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A man and woman standing in a field
Difficult choices: balancing competing priorities on Burkina Faso farms
… household, then another male would take over and the widow would stay under that household, hopefully with land still assigned to her to … independent or had the support of her relatives, she would be under huge pressure to hand them back when their father insisted or she … trade-off is one that affects the whole village: do you increase land under agricultural crop production or reserve areas for livestock …
Article, 26 April 2020
Cover for 12584IIED.pdf
Asserting community land rights using RSPO complaint procedures in Indonesia and Liberia
… international finance institutions. This paper has been produced under IIED’s Legal tools for citizen empowerment project. …
Publication, 01 August 2015
A scientist studies mangroves in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Mangrove ecosystems support fisheries, prevent coastal erosion and store large amounts of carbon (Photo: Kate Evans/CIFOR)
Call for feedback: inventory of tools to support ecosystem-based adaptation
… and aim. The extensive list aims to help users assess the conditions under which the different tools can work, as well as benefits and costs. … is quickly shifting to action and how the adaptation commitments under the landmark agreement will be delivered," said Wicander. "In the …
News, 19 December 2016
Five farmers bend over tending rice crops in a flooded field, as another farmer watches while pushing a cart in the background.
Layering interventions is necessary to address loss and damage effectively
Insight, 05 September 2022
Junior negotiators and advisors under the ecbi programme gather during the workshop in Katowice (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
Workshop helps negotiators from developing countries prepare for COP24
News, 06 December 2018
COP24 will take place in Katowice's landmark congress centre and exhibition hall (Photo: Umkatowice, Creative Commons via Wikipedia)
IIED and partner events at COP24
… guide to capacity building for climate change  | Pocket Guide to NDCs Under the UNFCCC  |  Pocket guide to loss and damage under the UNFCCC | Pocket guide to gender equality under the UNFCCC | Pocket guide to transparency under the UNFCCC  |  …
Event, 02 December 2018
Cover for 12573IIED.pdf
Agricultural investments in Southeast Asia: Legal tools for public accountability
… for sustainable development. This report has been produced under IIED’s Legal tools for citizen empowerment project. …
Publication, 01 January 2014
Major news from Bali climate conference: Victory for the vulnerable with decision on climate-change adaptation fund
… funds efforts to adapt to climate change, and that this body will be under the authority of the Kyoto Protocol of the United Nations … it is generated through a 2% levy on transactions between companies under one of the Kyoto Protocol's flexible mechanism– the Clean … desire, the fund is expanded to include other flexible mechanisms under the Kyoto Protocol, it could soon be bringing in billions of …
News, 11 December 2007
Lions on the move in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. While populations of lions have increased by 12% in four countries, including Botswana, studies show a 43% overall decline from 1993-2014 (Photo: Barrett, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
To save Africa's wildlife, conservation needs a radical shake-up
… economically. Lions and other predators keep herbivore populations under control preventing overgrazing of fragile grasslands. Some forest … trophy hunting can be an effective complement , but it is frequently under fire from animal welfare organisations. Exploration of, and …
Insight, 03 March 2018
Cover for 15503IIED.pdf
CAMPFIRE and payments for environmental services
… Zimbabwe and has been widely emulated in southern and eastern Africa. Under this programme, communities using land under communal tenure have been granted authority to market the wildlife …
Publication, 01 July 2006