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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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Advancing locally led approaches for people, climate and nature: a critical comparison of guiding principles for the integrated landscape approach and locally led adaptation

Publication, 26 June 2026

Person standing next to a printed out poster, pointing and speaking. Other people are gathered and listening.

A shared vision, clear actions and a growing community: the next 20 years of locally led adaptation starts now

Insight, 21 May 2026

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Analysis of laws and policies that support Indigenous biocultural territories in Peru

Publication, 20 May 2026

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Engaging meaningfully with Indigenous Knowledge to transform IPCC assessments

Publication, 19 May 2026

Indigenous women’s groups perform a Tlalmanalli ceremony in Mexico. They are sitting in a circle, wearing traditional clothing and grabbing colorful cloths and pulling them.

Advancing Indigenous and diverse knowledge systems in global assessments

Event on 20 May 2026

A group of standing and seated people gather outside around a table, on which is laid out paper featuring maps and other items, with trees in the background.

Registration opens for landmark CBA20 in Manila

News, 26 February 2026

Informal settlement in Manila, Philippines on the water.

CBA20: Local solutions inspiring global action

Event on 11 May 2026

A group of Indigenous Pygmy men and women sit in a semi-circle with frustrated expressions. One woman carries a baby.

DRC: "Today, our forest is called a park"

Article, 10 February 2026

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Network of Agrobiodiversity Zones and Biocultural Heritage Territories of Peru: Huaran Declaration

Publication, 28 November 2025

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Agrobiodiversity management by the Dayak tribe in Labian and Labian Irang villages in Indonesia

Publication, 17 December 2025

Rainforest on the banks of the River Pará.

Nature finance: some progress at COP30 with more needed in 2026

Insight, 08 December 2025

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Challenging coloniality and racial injustice in finance for nature

Publication, 11 February 2026

Woman checking the ground and how the forest is growing in Timor-Leste.

Multilateral climate funds are making changes to support locally led adaptation: where have they got to?

Insight, 18 November 2025

Illustration from Development and Climate Days 2025. Text says 'Development and Climate Days, October 30 2025. Turning ambition into action'.

D&C Days 2025: Key messages

Article, 07 November 2025

Group of local women from the Central African Republic gathered in a circle, speaking and laughing. They are wearing traditional dress.

Interview: Putting global South communities at the centre of climate and nature funding conversations

Article, 07 November 2025

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Advancing Indigenous and community leadership of conservation requires confronting barriers to change

Publication, 30 October 2025

Informal settlement with torn-down houses on the edge of a body of water in Jakarta.

IPCC Seventh Assessment Report – more diverse participation and greater use of findings

Active Project

Mangrove forest growing alongside a river with a boat from local community members on it.

IIED at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025

Event on 09 October 2025

Indigenous woman watering aloe vera plantation. She is wearing traditional clothing in pink and green shades.

Transforming conservation: towards community-led nature governance

Article

Illustration of four community members crouching down and pointing at a drawn plan for urban planning.

Can community-investor conflict be prevented? Piloting four proactive strategies in Cameroon and Uganda

Insight, 26 August 2025

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Transforming nature finance for people, nature and climate: IIED’s nature finance strategy, 2025–2030

Publication, 22 August 2025

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Beyond just buying: investing in equitable value chain partnerships with smallholders

Publication, 21 August 2025

Aerial view of two side of farming land, split down the middle by a river. the left side is the community land that has been planted with oil palm and the right side is the Padang Sugihan Wildlife Reserve - Sebokor, whose large trees are no longer visible.

New deforestation regulations must consider smallholder farmers

Insight, 09 July 2025

Two women from Rinconada, Jujuy wearing colorful clothing a hats, posing and looking at the camera.

A just energy transition? Impacts on Indigenous lands in Argentina

Insight, 26 June 2025

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