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Some of the publications produced by IIED during 2015 (Image: IIED)
IIED's best of 2015: publications
… change on Least Developed Countries: are the SDGs possible? The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set the United Nations' development …
Article, 31 December 2015
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IUCN World Conservation Congress 2012
… public. Watch these videos to find out more about the conference’s key themes. World Leader’s Dialogue IIED’s Director, Camilla Toulmin, … Follow the discussion on twitter: #Forum0776 Find out more about the issues covered in this session: Adapting agriculture with traditional … livelihoods and poverty alleviation, and the various factors (such as markets and governance, rights and tenure, and policies) that impact …
Event, 16 August 2012
COP24 will take place in Katowice's landmark congress centre and exhibition hall (Photo: Umkatowice, Creative Commons via Wikipedia)
IIED and partner events at COP24
… to come together shortly before the UNFCCC sessions to identify key issues for their countries and groups that will be discussed. Key … value chains be made more resource efficient and make best use of sustainable, renewable energy? What is the role of demand side measures …
Event, 02 December 2018
Rainforest logged to make way for palm oil plantations in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Deforestation for agribusiness is destroying habitats and the ecosystems upon which local communities depend (Photo: David Gilbert/RAN, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Law and political economy of the global resource squeeze: can action rise to the challenge?
… Here, Cotula discusses some of the main points from his research; key articles are listed at the end. Q: What prompted you to pursue this … so I have learned a lot in the process. Reflecting back on how these issues played out in the commodity boom and bust can provide insights … create economic opportunities for national elites in government or business. Legislation that, in continuity with the colonial legacy, …
Article, 04 March 2019
Sheep wander past a former IDP camp in northern Uganda.
Uganda: Breaking the links between the land and the people
… traditional laws within customary tenure. To me, these are the four key tenets that framed Acholi social practices and their philosophy of … modern Ugandans want or need to go through the same process? Similar issues have arisen in Latin America, Asia and the rest of Africa that … the commoditisation of land has set the state, the people and business against each other. Betty Okot is currently undertaking a PhD …
Insight, 11 March 2013
Annual report 2007/08
… shaping futures all around the globe: in short, the human face of sustainable development. Featured project highlights Climate change … pushing the poor off their land. With local partners, IIED offered key training in the legal tools needed to reclaim a measure of control. Sustainable markets Exploring a future for fossil fuels:  IIED was working in the …
Page, 23 December 2008
Turn REDD on its head
… in the bar and grease on the palms of those making forest-trashing business deals — you would not come up with REDD (or even its more … of local groups to achieve scale and reliable external support for key actions such as developing technical and market information, … We have already produced films about tackling forest governance issues that work locally and internationally, as well as local theatre …
Insight, 14 December 2010
The COP23 venue in Bonn nears completion (Photo: Achala Abeysinghe/IIED)
IIED and partner events at COP23
… to come together shortly before the UNFCCC sessions to identify key issues for their countries and groups that will be discussed. Key … Environment Institute); Angela Enriquez (WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities), and Sarah Colenbrander (chair, and global programme … Women's unequal participation in decision-making processes and labour markets exacerbate inequalities and often prevent women from fully …
Event, 06 November 2017
REDD+ in Mozambique: new opportunity for land grabbers?
… such as carbon stocks, watershed maintenance, biodiversity, etc. When sustainable forest management efforts to mitigate climate change evolved … actions that prevent forest loss or degradation, conservation, the sustainable management of forests and enhancement of carbon stocks. I … ready for REDD+. Getting REDD+ governance institutions right, is the key priority for REDD+ and for ensuring sustainable development in the …
Insight, 15 September 2011
An interactive data visual that illustrates the scale and speed of urban transformation that research by IIED has sought to document and describe
IIED's best of 2014: multimedia
… the priorities of poorer communities. Users can also navigate to find key information about the institute and read stories about some of our … over-fishing and climate change. The animation produced by our Sustainable Markets Group  was also designed to promote an online community, …
Insight, 12 January 2015