As we hit the midway point for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, what are the issues to watch?
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** What's new in sustainable development
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** Building Momentum for the SDG Summit: What to watch at the HLPF
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With the SDG Summit fast approaching, the international community is turning its attention to the annual High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) taking place in New York this month to see where we stand on various aspects of achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Tomorrow, hear from IISD, Cepei, and the SDG Lab on what to expect at the HLPF and why ([link removed]) .
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** Road to the HLPF: How can sustainability standards help in achieving the SDGs?
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A new article explores how sustainability standards can help deliver results on three of the Sustainable Development Goals that will be taking centre stage at the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development ([link removed]) in New York this month.
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** Setting the Pace: Managing the decline in oil and gas production in Canada
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Global demand trends and increasingly volatile global markets mean that the Canadian oil and gas sector will face decreasing demand in the coming years. Drawing from lessons from other jurisdictions, new research outlines ([link removed]) what successful energy transitions can look like and how the government can prepare for the decline in oil and gas production while protecting Canadian workers and communities.
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** Envisioning Resilience: New chapter begins in Jamaica
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The next phase in the NAP Global Network’s partnership with Lensational, with the support of Global Affairs Canada, is now underway in Jamaica ([link removed]) with local partner GirlsCARE. Six women have been selected to undertake training in visual storytelling so they can inform National Adaptation Plan decision-makers on what climate change means for them and what building resilience to its impacts can look like.
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** Sharing Mining Benefits in the Energy Transition: Join us at the IGF AGM
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Registration is now open for the IGF's Annual General Meeting, taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, this November. Sign up today and stay tuned for updates as we prepare for one of the international mining community’s biggest events, with this year’s edition looking at sharing mining benefits in the energy transition ([link removed]) .
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** The Future of Resource Taxation: 10 innovative ideas
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A new handbook for policy-makers by the IGF and the African Tax Administration Forum, which launched last week in Zambia ([link removed]) , outlines 10 innovative ideas to strengthen revenue collection in the mining sector ([link removed]) .
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** Palm Oil Prices and Sustainability
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Consumers and policy-makers are increasingly concerned that palm oil production threatens biodiversity, habitats, and our climate. A new report examines how effective sustainability standards are in addressing these concerns and protecting farmers' livelihoods ([link removed]) .
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** UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment: Promoting responsible agricultural investment
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On July 25, join us virtually at the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment as we look at what responsible investment in agriculture can mean for transforming food systems ([link removed]) , with inputs from government officials, the private sector, and civil society.
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** Navigating India's Coal Transition
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What does the transition to more sustainable and cleaner energy sources mean for India’s coal sector? Join us and our partners on July 13 ([link removed]) as we consider the economics and options for decommissioning end-of-life coal mines and thermal power plants.
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** Investor–State Dispute Settlement and the Right to a Healthy, Clean Environment
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"States and UN agencies should ensure that new or modernized investment agreements don’t protect activities with negative impacts on climate change, nature, human rights, and health," reads a new submission ([link removed]) by IISD, CIEL, and ClientEarth to the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment ([link removed]) .
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** Reflections from IISD’s Experimental Lakes Area: A gathering devoted to water
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For the Anishinaabe people,
nibi (water) gatherings are a ritual to honour water with songs, blessings, ceremony, and knowledge sharing ([link removed]) . Our IISD-ELA team shares what a recent nibi taught them about the role of women, different ways to understand water, and more.
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