IIED and the International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples are hosting a side event at the UN 2023 Water Conference on 24 March that will present evidence of the climate change impacts facing mountain water-related ecosystems, and the role played by Indigenous Peoples and mountain communities in conserving them
A nationwide survey of smallholder farmers in China suggests they’re spending US$280 billion every year on measures to adapt to climate change including through conserving or restoring biodiversity according to the Farmers’ Seed Network, the non-profit Foodthink organisation and IIED.
With a recent IIED survey showing that smallholder farmers are China’s biggest investors in climate and nature action, we call on world leaders gathering in Montreal for the 15th Convention on Biological Diversity conference to strengthen their commitments to locally-led efforts to build a resilient future for nature and people
Editor's Note: In the wake of the biodiversity conference in Kunming, which concluded on Friday, China will draw up a national action plan to strike a balance between biodiversity conservation and economic and social development. What are the measures will the country take to conserve biodiversity? Four experts share their views on the issue with China Daily: