Despite COVID-19, using wild species may still be the best way to save them
Dilys Roe is principal researcher and team leader (biodiversity) in IIED's natural resources research group, and chair of the IUCN Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group (SULi).
As the content of the post-2020 biodiversity framework is being developed, she discusses the role of sustainable use in reducing biodiversity loss and saving wild species, and some of the potential implications of COVID-19.
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Q&A
Answering your questions on community-based approaches to tackling poaching and illegal wildlife trade
Following the recent webinar on community-based approaches to tackling poaching and illegal wildlife trade, the panellists address five key questions raised by attendees.
Read the Q&A and watch the webinar
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Blog by Dilys Roe
Is adaptation the missing ingredient from the new UN biodiversity action plan?
In late February, governments from across the world met in Rome to discuss the first draft of a new global action plan to tackle biodiversity loss. Dilys Roe asked whether there was something missing from the agenda.
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2019 annual review
Making the link between biodiversity and development, loudly
We have long argued that biodiversity is a critical resource for the world’s poorest people, for food, livelihoods and climate resilience. Strong ecosystems on land and at sea underpin nature-based solutions to core development challenges.
In 2019, we took our call for greater collaboration between the biodiversity and development sectors to its widest audience yet. Find out how in our annual review
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Our partners' perspectives
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Guest blog by Brian Ochieng Otieno
Harnessing the power of bees to benefit forest and people
Earlier this year, we launched a monthly blog series on our Facebook page where we invite our followers – focusing particularly on our younger audience – to write for us about their experiences. The topic for March was forests: we wanted to learn more about whether and how our followers in countries across the world were getting involved.
Read the story about a beekeeping project that’s helping to conserve Kenya’s Loitokitok forest and support the surrounding community.
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Guest blog by Gabriela Flores
Women ally with nature to adapt to climate change
To mark last month's International Women’s Day, we profiled seven women in Chile, China and South Africa who are working to protect and restore nature, promote a more sustainable use of natural resources and adapt to climate change.
Read their stories in the photo blog to find out how these women are demonstrating how ecosystem-based adaptation can deliver benefits for both people and nature.
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New projects and publications
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Project
Indigenous food systems, biocultural heritage and agricultural resilience
IIED is working with partners in the UK, China, India and Kenya to establish a new partnership and network for interdisciplinary research on indigenous food systems. The aim is to link humanities academics, agriculture researchers and indigenous peoples to design new interdisciplinary research on indigenous food systems past and present, from farm to plate, and enhance evidence on the role of indigenous crops in agricultural resilience.
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Issue paper, 32 pages
Making the market work for nature
Tackling biodiversity loss is a growing priority for human survival. Introducing incentives for positive actions could play a key role in helping to reverse this loss. This paper explores the potential of using biocredits - a novel approach to promote biodiversity conservation.
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Workshop report, 22 pages
Community Voices, Latin America and the Caribbean
Ahead of the ‘First High-Level Conference of the Americas on Illegal Wildlife Trade’ in October 2019, IIED and partners convened a ‘Community Voices’ event to bring together community representatives from across Latin America and the Caribbean, and representatives from NGOs, donor agencies and academia. The event provided a forum to share perspectives on responses to illegal wildlife trade and anti-poaching efforts, and to discuss how sustainable use and legal trade of wildlife may complement more traditional responses.
This report summarises the proceedings and presents the key messages developed by the participants.
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