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UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
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Locally-led action essential for achieving global biodiversity goals
One month from today, negotiators from around the world will meet in Geneva for crucial preparatory talks on the new global biodiversity framework. The framework aims to halt and reverse our current catastrophic loss of biodiversity. Locally-led action must be central to global biodiversity efforts, as Ebony Holland and Dilys Roe explain in this first blog in a new series ahead of the biodiversity talks this year
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COP27 and the important year ahead
Just over a week on from the end of COP26 in Glasgow and the dust is settling. But as Andrew Norton reflects, any gains made from the event will require ongoing work and citizens demanding more radical action
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Locally-led action key to delivering the new global biodiversity framework
Next week’s UN biodiversity conference (COP15) will be a milestone in global efforts to stop biodiversity loss and put nature on a path to recovery. Dilys Roe and Ebony Holland put forward the case that people and locally-led conservation efforts need to be at the centre of this transformation
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Does the global biodiversity framework offer a plan B for protected areas?
Ahead of IUCN’s World Conservation Congress, Phil Franks examines why – to date – strategies to halt biodiversity loss have largely failed, and discusses a way forward for protected areas and other forms of area-based conservation that is not only inclusive but also equitable
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IUCN World Conservation Congress
The IUCN World Conservation Congress 2020 took place from 3 to 11 September 2021 in Marseille. It was originally scheduled for June 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was a hybrid event, held partly in person and virtually, for the first time
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IIED and partner events at the World Conservation Congress 2020
A host of events took place at the delayed 2020 World Conservation Congress in Marseille, France, from 3 to 11 September 2021.
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Why traditional knowledge and Indigenous Peoples’ rights must be integrated across the new global biodiversity targets
Biodiversity policymakers negotiating the new international framework at the upcoming global biodiversity summit (CBD COP15) must ensure traditional knowledge and the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLC) are integrated across all post-2020 targets aimed at saving the world’s biodiversity
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Practical guide helps negotiators put equity at the heart of the new global biodiversity framework
Conservation efforts, while critical to reducing biodiversity loss, often fail to treat people fairly. This undermines the sustainability of these efforts and can further marginalise already vulnerable people. A new guide offers negotiators practical steps for embedding equity in the new global biodiversity framework
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Supporting a nature positive, equitable global biodiversity framework
IIED is keen to ensure that the final post-2020 global biodiversity framework that is negotiated by Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity is not just good for nature, but good for people too
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Here's why Indigenous economics is the key to saving nature
Mainstream Western economics is destroying the environment - and the Indigenous knowledge that has conserved nature for millennia
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No time to lose – collective action for our common future: Make Change Happen podcast episode 9
In the New Year edition of Make Change Happen, we look ahead to 2021 as a super year driven by global action to tackle environment and development challenges
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Nature 4 Development: improving evidence and dialogue on biodiversity and development
Biodiversity is being lost at alarming rates. But the so-called biodiversity crisis is also a development crisis. IIED and partners are assessing the evidence that investing in nature delivers development outcomes for poor people, and enhancing dialogue between conservation and development communities
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Despite COVID-19, using wild species may still be the best way to save them
As the content of the post-2020 biodiversity framework is being developed, Dilys Roe discusses the role of sustainable use in reducing biodiversity loss and saving wild species, and some of the potential implications of COVID-19
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IIED publishes guide to assessing governance at protected and conserved areas
IIED has published a guide to a stakeholder-led methodology for assessing the quality of governance at protected areas and other conserved areas.
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Gender and biodiversity conservation – progress and future directions
Gender is fundamental to IIED’s mission, with our research – aiming, as a minimum, to be gender aware and sensitive. But what progress towards achieving gender equality has been made in the area of biodiversity conservation? A recent IIED webinar discussed the question.
