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Projects, publications, news, events, insights and articles about work to build more effective, equitable approaches to development and conservation that prioritise locally-driven initiatives and respect the rights and knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and local communities.

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A woman picks beans. She carries a basket with aubergines with her head.

Inclusive dialogue gets priorities of Nepal’s rural producers recognised in local law

Insight, 25 July 2022

Three women, one wearing a mask, the other two smiling and clapping, sit at a raised desk in front of an audience

In or out! Why balanced panels matter

Insight, 29 April 2022

Two men sit on a bench and take notes, while a small crowd sits on the floor in front of them.

Conservation and discrimination: case studies from Nepal’s national parks

Article, 13 April 2022

Woman speaking with a microphone to an audience of men.

Every voice counts: addressing inequality in research and development

Insight, 16 March 2022

A woman farmer tends her crops, surrounded by her crops

Locally-led action essential for achieving global biodiversity goals

Insight, 14 February 2022

Elder woman kneels on the ground behind weeds.

Indigenous Peoples and forest communities are central to tackling the climate crisis – but they need finance

Insight, 05 November 2021

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Declaration of the International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (INMIP): Indigenous Food Solutions to the Climate Crisis

Publication, 25 October 2021

Houses on stilts at the side of water, with trees behind

30x30 – a brave new dawn or a failure to protect people and nature?

Insight, 21 October 2021

A woman wearing a face mask and a visor stands behind a table of vegetables selling her produce.

COVID-19 and forest communities

Active Project

One women holds a tree while another digs into the soil with a shovel, surrounded by green trees and foliage

New thought-provoking blog series scrutinises dominant approaches to resolving the nature and climate crises

News, 20 October 2021

Two people pour liquid on a plate of potatoes.

Indigenous food systems prove highly resilient during COVID-19

Insight, 26 August 2021

Man wearing traditional clothing holds a plate with potatoes.

Indigenous Peoples’ food systems and COVID-19

Event on 14 September 2021

People wearing traditional clothing sit in a circle in a field.

Why traditional knowledge and Indigenous Peoples’ rights must be integrated across the new global biodiversity targets

Insight, 16 August 2021

Landscape of fields and forest

Q&A: Negotiating a new biodiversity deal that works for Indigenous Peoples

Article, 09 August 2021

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Indigenous Naxi-Moso cultural values and worldviews for sustainable development: Four Village Biocultural Heritage Coalition, Yunnan, China

Publication, 06 August 2021

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Sumaq Kausay and Ayllu: Quechua values and worldviews for conservation and sustainable development in the Chalakuy Maize Park, Lares, Peru

Publication, 06 August 2021

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Towards a Biocultural Heritage Territory in Rabai Cultural Landscape: exploring Mijikenda cultural values and practices for sustainable development

Publication, 06 August 2021

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Safeguarding Lepcha and Limbu cultural values and worldviews for conservation and sustainable development in the Eastern Himalayas, India

Publication, 06 August 2021

Woman puts greens on a plate

UN Food Systems Summit: it’s time to listen to civil society’s concerns

Insight, 22 June 2021

Street vendor selling vegetables

IIED’s 'food year' blog series explores policies and practice to transform our food systems

News, 22 June 2021

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Indigenous food systems, biocultural heritage and the SDGs: challenges, interdisciplinary research gaps and empowering methodologies

Publication, 26 March 2021

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Practical guide helps negotiators put equity at the heart of the new global biodiversity framework

Insight, 04 May 2021

Nature landscape of a spring with ducks, and mountains in the background

Supporting a nature positive, equitable global biodiversity framework

Active Project

Headshots of five people over a forest

Indigenous knowledge, people and nature – all crucial to Kunming: Make Change Happen podcast episode 11

Article, 26 April 2021

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