NRI and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) recently co-hosted a high-level policy forum on the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Transformative Change Assessment...
River Medway recently became the focus of a unique collaboration between researchers, artists, community members, and environmental advocates, united by a shared commitment to imagining new futures for the river and its ecosystems.
Led by the...
International trade is often viewed as a pathway to prosperity, an engine for economic growth, cooperation, and sustainable development. But a new global study by NRI researchers reveals a more complex and concerning reality, one in which trade...
NRI is leading a new research project funded by the British Academy to explore how evidence can more effectively inform policymaking in Indonesia’s Social Forestry Initiative (SFI).
The one-year project, titled ‘Contextualising the Dynamics of...
A new report highlighting the outcomes of a series of dialogues on global Indigenous and Local Knowledge (IK & LK) has been published, offering a powerful contribution to ongoing efforts to ensure Indigenous perspectives are respected and...
A recent report by NRI’s Professor Valerie Nelson is set to inform the Scottish government’s environment strategy – an overarching framework for Scotland’s strategies and plans for the environment and climate change. The report explores the scope...
On 18 December 2024, the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) launched its “Transformative Change Report”, an assessment report on the underlying causes of biodiversity loss and the kind of system-wide changes...
The Mau Forest in western Kenya is being threatened by multiple land use pressures and human activities. Damage to the forest and to human inhabitants, including Indigenous Ogiek communities, is increasingly clear, with forest and biodiversity...
Growing demand for food, fuel and fibre has expanded global commodity trade and large-scale land acquisitions in the Global South. This has resulted in significant land use changes, creating biodiversity losses and social impacts, leading to a...
Tropical forests are vanishing as they are converted to agricultural land to meet the demands of distant markets. The global trade of tropical commodities has raised concerns about deforestation, prompting high-income countries to explore...
NRI’s Dr Pamela Katic is the research lead for two projects in the Peruvian Amazon, both focusing on improving the nutrition and health of Indigenous Peoples through agroforestry systems and capacity building. Just back from a trip to present the...
Over the last 15 years, there has been a significant expansion of private-sector agricultural investments in low- and middle-income countries. Too often, such investments have led to dispossessions, forced resettlements, lost livelihoods and human...