A local government/grassroots federation partnership, combined with sweat equity, can be very effective at producing ...

As growing demand for ‘critical minerals’ and global geopolitical rivalries prompt new interest in transport infrastructure ...

The updated biocultural heritage website explores the concept of biocultural heritage and its role in achieving multiple ...

Any new regulation is likely to impact Indigenous and small-scale farmers, who are often overlooked and have little or no ...

Climate finance leaders from six continents gathered at the 2025 London Climate Resilience Finance Summit last week, joining ...

This paper calls for a transformative approach to energy planning and delivery that focuses on a more holistic and ...

2020 is being hailed as a ‘super year’ for nature, with a series of major international events looking at how we can stop the decline of wildlife and natural ecosystems. IIED’s Krystyna Swiderska ...

Climate-driven disasters in the United States are becoming more common according to analysis of long-term data from the country’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), with 90 major disaster ...

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 paper presents the Indigenous Biocultural Heritage Register, an approach developed by Andean communities in Peru in order to protect their knowledge against biopiracy and gain legal rights ...

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 ...