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A farmer’s market, Fort Portal, Uganda
Announcing our new strategy: Make Change Happen
… ‘Make Change Happen’ is our response to what we see as the critical challenges of our time: the crisis of … rapidly growing cities; and markets that are not delivering benefits for people and the environment. With our partners we will act to … depend on the precious resources of the natural world – on land and in the ocean – are heard, and their rights protected.   We will …
Insight, 08 April 2019
People undertaking workshop activities
Twitter, visas and communication strategies
… my Twitter account expectantly. A big milestone was approaching – big for me at least – the 500 followers moment.  I began to wonder what kind of tweets attract people to click ‘follow’? I’ve seen … to have a more in-depth knowledge of the countries in which IIED works.  Alongside a comprehensive assessment of the media and …
Insight, 04 July 2019
View of a forest with a volcano in the background
2021 Barbara Ward Lecture: Rebeca Grynspan says nothing is ever so small that it cannot make a difference
Article, 16 December 2021
A woman farmer
Women pay heavier price for big dams
… out as a consequence.  When communities are resettled to make way for new dams, they are moved to new houses and replacement fields. But … specific roles within the household . Men usually control access to land and focus on staple crops (yam, millet, sorghum rice and so on). … dams, with those who have already experienced adverse impacts sharing what they have learnt with their peers prior to relocation.  …
Insight, 08 March 2016
A community-owned Mexican sawmill in Oaxaca (Photo: Duncan Macqueen)
Incendiary observations from the 4th FLARE conference
… Envious glances accompanied my departure to Copenhagen for the 4 th annual meeting of FLARE (Forests & Livelihoods: Assessment, … to everything, but at the risk of crass over-simplification, here is what stuck out for me: The expansion of  industrial-scale agriculture … share of damage Growing populations, especially in Africa, need more land for smallholder subsistence agriculture and wood fuel for cooking …
Insight, 22 October 2018
Women discuss forest management at a Community Forest User Group meeting in Nepal. Photo: WOCAN
Gender and REDD+
…   REDD+  aims to compensate countries that reduce emissions from land use and land use change, as well as conserving, sustainably … when it comes to sharing the benefits of climate investment finance. What did IIED do? REDD+ readiness plans should not only avoid harming … address their needs and harness their strengths.  Read this briefing for more information. IIED worked with partners in Mozambique, Nepal, …
Project, 12 September 2013
Women using the Changu Changu Moto Fuel-Efficient Clean Cookstove, Malawi, Africa (Photo: Ripple Africa)
Technologies for sustainable development: mind the gender gap
Insight, 30 April 2018
Cover for G00172.pdf
Land in Africa: Market Asset or Secure Livelihood Conference London, November 8-9, 2004 Working Group 2: Gender, Land Rights and Inheritance Securing Women's Land Rights: Approaches, Prospects and Challenges
… Document begins: Land in Africa: Market Asset or Secure Livelihood Conference London, … in countries such as Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania and the prospects for securing women's land rights. I also attempt to tackle in some cases … of land rights an effective means to strengthen women's position? · What complementary measures might strengthen women's rights of access to …
Publication, 01 November 2004
Recovering wildlife populations in Namibia are largely attributed to policies that give local people rights to benefit from wildlife on their land (Photo: Ronald Woan, Creative Commons via Flickr)
There’s justice in the battle for biodiversity 
… natural resources or foraging. In India, ecosystem services accounted for 16% of overall GDP in 2010 – but for 47% of GDP of the poor. Women … because wealthy nations used theirs up. Everyone now depends on what is left as a global public good, to sequester carbon, offer genetic … we know that well-targeted aid for local wildlife stewardship really works .  Locally-led action for global gains When aid and development …
Insight, 28 June 2018
IIED's Andrew Norton and IIED chair Rebeca Grynspan with Gro Harlem Brundtland sit at the front of the Barbara Ward lecture on 19 June 2018
Come on board: IIED seeks new chair
… chair Rebeca Grynspan will step down. Respected across our field for her experience, knowledge and good humour, Rebeca leaves huge shoes … the board to push us to be focused, clear, ambitious and confident in what we seek to achieve.  While our plans for the next five years aim … women and men whose livelihoods depend on the natural world – both land or ocean – are heard and see their rights protected Shape …
Insight, 10 May 2019