IIED and partners will engage at key moments on the road to COP17, including the SBI and SBSTTA meetings, to help turn the global biodiversity framework into action on the ground, backed by evidence ...

The paper attempts a stock taking of urbanization in the post colonial period in India and critically examines the scenarios projected by international and national agencies. The policies and ...

This paper examines why women’s meaningful participation in community engagements around land-based investments is essential ...

Following reports that the US Environmental Protection Agency is to announce the repeal of its 'endangerment finding' ...

This interview is part of a series taking a deep dive into the world’s multilateral climate funds. IIED researchers and ...

As mineral prices rise, Peru is witnessing a mining rush, legal and illegal, artisanal and industrial, that is causing ...

Generating finance to protect and restore nature is crucial to address the worsening global biodiversity crisis. However, ...

Many governments see national parks as sources of tourism income and conservation funding. However, they often adopt a model ...

Adaptation finance is critical to developing countries for adapting to the increasing impacts of climate change and to support the rapid shift to climate-resilient development pathways. At COP26 in ...

Water is a hugely strategic resource for most companies and its increasing scarcity creates significant business risk.

Extreme heat is one of the deadliest climate risks increasingly affecting the lives of urban residents in cities across the ...