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Deforestation in Kalimantan, Indonesia, which has been pledged US$1 billion pledge of REDD+ finance from Norway (Photo: Josh Estey/Aus Aid, via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
What's next for REDD+?
… of biomass energy, and integrated land use planning for more sustainable mining and infrastructure development. The solution for the … and medium-sized enterprises, or even the large scale investors in key commodities and the energy and mining sectors. This can reduce the … alone and could work for small or large scale agriculture. Missing markets Something else that's missing is a steady demand for the carbon …
Insight, 29 April 2014
CBA13 networking: IIED senior fellow and director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) Saleemul Huq in conversation with Susan Nanduddu, director of the Uganda-based African Centre for Trade and Development
CBA13: event highlights
… discussions, workshops and skill shares. IIED has published the key messages from CBA13 , and will work to ensure that these reach our … is Rutta from @Helvetas with 'Aloe Vera 4 You', which provides a new sustainable income for vulnerable communities in Wag Hemra, Ethiopia. … be conscious of climate change, and able to solve their own climate issues and to hold their governments accountable." We have to be …
Article, 04 April 2019
Annual report 2009/10
… that lets biomass energy drive greener economies, not black markets. Learning groups show muscle:  an independent review showed that … to think and write – and to be published, often for the first time. Sustainable markets Accountability in the pipeline:  a suite of IIED … their work. Going mainstream:  strategic environmental assessment – key to mainstreaming environment and development into policy – made …
Page, 21 October 2010
A man stands by a tree stump in Mozambique.
REDD+: What is needed to make it work for the poor?
… that has occurred in recent history. But without tackling the social issues, REDD+ will not go very far. As Prof. Dr. Niels Elers Koch … Bolsa Floresta (which means Forest Allowance), run by the Amazonas Sustainable Foundation in forest reserves in the Amazonas state Brazil, … be considered.   What is it critical to keep researching these two key questions: what do people want from REDD+, and, if they get it, will …
Insight, 06 December 2012
A small mining operation near Garies in the Western Cape, South Africa (Photo: jbdodane, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Stuck between a deposit and a hard place
… a lack of foresight and a missed opportunity to address some of the key issues juniors experience on a regular basis. In 2012, the … Buxton ( [email protected] ) is a senior researcher with IIED's Sustainable Markets Group . …
Insight, 26 February 2015
Buenos Aires, Argentina: luxury skyscrapers contrast with a shanty town of small brick dwellings with aluminium roofs. It is estimated that 10 per cent of the city's population lives in informal settlements (Photo: Mark Edwards/IIED)
Facing an increasingly urban world
… possible reason is the timing. The new global goal framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)  and the breakthrough global legal … cities continue to develop on exclusionary pathways – through markets and institutions that protect the spaces and living conditions … is already set out, as David Dodman outlined in his comments . The key question is whether the conference in October can still be used to …
Insight, 13 May 2016
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
… for the benefit of the whole world, while engineering its pathway to sustainable development, particularly in the domain of food production and security." Governance issues She said that in order to achieve this new trajectory, Africa's … state withdrawing from many sectors where climate adaption would be key. A new narrative on climate change would reinforce the need for …
Event, 20 November 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
A group of people standing outside
Event highlights: CBA15 – 15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change
… 1 Day 5 UK minister says enabling more locally led adaptation is a key UK aim for COP26  The UK's COP26 Adaptation and Resilience Champion … Lodry Dongmo, African Network of Young Leaders for Peace and Sustainable Development, Cameroon In the Marketplace: climate-proofing … session shows how proposed projects seek to address a wide range of issues Good luck to all the pitchers! And look out for the announcement …
Article, 14 June 2021