The first UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) was held in 2021 in New York at the UN General Assembly. Its vision was to “launch ...

This insight shares reflections on how the notion of ‘living heritage’ can serve as common ground for rethinking ...

One of the most crucial outcomes of green transitions is reducing or eliminating the risk of agrochemical poisoning for ...

Conservationists are increasingly seeing the importance of carrying out social impact evaluation to ensure accountability and to learn what works for both biodiversity and human wellbeing.

IIED is calling for journal articles, innovative case studies, syntheses of grey literature, briefings, and thought-leading comment pieces to generate conversation around the forthcoming IPCC Special ...

Communities at the frontline of climate change impacts such as floods, droughts and other extreme weather events have critical knowledge on how best to cope, and what is needed to enable this climate ...

Costa Rica’s Payments for Ecosystems Services (PES) programme has become something of an icon in the world of PES. Its hitches and successes provide a valuable source of information and inspiration ...

Biocultural Heritage Territories (BCHTs) are mosaics of land uses, deeply linked to Indigenous knowledge systems embedded in cultural traditions, where Indigenous knowledge and practices effectively ...

The genetic diversity preserved by Indigenous knowledge and practices provides a valuable resource for improving food security and adapting to climate change. Evidence from the SIFOR project ...

IIED worked with partners in China, India, Kenya and Peru to explore how the interlinked traditional knowledge, biodiversity, culture and landscapes – the biocultural heritage – of Indigenous Peoples ...

This report provides a collection and analysis of six case studies which introduce trailblazing shared label initiatives by smallholder organisations across Africa, Asia and Latin America. Each case ...

In its strategy 'Manifesto for a thriving world', IIED affirms its commitment to becoming an anti-racist organisation and to pursuing decolonisation with care.