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Biomass energy: optimising its contribution to poverty reduction and ecosystem services
… discussed. Project objectives This proposal targeted ESPA's forest theme, where the expected outcome is "enhanced contribution of forest … livelihoods and sustainable growth processes in the context of environmental and climate change". The overarching objective of this …
Project, 21 January 2011
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IIED and partners at the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP14)
… 2nd Wildlife Forum on the margins of the CBD COP14. Under the central theme 'Sustainable Use for Conservation and Livelihoods’', the forum … other biodiversity-related conventions, and have a direct positive environmental and community-level impact. The Darwin Initiative was …
Event, 17 November 2018
Moving beyond the preamble to creating a new story at Rio+20
… Simmonds erroneously accused Caroline Lucas of advocating no-growth economics in developing countries. A few specific policies also got a … working with those businesses with ambitious sustainability and environmental targets offers the best chance of achieving wider … on the scale and importance of tackling climate change and global environmental degradation and resource loss. Poverty alleviation has to …
Insight, 24 May 2012
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PLA 54: Mapping for change: practice, technologies and communication
… multi-lingual CD-ROM Contents Editorial Glossary of PGIS terms Theme section Overview: Mapping for Change - the emergence of a new … (CIFOR) Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) Environmental Research Mapping and Information Systems in Africa (ERMIS … Co-published by IIED and CTA, the CD-ROM contains PDF versions of the theme articles from Participatory Learning and Action 54: Mapping for …
Article, 31 March 2006
PLA 60: Community-based adaptation to climate change
… farming communities in mitigating the food and climate crises. Global Environmental Change and Food  Systems (GECAFS) International, … focused on understanding the links between food security and global environmental change. The GECAFS goal is to determine strategies to cope … low carbon development, international environmental law, development economics, social protection, sustainable livelihoods, and migration. …
Article, 01 December 2009
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Event highlights: CBA15 – 15th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change
Article, 14 June 2021
COP22 side events
IIED and partner events at COP22
Event, 05 November 2016
A church under construction sits on a verdant green field with dark grey storm clouds behind.
Rio+20: Key recommendations from IIED conference
… having more trees.” Paula Caballero, Director of Economic, Social and Environmental Affairs, Government of Colombia: “We now have to make very … the market to deliver what society wants” Steven Stone, Chief of Economics and Trade Branch, UNEP:  “ Markets are what we make them — let …
News, 20 June 2012
Green shoots and REDD herrings
… trillion a year, of which forests represent a substantial part (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity study). We have all recently … ‘governance hardware’ is likely to be needed: strong forest and environmental institutions effectively enforcing tenure and use rules …
Insight, 15 October 2009
Seeds carefully picked from a pile of rotting and old beans in Mali.
Food waste: can grassroots initiatives stop us throwing good food in the bin?
… Africa, south and south-eastern Asia, each throw away only 6-11 kg a year.  This is why the United Nations Environment Programme … is World Environment Day , an annual event that celebrates global environmental action. The theme this year is Think Eat Save – an anti-food waste campaign.  Achim …
Insight, 04 June 2013