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Marisa Carmargo presents approaches to equity in forest governance: Lessons for safeguard development at an event at COP20 in Lima (Photo: Donal Yeang via Flickr)
Why the private sector must be included in efforts to curb deforestation
… land. In countries like Ghana, it also competes with activities like mining, forestry, and subsistence agriculture. So zero deforestation has … need to promote reforestation to enhance carbon stocks, and promote sustainable management of forests and conservation together with … start talking about these emissions as well? As we shift towards more sustainable supply chains, zero-deforestation is just part of the …
Insight, 05 December 2014
A typical Kenya milk bar. Packaged milk in supermarkets has been found to be no better at meeting food safety standards than raw milk sold from kiosks (Photo: International Livestock Research Institute, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Lessons in informality from Kenya's dairy sector
… markets more broadly – in agriculture, street vending, forestry and mining – provide jobs and incomes in many developing countries. We … of earnings; with realistic goals, providing guidance on milk safety practices that vendors actually had the power to change.  Initial … ([email protected]) is a consultant researcher in IIED's Sustainable Markets Group . Related resource: Legitimising informal …
Insight, 03 November 2015
A man stands on a cut down tree amid a landscape of timber
China’s investments, Africa’s forests: from raw deals to mutual gains?
… project ever. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)  easily beats the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement in terms of money … China secures natural resources – will morph into the world’s biggest sustainable development project. Green intentions, or sustainability … at which Africa’s trees and forests make way for agro-industries, mining and infrastructure development before BRI. But BRI gives these …
Insight, 19 June 2019
Man talking while two others take notes
IIED research and evidence in academia
… World Development, The Lancet and One Earth, on subjects ranging from sustainable agricultural intensification to the potential of social … and Inclusion' is a detailed study of the principles, values and practices of Indigenous seed systems and governance,  focusing on the … implications of these. Featuring IIED’s Lorenzo Cotula . Cortec Mining Kenya Limited, Cortec (Pty) Limited, and Stirling Capital Limited …
Article, 23 September 2020
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ASM Dialogue Briefing and Agenda
… and support a formalised, rights-based artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) within a more inclusive and responsible mining sector. Ghana was selected as the first dialogue country as it … to improving the ASM sector and an advanced small and large-scale mining sector, the lessons learned through this process will act as a …
Publication, 01 January 2016
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FPIC and the extractive industries: a guide to applying the spirit of free, prior and informed consent in industrial projects
… Oil, gas and mining companies are increasingly aware of the need to secure the trust … a greater understanding of the importance of stakeholder engagement practices; an understanding which should benefit business as well as … link to the project information below for more information on Shaping Sustainable Markets. …
Publication, 01 March 2013
The video 'Meet Mr Forest' was presented at the 2nd Beijing Documentary Week in August 2018 (Photo: Rachel E. Berkley/IIED)
New IIED videos inform Chinese consumers about Africa's forests
… founder of the 'Mr Forest' company in Mozambique, and a pioneer of sustainable Chinese investment in the country. The four-minute film was … to China. He is a true pioneer: he has promoted sustainable operating practices, adopted Chinese government guidelines on good forestry, and … businesses involved in forestry, agribusiness, infrastructure and mining activities, as well as African policymakers and civil society. In …
News, 21 August 2018
Our annual report highlights pathways to change (Photo: Olivier Girard/CIFOR, Creative Commons via Flickr)
IIED Annual Report 2017/18
… how IIED uses these four impact pathways to build a fairer and more sustainable future. Impact pathway 1: Multi-stakeholder dialogues IIED's … 2018 we held a series of dialogues for artisanal and small-scale mining. Our  action dialogues in Ghana, Madagascar and Tanzania  brought … Basin, the IIED-led consortium  CoNGOs  is helping to create more sustainable and equitable livelihoods from community forests. In July …
Page, 24 October 2018
In Tanzania, former artisanal mining licensees Mwanahamisi Mzalendo and Mwanamkasi Rasi are among entreprenurial women who have pooled their resources to create a quarrying business. They control the day-to-day running of the quarry, including supervising labourers, dealing with the local authorities, and taking care of the site's environmental footprint (Photo: Magali Rochat/IIED)
Q&A: Women are driving the change we need
… women's voices loud enough in the policies spaces that will advance sustainable development? FD: I think we've seen some real progress in … where women have enough food, water and energy to pursue their own sustainable development, perhaps through entrepreneurial activity, or to … be harnessed to drive climate action or push forward sustainable practices – whether at household level, community level or beyond. So, …
Article, 08 March 2018
Three men look out over a pond
China in the world
… . Our current 'China in the world' programme of work focuses on the sustainable development challenges and opportunities of China’s overseas … chains in different commodities, and on artisanal and small-scale mining and fisheries in Africa; and identifying leverage points within … Initiative’ are gaining momentum. Forums in which the policies and practices of banks are scrutinised provide spaces for engagement – such …
Article, 01 August 2019