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Women, wildlife and the workings of the CBD
Dilys Roe explains why international efforts to manage the world’s wildlife sustainably need input from the ground
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Biodiversity on the brink: local people must shape nature’s new deal
Ahead of the Convention on Biological Diversity on Saturday, which will start shaping the post-2020 agenda on biodiversity, IIED director Andrew Norton calls for a process that truly includes indigenous peoples and local communities
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IIED publishes updated guide to social assessment for protected areas
The new, expanded second edition incorporates practical learning from sites in five countries and strengthens focus on governance and equity
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IIED and partners at the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP14)
This page summarises the activities of IIED, its researchers and partners during the 14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP14) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt from 17-29 November 2018
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Enhancing the equity and effectiveness of protected area conservation
IIED worked with partners to institutionalise social equity assessment and action planning at protected areas in Kenya and Uganda
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Three ‘E’s to guide the post-2020 biodiversity roadmap
Joji Cariño sets out three key principles that could underpin a new biodiversity deal where humans and nature work in harmony – and explains why indigenous peoples and local communities will be key in shaping this deal
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Q&A: Women in rural India are nature’s guardians
Reetu Sogani describes the special bond between women in India and the country’s natural resources – a connection that positions them as key preservers and managers of biodiversity. Despite this, women’s voices often go unheard in policies intended to support biodiversity conservation
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Q&A: Why indigenous seed-saving women are the stewards of biodiversity
In the latest in a series highlighting how women around the world are safeguarding biodiversity, Krystyna Swiderska discusses how women are sustaining biodiverse farming by combining traditional knowledge and innovation to protect local seed systems
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The role, influence and impact of women in biodiversity conservation
Guest blogger Cristiana Pașca Palmer asks: “How do we empower women, as agents of change and frontrunners, to build new pathways or accelerate transition to sustainability?”
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Women are advancing the march to protect biodiversity
Ahead of the Convention on Biological Diversity, IIED has launched a series of blogs and interviews illustrating the role, influence and impact of women working to safeguard the world’s biodiversity
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Global spotlight on biodiversity as agreement of post-2020 deal for nature nears
In the run-up to a crucial meeting of the Parties to the UN Biodiversity Convention later this year, IIED looks at what needs to happen ahead of a new post-2020 agenda
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Assessing governance at protected and conserved areas (GAPA)
IIED has developed and is now rolling out a relatively simple, low-cost tool for assessing the quality of governance at protected or conserved areas
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IIED at the biodiversity COP in Cancun
IIED and partners were at the Convention on Biological Diversity conference in Cancun, Mexico, in December to highlight sustainable solutions that protect biodiversity
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Equity, inclusion, conservation and the SDGs
What's fair when it comes to conservation? Phil Franks explains how a new research tool is providing some insights
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Guidelines shared for mainstreaming biodiversity and development
To mark the International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May, IIEDt and UNEP-WCMC are sharing new guidelines for mainstreaming biodiversity and development
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Uganda urged to use biodiversity for sustainable development
A new Biodiversity Conservation Trust for Uganda will be launched in Kampala on the International Day for Biological Diversity (22 May)
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IIED at the World Parks Congress 2014
The full programme of IIED activity at this year's World Parks Congress, including news, events, blogs and updates
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Piloting Social Assessment of Protected Areas: some initial reflections
With the global forum on protected areas, the World Parks Congress, just two months away, it's a good time to consider our experience with the Social Assessment of Protected Areas (SAPA) initiative
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Finding the best outcomes for biodiversity and development
Protecting an island paradise shouldn't come down to money, but it sometimes seems that way for those trying to ensure that development in the Seychelles is not at the cost of its rich biodiversity
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Making the business case for biodiversity
You need to make a business case for biodiversity: what's your idea and how much money do you need? What are the costs, benefits, challenges and why should potential investors care?
