Presents the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), a nonprofit organization that promotes sustainable patterns of world development through collaborative research, policy studies, consensus building, and public information. Notes that IIED is headquartered in London, England. Includes information on IIED programs, such as Drylands, the Environmental Planning Group, Forestry and Land Use, Environmental Economics, and the Sustainable Agriculture Program.

IIED is an international policy research institute and non governmental body working for more sustainable and equitable global development. Core areas of interest are: climate change, governance, human settlements, natural resources, and sustainable markets.