Royal Mail honours IIED founder Barbara Ward's 'remarkable life' with new stamp | International Institute for Environment and Development
Royal Mail honours IIED founder Barbara Ward's 'remarkable life' with new stamp | International Institute for Environment and Development:
A renowned economist with a deep concern for people and the environment, Ward was among the first to see the need to link development in Africa, Asia and Latin America with a concern for the global environment and the earth's diminishing resources.
Her work helped to define and establish today's widely accepted concept of sustainable development.
Also a prolific speaker and broadcaster, Ward was the first female Foreign Editor at The Economist and a governor of the British Broadcasting Corporation.
The world leaders who sought her advice included two US presidents, and several UK prime ministers and heads of state from Africa and Asia. Time magazine called her one of the 20th century's most influential visionaries.
In 1971, Ward founded the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), a policy research organisation which works in partnership with organisations across Africa, Asia and Latin America to promote sustainable development. In 1972, the landmark book Only One Earth; Care and Maintenance of a Small Planet that she wrote with Rene Dubos was published.
