COP 15 Reaches a New Deal for Biodiversity Governance
The highly anticipated UN Biodiversity Conference has now gavelled to a close, adopting, among other decisions, a new global biodiversity framework. Our Earth Negotiations Bulletin reporters have the story.
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Handcrafting the World’s Freshwater Laboratory
As our IISD Experimental Lakes Area team reflected on its past year of groundbreaking freshwater research, one element stood out: the handcrafted, do-it-yourself attitude that has inspired their work to this day.
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Glasgow Statement: New pledge from Canada
Last year at COP 26 in Glasgow, 39 governments and institutions pledged to end international public finance to fossil fuels and reprioritize support to clean energy by end-2022. IISD welcomes Canada’s recent announcement joining this effort.
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Moving the Cocoa Sector Toward Greater Sustainability
The cocoa sector is responsible for the livelihoods of 50 million people and is the source of many beloved household staples. As the impacts of COVID-19 and other crises create greater uncertainty for farmers, how can adopting more sustainable practices help them mitigate risk?
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Togo Becomes the 80th Member of the IGF
The Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development recently welcomed Togo as its 80th member, with the West African nation looking to transform its mining sector to spur sustainable economic growth at home.
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Mapping India’s Energy Policy: New subsidy data
India’s subsidies for renewable energy doubled in the 2022 fiscal year. We unpack the data and why the government must keep up the momentum to reach 2030 climate and energy targets.
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Planting for Resilience
A new research initiative explores how to spur the uptake and implementation of climate adaptation solutions that are informed by behavioural science.
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