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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 current … investment in tackling deforestation and not enough of a premium for sustainable forestry. Readiness phases take longer, and the costs of …
Insight, 29 April 2014
Farmers sit in a field sharing potatoes in the Potato Park, Peru.
Making the Nagoya Protocol work at the community level
… As the recent UN Conference on Sustainable Development ( Rio+20 ) showed, intergovernmental … to develop useful new products from biological resources in a sustainable way. Implementing this agreement will be the next challenge … company . In northern Ghana, a community protocol resulted in mining being postponed to protect religiously significant areas of …
Insight, 04 July 2012
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?
… public policies and market forces fostered a wave of agribusiness, mining and petroleum investments in low and middle-income countries. … cycles have been associated with many arbitrations stemming from mining, petroleum and agribusiness projects. These international …
Article, 04 March 2019
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Corporate Social Responsibility: From Words to Action Can Bankers Provoke the "Action"?
… Provoke the "Action"? Gerard Holden Managing Director Global Head of Mining & Metals Barclays Capital The Key Issues l Do Voluntary … in MMSD through the Assurance Group Voluntary Initiatives and Mining Finance l Historically these Initiatives have not worked well l … l Environmentally Responsible Production l Good Socio-Environmental Practices lead to a reduced risk profile l Credit ratings now take …
Publication, 01 January 1970
Meceburi Forest, Mozambique: a young woman harvests casava (Photo: Mike Goldwater/IIED)
Seeds of the post-capitalist forest?
… attended an unusually lively conference on tropical forests and sustainable development at Yale University  exploring how different … In Myanmar military elites, drug lords and crony companies control mining and trade in jade worth $31 billion a year – equivalent to half … to focus on: Rights to be installed in investment frameworks and practices – REDD+ included A major shift in favour of small forest …
Insight, 11 February 2016
A forest ranger takes measurements of a tree at Megeni Kitasha in the Rombo District in Moshi, Tanzania (Photo: FAO/Simon Maina)
IIED at the XIV World Forestry Congress
… the conference, in Durban, was 'Forests and people: investing in a sustainable future'. Congress objectives The congress aimed to: Clarify … so important to recognise forests and forestry as an integral part of sustainable development – from local to national and international … and trade in the forest sector, agribusiness, infrastructure and mining in Mozambique, Cameroon, DRC, Uganda and others; 2) effective …
Event, 07 September 2015
Slash and burn, pictured in the Mopeia district, Zambezia province, Mozambique, has a noble motive – feeding families - but it is not sustainable (Photo: Isilda Nhantumbo/IIED)
REDD+: missionaries, conservation fortresses and the politics of carbon landscapes in Africa
… role in shifting the development paradigm towards economies based on sustainable land uses. The message from various discussions at the … through PFM or CBNRM alone. Commercial agriculture, biomass energy, mining, infrastructure, spreading urbanisation are the real drivers of … the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), spoke about sustainable agriculture and whether it can halt deforestation Hamid …
Insight, 23 December 2015
Fishing boats return to a beach on the Bay of Bengal.
New Commission for oceans in crisis
… over fishing, pollution, habitat destruction, and destructive fishing practices. In 2009, the Food and Agriculture Organization said that over … fish stocks were already fully exploited (relative to their maximum sustainable yield). Nearly a fifth (19%) were over exploited, and 8% …   And related to those headline topics it has climate change, seabed mining and other emerging issues (like geo-engineering) in its sights. …
Insight, 14 February 2013
"A masterpiece of the world's intangible heritage", bark cloth is processed to be used in fashion, accessories, house wares, interior design, and other forms of art (Photo: David Nkwanga)
Field visits to highlight community-based adaptation in Uganda
… Uganda, this vital activity is under threat because poor agricultural practices, combined with the effects of climate change, have left the … and use of biochar to rejuvenate exhausted soils. Recycling for sustainable energy for cooking  According to Uganda's National … under serious threat from human extractive activities such as sand mining, hunting (involving burning), and poaching for birds, eggs and …
Insight, 25 April 2017
A rally protesting against the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) takes place in Wellington, New Zealand (Photo: Neil Ballantyne, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
The rise of civil society advocacy on investment treaties in Malaysia and the Philippines
… issues covered by an investment treaty that link to their work (e.g. mining, human rights or corporate accountability issues). Building the … solicitor and legal tools consultant at IIED, focusing on law and sustainable development. Additional materials  The following IIED … cover the issues discussed in this blog: Foreign investment, law and sustainable development: a handbook on agriculture and extractive …
Insight, 26 March 2015