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Peasant Seeds: the foundation of food sovereignty in Africa
… the Coordination Nationale des Organisations Paysannes ( CNOP) , IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development, London, … 2008 at 11am. Biodiversité: Échange et Diffusion d'Expériences http://www.bede-asso.org/ Coordination Nationale des Organisations Paysannes …
News, 12 February 2009
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Facing Facing the Future Future THE REPORT OF THE MMSD AUSTRALIA PROJECT M A Y 2002
… and Australian MMSD projects, visit: A2+ quality stock, made from www.iied.org/mmsd 50% recycled (35% pre 15% post consumer) www.ameef.org.au/mmsd …
Publication, 01 May 2002
Hundreds of homes are crammed together up the side of a hill
Q&A: Achieving housing rights for all: issues and recommendations
… Coinciding with World Habitat Day 2020 , on 5 October 2020 IIED hosted an online discussion about the shortage of adequate, … to do something now. We have to take radical steps.” [VIDEO::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3srkjziN27w] Watch a recording of the event … housing and land-use management'  is now available. Email eandu@iied.org if you require access to any of the papers, or subscribe to the …
Article, 22 October 2020
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Understanding local difference: gender (plus) matters for NGOs (PLA 58)
… from the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London, which was produced for internal learning. The review … a more consistent analysis of recognised local difference in the work IIED does as an NGO, particularly, but not only, gender differences. In … articles are peer-reviewed by an international editorial board. See: www.planotes.org …
Publication, 01 June 2008
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Editorial (PLA 59)
… articles are peer-reviewed by an international editorial board. See: www.planotes.org Article in: PLA 59. Guest editors: Holly Ashley, Jon Corbett, Ben Garside and Giacomo Rambaldi. Published by IIED and the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation …
Publication, 01 June 2009
IIED's Krystyna Swiderska discusses the latest research on how indigenous people adapt to climate change at a side event at the 2016 UN climate conference in Marrakech (Photo: Teresa Corcoran/IIED)
Indigenous people use own knowledge to boost food yields despite climate change, research finds
News, 22 November 2016
A woman buying firewood at Bamako, Mali. IIED has been working with the government of Mali to set up local climate funds to help communities be more resilient during floods and droughts (Photo: Mike Goldwater/IIED)
Poorest must be heard on climate action to deliver Paris Agreement’s success
… of climate change over the last few years.  In Mali, for example, IIED has been working with the government to set up local climate funds … make sure that funding reaches those who need it most. [VIDEO::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPdKrqbsZxU] IIED senior fellow and director of … success of Paris will not deliver. Andrew Norton (andrew.norton@iied.org) is director of IIED. This blog was originally posted by the Thomson …
Insight, 04 November 2016
Women distributing seeds in Andhra Pradesh, India (Photo: Deccan Development Society)
Q&A: Why indigenous seed-saving women are the stewards of biodiversity
… IIED’s Smallholder innovation for resilience (SIFOR) project examined … loss. Interview conducted by Teresa Corcoran (teresa.corcoran@iied.org), communications content officer, IIED's Communications Group .  Related reading: Biocultural Heritage website: www.bioculturalheritage.org IIED briefing: Biocultural innovation: the …
Article, 18 October 2018
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SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL A Review of International Experience and Practice (Table of Contents only)
… generously funded by The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs IIED 3 Endsleigh Street London WC1H 0DD, England, UK Tel: … Fax: +44-207-388-2826 Contact e-mail: barry.dalal-clayton@iied.org Website: http://www.iied.org/ ii CONTENTS PART 1: Introduction and approaches to …
Publication, 01 December 2004
Coming in for lunch in the rice fields near Inle Lake, Myanmar. Online databases can provide verified data on land conflicts and help resolve disputes and improve governance (Eric Brochu, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Using online technology to empower communities facing land deals
… about the nature of the deals and land conflicts. A recent IIED webinar heard how online technology can be used alongside other … Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) , is OpenLandContracts.org (OLC) . This online database provides free access to publicly … section for capacity building and training materials. [VIDEO::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPX84HSBbzA] Similarly, ODM provides legal …
Insight, 04 August 2016