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' relating to greenhouse gas emissions, Tom Mitchell, executive director of IIED, ...

This interview is part of a series taking a deep dive into the world’s multilateral climate funds. IIED researchers and expert guest voices examine how to unlock finance from these funds and get ...

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 ...

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

Growing demand for ‘critical minerals’ and geopolitical rivalries between large economies are fuelling a scramble to secure ...

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

The work of the Hunnarshala Foundation following the Kutch earthquake demonstrated how traditional, vernacular building practices could be combined with seismic‐resistant techniques, reducing costs ...

In low- and middle-income countries looking to harness their mineral wealth for industrial development, Indonesia's nickel sector is often touted as a success story. As the world’s dominant nickel ...

Rainforest on the banks of the River Pará, close to COP30 host city Belém (Photo: Paul Mitchell, IIED) Taking place in the hot and humid Amazon city of Belém, COP30 was billed as the ‘nature COP’ or ...