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A local farmer uses manual callipers to measure a tree. Measuring trees in person can be cheaper and just as accurate (Photo: Geoff Wells)
The Paris Agreement, SDGs and simple local monitoring
… The Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set the stage for the next … of the SDGs all emphasise that effective approaches to monitoring are key to achieving climate change adaption, mitigation and sustainable … of Edinburgh and a consultant working with IIED's Sustainable Markets Group . …
Insight, 07 January 2016
A dilapidated road is repaired in the West Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya, India (Photo: Rikynti Marwein via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Transforming growth for least developed countries
… sources which, if managed well, could be the basis for long-term, sustainable growth. What will it take to help them meet this goal and … exports that will lift countries from their low-income status. Four key priorities that can bring about transformational change in the LDCs … and other foodstuffs. They benefit from controlling domestic food markets, often at the expense of local farmers.  Governments need the …
Insight, 10 March 2014
The Forest Certification Handbook
… book to fully assess the role which forest certification can play in Sustainable Forest Management. As well as providing a clear exposition … of forestry management. It presents a thorough analysis of all the issues surrounding certification, including the commercial benefits to … programmes. "This is a clear and balanced overview of the key issues relating to timber certification. I strongly recommend it". …
Publication, 01 January 1995
Stakeholders inspect timber as part of the Eighth field dialogue on Investing in Locally Controlled Forestry (ILCF) in Yogyakarta (Jogya), Central Java Province, Indonesia.
Needed: Local farmers and communities to plant trees in Indonesia
… and Degradation (REDD+), beyond the obvious challenge of developing a sustainable  timber industry. Forest-owning families and communities, or … forests, referred to as locally-controlled forestry (LCF), could be key players in potentially tackling this issue in Indonesia. For … companies, such as PT. Jawa Furni Lestari, with international markets. Such companies buy wood that has been certified with the …
Insight, 22 February 2012
Small-scale producers and standards in agrifood supply chains
… export horticulture. What IIED did The project was built around three key themes: Dialogue , among supermarkets, other retailers, … sector standards Information on standards setting and compliance issues for rural development, including the costs and benefits of … different solutions. Research from the project was published in three key publications. The pocketbook ' Fair Miles: Recharting the food miles …
Project, 02 October 2008
AdMit
… carbon emissions is required by law, and regulated carbon credit markets are expanding under the EU and Kyoto trading systems. Meanwhile, … be sold multiple times. Some projects that have been funded are not sustainable and do little to reduce poverty. Offsetting discourages … these concerns by developing an alternative to carbon offsetting. The key difference between Admit and conventional carbon products wass that …
Project, 05 September 2008
Fatima Denton delivers the 2014 Barbara Ward Lecture at the British Library in London in November 2014 (Photo: Julius Honnor/IIED)
2014 Barbara Ward Lecture: Fatima Denton calls for a "new paradigm" for African development
Event, 20 November 2014
Women washing laundry at Sélingué dam, Mali, the second largest provider of energy for the country (Photo: Alioune Ba/Global Water Initiative)
Three big financial shifts put spotlight on social and environmental impacts of large dams — again
… The call comes at a key point in the story of large dams. In January the US Congress decided …
News, 06 May 2014
IIED director Camilla Toulmin speaks in a plenary session on day one of IIED's Fair Ideas event in Rio de Janeiro, June 2012 (Photo: Tom Broadhurst/IIED)
The things that make me proud
… World Bank and other development institutions starting to establish Sustainable Development units, and at grassroots level, NGOs … Ced Hesse , Charles Lane, Ian Scoones and Richard Moorehead were key members of the team. We also engaged with the desertification … for squatter communities , and recognising the vibrancy of informal markets for creating jobs and livelihoods . As always, by working with …
Insight, 22 June 2015
Protesters with a banner
IIED's best of 2019: blogs
… and responsible investments are reached, Chinese businesses – the key driver of land use change in Africa – could also bring major innovations for sustainable development. 4 Women in the UN climate negotiations: are we …
Article, 27 December 2019