Thank you, this episode has been so educational for me as a brown development professional - navigating the white gaze

Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities have been the guardians of biodiversity for thousands of years. As a result, today, they conserve the world’s richest biodiversity on their lands and territories.

In this Make Change Happen episode we learn about the term biocultural heritage, which comes from the lived experience of Indigenous Peoples, and is critical to the success of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework up for negotiation in Kunming later this year.

Hosted by Liz Carlile, this podcast features IIED’s principal researcher Krystyna Swiderska; Alejandro Argumedo, Quechuan native from southern Peru and coordinator of the Mountain Indigenous People’s Network; Pierre Du Plessis, expert negotiator in the Convention on Biological Diversity from Namibia; and Joji Carino, Ibaloi Igorot from the Philippines, senior policy adviser with Forest People’s programme, and Indigenous Peoples’ negotiator on biodiversity.

You can follow some of the people you have heard in this episode on Twitter at @lizcarlile and @KrystynaSwider4. Follow the podcast on @IIED_Voices for all the latest updates.

11. Indigenous knowledge, people and nature – all crucial to Kunming

Every country has 2030 as the date for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Some are well on the way to meeting targets, others have further to go. In this new three-part mini-series, we explore how to evaluate progress against the goals. 

In episode one 'Adaptive evaluation: considering climate risks in theory and practice', IIED hosts a discussion about the principles, practice and challenges of considering climate risks in evaluation of programmes aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

This episode features Stefano D’Errico, head of monitoring, evaluation and learning in IIED's Strategy and Learning group; Emilie Beauchamp, senior researcher in IIED's Strategy and Learning group; Nick Brooks, adaptation specialist and director of Garama 3C; and Samson Machuka, director of the monitoring and evaluation department in the State Department for Planning and Statistics within the National Treasury and Planning of the Government of Kenya.

1. Adaptive evaluation: considering climate risks in theory and practice

In this episode of Make Change Happen, we discuss racism and decolonisation in the development sector.

Hosted by Liz Carlile, IIED’s outgoing director of communications, this episode features Natalie Lartey, IIED’s advocacy and engagement manager; Maryam Mohsin, head of media and communications at Bond; and Mpho Tapela, executive director of Youth Unlimited Network in Botswana.

We explore how development organisations have responded to the Black Lives Matter movement, with a particular focus on language and narratives.

18. Uncomfortable conversations? Confronting development’s White gaze

Critical minerals – such as cobalt, lithium and copper – are in the headlines, attracting global attention for their potential in supporting the green energy pathway and accelerating the shift away from fossil fuels.

They make green technologies including electric vehicles, solar panels and wind turbines possible. The opportunities are huge and demand is booming.

But this doesn't come without issues. If not managed well, extraction can have negative impacts on communities, ecosystems and local economies.

This episode is a conversation between IIED senior researcher Eric Bisil and executive director of Africa Resources Watch (Afrewatch) Emmanuel Umpula. They discuss the potential of critical minerals in speeding up the fossil fuel phase-out, and how they can support the productivity and economic growth of countries that are rich in these minerals.

Other contributors include Ketakandriana Rafitoson, executive director of Publish What You Pay, IIED senior researcher Rose Mosi and IIED’s head of energy Ben Garside.

26. Critical minerals and the green energy transition

IIED's mission is to build a fairer, more sustainable world, using evidence, action and influence in partnership with others. We link local priorities to global challenges, and our 2019-2024 strategy details how we will Make Change Happen

18. Uncomfortable conversations? Confronting development’s White gaze

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