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Tiny flight tax could raise billions to protect people from climate change
… of intergovernmental negotiations on how to tackle climate change get under way in Bangkok, Thailand. Southern Thailand is in the grip of …
News, 31 March 2011
Cover for 14537IIED.pdf
Banishing the biopirates: a new approach to protecting traditional knowledge
… and resource use. Yet this knowledge is rapidly disappearing. It is under increasing threat from both intellectual property regimes and …
Publication, 01 December 2006
Cover for G00482.pdf
Re-interpreting the rights-based approach - a grassroots perspective on rights and development
… them to the exclusive domain of the state. It is anticipated that under these conditions, the poor will experience a more supportive and …
Publication, 01 June 2005
A man peers through the lens of a camera, while receiving advice from his colleague, another ranger
Learning and action for community engagement against wildlife crime
… types of community-based approaches available, and the conditions under which they will and won’t work. And communities themselves are …
Project, 30 October 2018
Women from around Lake Mburo National Park participate in a focus group discussion as part of a multi-stakeholder governance assessment (Photo: Francesca Booker/ IIED)
Understanding governance and equity in conservation
Insight, 27 April 2018
The fall army worm, a breed of earthworm currently devastating Maize crops in southern Africa (Photo: Wesley Wakunuma)
Fall army worm maize attack: a case for diversity from farm to fork
… Maize – Zambia's primary staple crop – is under attack from fall army worms. The fall army worm is a migratory …
Insight, 08 February 2017
A person standing looking at steep hillsides with terraced fields.
Loss and damage in Rwanda: a young climate activist reports
… How can our people achieve sustainable development? Agriculture under threat Rural Rwandans who rely on the land for their food and …
Insight, 03 September 2020
A young person
The champions helping communities make better food choices
… 2000 and 2017, the proportion of overweight and obese children under five more than doubled. Micronutrient deficiencies add a further …
Insight, 08 January 2020
Countryside in Guangxi Autonomous Region, China. Photo: Duncan Macqueen
Strength in numbers: the promise of forest producer organisations
Insight, 28 November 2013
Cover for 15512IIED.pdf
Sustainable financing of protected areas in Cambodia: Phnom Aural and Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuaries
… and collection of non-timber forest products for their livelihoods. Under the Cardamom Mountains Wildlife Sanctuaries Project, a joint …
Publication, 01 January 2008