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Leading on nature: can the new Secretary of State deliver bold action on environment and poverty?
… and poverty reduction. Now it needs to rediscover purpose and energy. The recent report on global biodiversity loss by IPBES, the … key suggestions: “Nature-proof” investments:  DFID used to screen projects for potential impacts on climate and environment, but this …
Insight, 31 May 2019
A market stall. According to recent studies, 75% of the world’s food is generated from only 12 plants and five animal species (Photo: Hivos)
Cooking for our future
… Global Conference of the Sustainable Food Systems Programme under the theme ‘Good Food for People and the Planet – working together towards … also available on YouTube , captures their commitment, passion and energy. [VIDEO::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbL00XcXefk] We also …
Insight, 20 February 2019
An image of women selling produce in an internally displaced persons camp, near Tawilla in North Darfur. The 'leave no one behind' agenda aims to ensure the poor are included in sustainable development (Photo: UNAMID, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Unpacking what we mean by 'leave no one behind'
… in relation to policy in three sectors/contexts: coastal fisheries, energy access, and disability in the urban context. …
Article, 24 May 2016
An image of an artisanal fisher in Kiribati casting his net into the water; 90 per cent of all fishers are small-scale or artisanal (Photo: Quentin Hanich/WorldFish, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Towards an inclusive blue economy
… when they are healthy.  A recent study found that reefs reduce wave energy by an average of 97 per cent. The report also found that 197 … defences is US $19,791 per metre compared with $1,290 per metre for projects to restore coral. Oceans and coastal environments provide a …
Insight, 01 June 2016
A tree nursery run by Fedecovera, is the world's biggest exporter of cardamom and a cooperative with 25,000 members (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Organise to thrive
… makes money from services provided to members (e.g. processing, projects)  3rd tier  –  national federation representing second tier … group (GCI) on themes such as forests and the economy, forests and energy, and forests and climate change. It is also plans to help provide …
Insight, 30 June 2015
PLA 34: Learning from Analysis
… gain the confidence to represent their own choices? Articles in the theme section discuss what happens when data is ‘collected’, discussed, … meet policy-makers through video-supported analysis: rural energy issues in Malawi Su Braden and Valerie Nelson Making sense of …
Article, 01 February 1999