on 'Critical … adaptation interventions influence regional and urban real estate markets, with consequences for gentrification, land tenure shifts and … It can also unpack how finance for urban climate mitigation and sustainable development initiatives influences both the context for …
Insight, 25 April 2022