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The Deccan Development society works with poor women in Andhra Pradesh, India. It facilitates a network of women seedkeepers who conserve and exchange seeds (Photo: Deccan Development Society)
Why women's empowerment is essential for sustainable development
Insight, 02 February 2016
The rugged coastline of Jeju Island, South Korea, where the World Conservation Congress is being held.
IUCN World Conservation Congress begins
… is being held on the island of Jeju, South Korea. The IUCN has come under criticism from activists because of the Korean government's …
Insight, 06 September 2012
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A house with many rooms: Addressing loss and damage from climate change
… change. Towards international rules At the international negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, rich countries – …
Insight, 04 September 2013
PLA 47 cover
PLA 47: General Issue
… issue or individual articles in pdf format. This work is licensed under the  Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 3.0 …
Article, 31 July 2003
UNESCO considers Tanzania's Ngorongoro Conservation Area to be of global importance for biodiversity conservation, but it faces significant development pressure from tourism (Photo: Justin, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Mainstreaming nature and biodiversity into wider planning and policy
… of nature-based approaches in the commitments they are making under the Paris Agreement.   Exploring existing and future competition …
Article, 16 August 2013
Pits at Bekily sapphire mine in Toliara are on average 18 meters deep (Photo: Andry Rabemanantsoa/GIZ PAGE Madagascar)
Improving governance in Madagascar's artisanal and small-scale mining sector from the ground up
… and small-scale mining. Further locally driven processes are already under way in Ghana and Tanzania . More about IIED's ASM dialogues: …
Project, 08 March 2017
Example of bucket and pulley system on a traditional well - Senegal
Global Water Initiative: Senegal
… matters. The committees designated a specific use for each well under their responsibility (ie for drinking water or livestock …
Project, 16 February 2018
US special climate envoy Todd Stern tells journalists his views on the 'Higher Ambition Coalition'. LDC chair Giza Gaspar-Martins in second left on the panel at the press conference (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
A symbolic victory on 1.5 degrees for LDC Group in Paris
Insight, 18 December 2015
UN recognises IIED climate-change partner as Champion of the Earth
… course on sustainable development and North-South dialogue. Under Rahman's leadership, BCAS has become one of the world's leading …
News, 28 January 2008
A market in Fort Portal (Photo: Sister Haiti, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Making sure Fort Portal's 'modernisation' plan feeds the poor
… evidence to inform the policy process of Fort Portal becoming a city under the Vision 2040 agenda. With this evidence we wish to start a …
Insight, 11 December 2015