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Mainstreaming biodiversity and development
All parties to the global Convention on Biological Diversity are revising their national biodiversity strategy and action plans
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Talking about mainstreaming biodiversity
The 'Mainstreaming biodiversity and development' project followed eight African countries as they worked to integrate biodiversity into their mainstream development plans. In this series of videos project members discuss their strategies, findings and outcomes
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What we know about how biodiversity and poverty are linked: The good, the bad and the ugly
There is an explicit assumption in international policy statements that conserving biodiversity can help in efforts to tackle global poverty
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Mainstreaming biodiversity and development project updates
Read updates from the 'Mainstreaming biodiversity and development' project, following eight countries as they use their revised national biodiversity and strategy action plans (NBSAPs) to integrate biodiversity into mainstream development policies and plans. This project ran from 2012-2017.
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Time for a new look at social impacts of protected areas
A new framework for assessing the social impacts of protected areas will be key to ensuring conservation is effective, and contributes to human well-being and poverty reduction
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Making the business case for biodiversity — in an instant
Life's too short for long, dull text – and when life itself is the topic, it is critical to get the message across in a quick, clear way.
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Traditional innovation in farming is under threat
Indigenous knowledge is innovative, not static. Protecting it will help food security.
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Assessing social impacts of protected and conserved areas (SAPA)
IIED has developed and is now rolling out a relatively simple, low-cost tool for assessing the positive and negative social impacts of protected or conserved areas
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Mainstreaming biodiversity and development initiative: events
This page sets out the workshop reports and statements produced as part of the Mainstreaming Biodiversity and Development initiative.
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Mainstreaming biodiversity, poverty reduction and development
IIED and partners organised a side event on biodiversity mainstreaming at the 2012 meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
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New tool to help join-up policies to cut poverty and conserve biodiversity
As thousands of delegates gather in India for the 11th Conference of Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) next week, a new initiative will be unveiled to help countries meet some of their obligations under the legally-binding treaty whilst also reducing poverty.
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How communities are protecting their biocultural resources with community protocols
As delegates gather for the 11th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity this photostory looks at why two communities in India and Borneo have developed community protocols.
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Making the Nagoya Protocol work at the community level
Two safeguards for communities' rights to resources can help implement the Nagoya Protocol.
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Biodiversity and REDD
REDD could play an important role in biodiversity conservation. This project aimed to identify and test possible mechanisms to help promote high biodiversity REDD
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“Protecting and promoting the rights of indigenous people benefits us all”
He gave the example of indigenous peoples in Peru who are responding to climate change by reintroducing native potato varieties and so are “helping to conserve the earth’s biodiversity”. “Indigenous peoples have been living a ‘green economy’ for centuries,” he added — economists should look to old practices in indigenous communities for new ways to achieve sustainable development.
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Delivering REDD+: can past lessons help in tempering optimism and making headway?
The International Year of Forests is celebrating the importance of forests and raising the profile of challenges and opportunities. The perceived value of forests has been raised by the recognition of their role in mitigating climate change. But the International Year of Forests is a momentous reminder that there are still unresolved issues.
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Can hunting wildlife contribute to biodiversity conservation?
It’s a politically and ethically charged debate. Can hunting animals really contribute to wildlife conservation and biodiversity objectives?
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Charting a course for biodiversity and the poor
Negotiations by parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) continue in Nagoya, Japan. Biodiversity researchers, advocates and government officials have gathered here to strike a deal that will, hopefully, safeguard life on Earth over the next decade.
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Better communication is key to wise use of Nature's riches
To ensure that nature's goods and services can continue to support human wellbeing, we need better communication about why biodiversity is important, what its decline means and what can be done about it.
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Protect and survive: customary safeguards, traditional knowledge
In thousands of rural communities from Bolivia to Bangladesh, traditional knowledge makes up the living core of culture. Bound up with local livelihoods and biodiversity, it forms a holistic system precisely tailored to local needs and environmental capacity. Its evolution over time and through shifting conditions ensures traditional practices are robust and adaptable to climate change.
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Seed industry and UN agency ignore traditional ways to protect biodiversity and knowledge
Communities worldwide risk losing control over their traditional knowledge and biological resources because a UN agency (the World Intellectual Property Organisation -WIPO) and the global seed industry insist on using Western intellectual property standards for managing access to them
