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An association of farmers in northeast Myanmar carries out value chain analysis of elephant foot yam (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Strengthening producer organisations is key to making finance inclusive and effective
Article, 12 March 2019
A rally protesting against the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) takes place in Wellington, New Zealand (Photo: Neil Ballantyne, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
The rise of civil society advocacy on investment treaties in Malaysia and the Philippines
… despite negative impacts for communities, for fear of being sued under the relevant investment treaty.  But what can CSOs do to influence …
Insight, 26 March 2015
There is no government-provided water connection in the Shivaji Nagar slum area of Raipur. Under UN definitions, a household has "improved provision" for water even if it only has access to a public tap or standpipe. (Photo: indiawaterportal.org, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Setting the bar too low: is there really progress on UN development goals?
… were in urban areas. But this was only because the bar is set so low. Under UN definitions, a household has "improved provision" for water …
Insight, 03 December 2013
A tale of typhoons, trees and tiny creatures that stood between a community and climate resilience
… hands that keep the people safe.” This blog was first published on Under the Banyan . …
Insight, 17 April 2012
Chen showing Lila Buckley his innovative method for growing potatoes in straw nests.
A Chinese farm in Africa
… in an agricultural training programme as part of a diplomatic mission under the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. That was where—living amongst … He’s now off to Senegal for another two year posting, but this time under the trilateral FAO food security programme, and he expects this …
Insight, 13 September 2012
Local logging bosses ('patrons') attend a training session on business organisation and forest management in the remote miombo forest near Caia in Central Mozambique (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Mozambique's forest theatre – how will the play end?
… Seuss's book 'The Lorax'. It charts the demise of the Truffula Trees under the axe of the Once-ler "to make sneeds that everyone needs". …
Insight, 04 March 2015
The Enhancing Equity workshop in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park brought together government officials, local residents and conservationists (Photo: Alessandra Guiliani/IIED)
Enhancing equity and fairness
… but poor in financial resources to implement their commitments under the international biodiversity conventions. It is also partly …
Insight, 23 February 2015
PLA 30: Participation and Fishing Communities
… manage fisheries and plan for development. This work is licensed under the  Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 3.0 …
Article, 30 September 1997
Hotel Sri Tahjung
Rafts of rubber and a hotel for birds with spit that sells
… will continue to gleam. This blog was first published here on Under the Banyan . …
Insight, 21 February 2012
Moving right along: climate change and migration
… for the slow-grinding gears, he mentioned the labyrinthine discourse under the Clean Development Mechanism. ‘Trying to identify the most …
Insight, 13 December 2009