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The fruit market is dominated by a small number of varieties that can withstand long distance shipping and meet supermarket demands for uniformity (Photo: Dirk Loop, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Why food diversity must be on the menu
… on produce that is uniform in shape and appearance. Producers are under pressure to focus on a small number of crop varieties that meet … and pastoral traditions, even if they are not as productive under favourable circumstances as exotic breeds. Local breeds tend to be …
Insight, 14 October 2016
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Drawing up a participatory youth situation analysis in Kenya (PLA 64)
Publication, 01 December 2011
A water tap in Rwanda. Measuring sustainability of investments in water and sanitation makes more sense than focusing on annual freshwater withdrawal and access to improved water and sanitation (Photo: A'Melody Lee/World Bank, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Making World Bank aid sustainable
… indicator. IIED recommends indicators on: percentage of forest cover under sustainable management plans; percentage of forest cover owned by … means, we propose using SDG 2.4.1 (proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture), and define sustainability …
Insight, 10 October 2016
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Organisational mechanisms that best serve the poor
… to stimulate the poor to create informal and formal organisations under their ownership and control. …
Publication, 01 January 2005
Tree branch stuck in the sea.
Listen to young people: cultural practices can provide answers to the climate problem
… to avoid loss of biodiversity. In a project I supported last year under Papua New Guinea’s hub of the Sustainable Ocean Alliance we helped …
Insight, 26 September 2021
A local market in Kampala, Uganda. One of the winning proposals will study refugees and markets in urban Uganda (Photo: Hendrik Terbeck, Creative Commons via Flickr)
New research funded to study local markets in the context of urban crises
… results of their research." The final call for proposals to be issued under the Urban Crises Learning Fund will be released in October 2016. …
News, 28 September 2016
A screengrab from the Mr Forest video. The two films were viewed 360,000 times in China in the first 24 hours after their release (Image: IIED)
Best of 2018: videos
… ocean and protect the livelihoods of people who depend on it. All in under two minutes! The video brings to life how governments can put …
Article, 24 February 2019
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The Role of the Minerals Sector in the Transition to Sustainable Development
… may well not be required by a more sustainable economy. But under any plausible definition of need, there will be a substantial …
Publication, 01 May 2001
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Changing Ownership and Management of State Forest Plantations in India
… communities are already working with state Forestry Departments under the Joint Forest Management (JFM) programme to protect and manage … considering that nearly a fifth of state forestland is already under JFM and the area is likely to increase in future, the potential …
Publication, 01 August 2003
Drylands landscape with cattle in the background
CBA15: Can adaptation be a superhero in the 'super year' for climate and nature?
… power in the hands of those most affected by climate risks. Under the theme we will explore what successful innovation really looks …
Insight, 17 February 2021