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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
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
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
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Standards for change? ISO 26000 and sustainable development
… in implementing social responsibility and contributing to sustainable development. ISO is a widely respected authority on … ISO 26000 does not address how to manage sustainable development issues in a systematic way. And it does not provide for independent … – the 162 National Standards Bodies – together with the commitment of key governments, including the Chinese, is likely to ensure that the …
Publication, 01 April 2012
Cover for 16531IIED.pdf
EITI and sustainable development: Lessons and new challenges for the Caspian region
… Initiative (EITI) is sparking renewed interest and debate on issues such as transparency of government–company contracts, reporting … 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 …
Publication, 01 March 2013
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Conference Issues Paper 1 - Background
… Rapid changes are taking place in national and regional agrifood markets in developing countries, with implications for the ability of … agriculture to contribute to economic growth, poverty reduction and sustainable rural development. Small-scale agriculture, which supports … is best practice in connecting small-scale producers with dynamic markets, and to bring these findings into the wider policy arena. This …
Publication, 01 February 2008
Villagers in Chitral protest about unreliable electricity supplies (Photo: Ground Report, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Crucial role of civil society in campaigning for universal energy access
… speech can be watched in the video above). She said CSOs could play a key role in campaigning for access for energy for all. The discussion … people worldwide who live off grid. Goal seven of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is "to ensure access to affordable, … electricity. Best, who works on energy issues in IIED's Sustainable Markets Group , spoke about the meaning of "energy access" and the key …
News, 16 March 2016
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
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 … mining. Challenges But when the talk turned to challenges – the key issues that need to be solved in the next 10 years – poor implementation … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 18 June 2012