Gro Harlem Brundtland to give 2018 Barbara Ward Lecture

Women’s voices are becoming more prominent in policy circles but more work is needed for this change to make a real difference to women on the ground.

Read the interview and check out our outstanding women in development blog series.

Phase 1 of the Forest and Farm Facility is coming to an end, with impressive achievements.

Read all about it and the role that mass mobilisation of forest and farm producers has played in its success.

The New Urban Agenda sets ambitious sustainability objectives for cities. At the 9th World Urban Forum, IIED worked with local governments on how to deliver the wide-ranging goals.

Read more about the power of these inclusive processes.

Chih-Jung Lee is a business analyst with Rafiki Power; this article is an excerpt from her research on consumer behaviour.

The Energy Change Lab, a programme of IIED and Hivos, is running a project that supports Rafiki Power to test solutions to help stimulate 'productive use' of energy in rural Tanzania.

ForBInc: Forest business incubation toolkit by and for Forest and Farm Producer Organisations

Specific challenges exist in forest landscapes - they are perceived as high risk, and therefore forest business incubation needs a rather unique approach. 

By providing an approach to incubation that is adapted to the forest and farm landscape, this toolkit aims to address that gap. It is written primarily for second-tier umbrella organisations of forest and farm producers, who aspire to offer business incubation services for their members. 

Understanding and assessing equity in protected area conservation: a matter of governance, rights, social impacts and human wellbeing

Equity is increasingly recognised as a crucial issue for conservation, yet it is poorly defined and understood. Focusing on protected areas, this paper aims to help managers and policy makers make conservation fairer. 
 

The new face of informality in the Tanzanian mineral economy: Transforming artisanal mining through foreign investment?

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has long been a mainstay of Tanzania’s rural economy, contributing to the livelihoods of more than three million Tanzanians.

This paper aims to offer new insights into the opportunities and risks associated with leveraging foreign private capital in support of ASM development. 

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We are currently advertising opportunities for a researcher on energy, a climate finance researcher, a senior HR manager and a bid support manager.

Find out more and apply at the IIED website.