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A huge selection of photos are displayed in a Peru supermarket (Photo: Teresa Stanton, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Nourishing diversity in our food systems
… little input into food systems apart from their consumption choices. Key policy decisions are often disconnected from the interests of both … Rather than attempting to restrict or eliminate informal food markets, governments should allow them to thrive and find ways to work … Food Change Labs and other work described above are part of the 'Sustainable diets for all' programme , which builds capacity among local …
Insight, 10 October 2017
Participants at IIED's Innovations for equity in smallholder payments for ecosystem services conference at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh (Photo: Kate Wilson)
Coverage of conference on Innovations for equity in smallholder PES: bridging research and practice
… focused on ensuring that PES does more to tackle poverty and promote sustainable livelihoods.  The agenda  included sessions on: Strategies … forest community that sells carbon credits in international voluntary markets Choice experiment research in East Africa and Bangladesh which explores with communities key aspects of the design of a scheme — such as whether payments are …
News, 18 March 2014
Participants in a focus group for smallholder farmers and land administrators in Mali (Photo: Emily Polack/IIED)
What makes community engagement meaningful in the extractive industries?
… rights and interests are incorporated into development planning. A key question is how can these diverse goals be achieved and evaluated? … forward. Contact: Sarah Best ( [email protected] ), of IIED's Sustainable Markets Group. IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets initiative is managed … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 14 March 2016
Open pit mine in Central Cebu, Philippines.
Mining: Implementing sustainability needs new perspective
… Director, explained how ICMM ’s member companies now report on the Sustainable Development Framework – a set of good practice principles … levels and an emerging awareness among consumers of the importance of sustainable mining. Challenges But when the talk turned to challenges – the key issues that need to be solved in the next 10 years – poor …
Insight, 18 June 2012
A small fishing boat off the Albanian coast (Photo: Essam Yassin Mohammed/IIED)
Three things I learnt from a small-scale fisherman in Albania
… beaming smiles.  Using my rusty Italian, I began by asking about the key challenges he and his father face as fishermen. His smile suddenly …  ( [email protected] ) is a senior researcher in IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research group . … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 23 January 2018
A man in traditional robes bending to inspect crops in a large field of green vegetation
COP29 must deliver bold commitments to limit catastrophic climate impacts
Insight, 11 November 2024
Paul, a gold prospector in Burkina Faso (Photo: Ollivier Girard/CIFOR)
Six steps forward for African mining
… environmental damage and the lack of effort to make mining operations sustainable. The two events running in parallel highlight the industry's … forward. There's much work to do but signs of shared understanding on key areas are a shaft of light for the mining sector. Fitsum … is senior researcher in IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research group . …
Insight, 01 March 2017
A man transports logs by bicycle. Services provided by informal economies, such as small-scale logging, are often not integrated into plans for green growth (Photo: Jolien Schure/CIFOR, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Informal economy and green growth conference pinpoints need for new policy agenda
… activity to international strategies for promoting green growth and sustainable development.  Green growth aims to deliver economic … and protect the environment. The green growth agenda has become a key international priority and many countries are working on green … , by Gavin Hilson, University of Surrey Domestic tropical timber markets: informal, illegal and unsustainable?  by Paolo Cerutti, CIFOR.  …
News, 31 March 2016
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EITI and sustainable development: Lessons and new challenges for the Caspian region
… is how to ensure that revenue transparency ultimately leads to better sustainable-development outcomes, including socio-economic development, … extractive-industry practices. This discussion paper highlights key issues and new challenges related to EITI implementation, as well as … in the Caspian Region, and contributes to ongoing debates on EITI and sustainable development more broadly. This publication forms part of …
Publication, 01 March 2013
A community workshop. Social learning processes were a key element of a successful 10-year collaboration between the International Potato Centre (CIP) and indigenous communities in the Peruvian Andes (Photo: IIED)
It's the process, stupid 
… around common problems. They can strengthen relationships between key stakeholders, enabling a quick response to changing evidence or contexts. This leads to solutions that are more appropriate and sustainable. They can also help bring together short-term and … ) is senior researcher in IIED's  Shaping Sustainable Markets research group . Marissa Van Epp is a consultant working for …
Insight, 16 March 2017