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Participatory research and on-farm management of agricultural biodiversity in Europe
… literature, this paper offers some critical reflections on how—and under what conditions—the EU might support the development of innovative …
Publication, 01 May 2011
Forest ethics
… essential task of forest ethics is to ensure that actions launched under the banner of ‘forest development’ do not diminish human …
Project, 11 June 2008
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Assessing policy influences on people’s relationship to water ecosystem services: The South African experience
Publication, 01 January 2007
Children using water pump in Burkina Faso
Global Water Initiative: Burkina Faso
… billion CFA (US$481.5 million) between 2011-15 in irrigation overall under the Programme for Sustainable Development of Irrigated Agriculture … were the two main objectives in constructing Bagré dam. The area under control of Bagrépole extends to 493,000 hectares with an estimated … developments, since a process of effective decentralisation was under way, with responsibility for water and sanitation services being …
Project, 16 February 2018
With over half the world's refugees, such as these in Thailand, now living in large towns and cities where they are confronted by a unique set of challenges, the traditional image of life in tented, sprawling camps no longer tells the full refugee story (Photo: Andrew McConnell/Panos Pictures/IRC)
Towards a humanitarian's handbook for cities in crisis
… new reviews by the Stronger Cities Initiative consortium, established under the Urban Crises Learning Fund , have assessed a range of …
Insight, 16 November 2016
Care workers in Guinea put on protective clothing (Photo: EC/ECHO)
Ebola – what must we learn?
… mean that the actual severity and incidence are likely seriously under-reported. This matters because as has been seen in the cases of … region. Let us hope that the mobilisation of people and resources now under way will bring the crisis under control, and allow the region to rebuild its health systems, …
Insight, 30 October 2014
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Land deals in Africa: What is in the contracts?
… the exact terms of the land deals. This report has been produced under IIED’s Legal tools for citizen empowerment project.~Drawing on the …
Publication, 01 March 2011
Chronic air pollution is part of everyday life for many people in China. This photo shows Anyang, the most northern city of China's Henan province (Photo: V.T. Polywoda, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Critical theme: China pollution, social media and politics
… looked at the environmental and political issues raised by the film 'Under the Dome', which caused an internet sensation in China earlier … of the meeting and we published a round-up via Storify . About 'Under the Dome' You can watch the film below, or watch it on YouTube : …
Event, 16 March 2015
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Key themes and questions for national REDD strategies
… about process and content issues within national REDD strategies. Under different thematic headings it poses some key questions for …
Publication, 01 December 2009
The New Enclosures? Polanyi, international investment law and the global land rush
… values that society attaches to land. IIED worked on this article under its Legal tools for citizen empowerment project. …
Publication, 01 November 2013