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The "One Food: A Toolkit for Farmers" is a guide published by WWF South Africa that introduces the One Food concept, a holistic approach integrating human, animal, and environmental health to create sustainable, climate-resilient food systems. The toolkit provides practical advice for livestock and crop farmers to protect biodiversity, manage resources like water and soil, and mitigate the impacts of climate change through agroecology and rangeland management.

The WWF-SASSI Retailer/Supplier Participation Scheme (RSPS) Report 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative. It evaluates the progress of major South African seafood retailers and suppliers in sourcing sustainable seafood, tracks consumer awareness trends, and outlines a three-phase strategic plan to establish a collaborative industry collective by 2025 to ensure responsibly sourced seafood becomes the market default.

This publication describes a protocol used to analyze CGIAR climate adaptation research conducted between 2012 and 2023. The protocol aims to address the lack of comprehensive research on the effectiveness of global adaptation policies by categorizing a decade of research by topic and evaluating whether the examined adaptation actions achieved their intended goals or benefits.

This research paper by Global Energy Monitor analyzes India's steel industry, arguing that its current strategy of expanding coal-based capacity before implementing decarbonization—a "build now, decarbonize later" approach—risks creating massive stranded assets and locking in high emissions. The document details the industry's heavy reliance on blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) and coal-based direct reduced iron (DRI) production, while evaluating the potential and limitations of green hydrogen, scrap-based production, and renewable energy integration to meet India's 2070 net-zero goal.

This document is a section of the Congressional Record from December 20, 2024, containing several Senate statements. One statement by Senator Van Hollen commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI), highlighting its role in providing nonpartisan, science-based information to Congress on energy, environment, and climate issues.

This research paper examines the methods for emissions accounting, target setting, and disclosure within Canada's agricultural portfolios, highlighting the role of financial institutions in supporting the transition to net-zero emissions.

A roadmap developed by RMI and The Bezos Earth Fund outlining goals and requirements for scaling technological greenhouse gas removal (GHGR) by 2050.

This research paper analyzes China's role as the dominant economy within the expanded BRICS bloc, arguing that China uses the alliance to reshape global power dynamics and counter Western influence. While the bloc has achieved significant milestones through the New Development Bank and advocacy for climate justice and 'de-dollarization', it faces internal instability. Key challenges include the territorial and geopolitical rivalry between China and India, as well as the regional friction between new members Saudi Arabia and Iran.

The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) 2024 End of Year Letter outlines the organization's strategic direction for 2024-2029, highlighting its focus on locally-led innovation, private sector engagement through the PREPARE initiative, and the launch of data-democratization tools via the Resilient Planet Initiative.

This report uses the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) tool to evaluate the 'One School, 5 Hectares of Forest' initiative in Côte d'Ivoire, specifically focusing on a 5-hectare project at the Collège moderne de Bougousso. The assessment compares Nature-Based Infrastructure (NBI) against grey infrastructure and business-as-usual scenarios, finding that reforestation provides superior cost-effectiveness and diverse socio-economic benefits.

This report by RMI outlines the economic and environmental advantages of adopting limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) as a strategy for decarbonizing the cement industry.

This research paper examines how 'riskification' influences climate change adaptation (CCA) in four European cities, arguing that technocratic risk management often depoliticizes climate risks and obstructs transformative societal change.

This research paper, part of the SEI-led CANDIES project, evaluates the effectiveness of carbon footprint labels on consumer food choices through an in-store experiment at Urban Deli in Stockholm.

This policy brief examines the security, environmental, and geopolitical threats to marine infrastructure in Europe, specifically within the Baltic Sea region, based on a workshop held in Riga on 26 April 2024.

This executive summary from the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) details the expanded tracking of climate commitments across 170 public development banks (PDBs) between 2015 and 2024. The report finds that climate ambition among these institutions is plateauing and remains insufficient to address the global climate finance gap, with fewer than half of the tracked banks pledging full alignment with the Paris Agreement.

Friends of the Earth U.S. analyzes the Biden-Harris administration's 6-point policy framework aimed at reducing U.S. imports of products linked to deforestation. While commending the framework's direction, the organization advocates for a holistic approach to illegal deforestation, the establishment of a public due diligence system independent of third-party certifications, and the passage of the federal FOREST Act.

Trase provides recommendations for stakeholders to utilize the one-year postponement of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) implementation, which is now set for 30 December 2025. The organization emphasizes the need for the European Commission to prioritize the delivery of benchmarking and IT systems, for member states to resource competent authorities, and for companies and producer countries to collaborate on inclusive traceability systems to avoid excluding smallholders.

This research paper examines the waste management crisis in Africa, highlighting how inadequate infrastructure leads to significant methane and black carbon emissions. It emphasizes the health risks to women and children from open burning and the under-utilization of informal waste workers. The paper advocates for a circular economy approach to reduce global costs and environmental impact, noting that Africa's waste generation is expected to double by 2050.

This briefing examines the implementation of Brazil's Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) and its technological platform (Sicar). It highlights a 2024 shift toward shared governance between the SFB and MGI and the migration of data to Dataprev. While automation tools like 'Análise Dinamizada' and 'CAR Digital' are increasing efficiency, only 3.3% of registries nationwide have completed the full analysis cycle due to data quality issues and technical constraints.

This white paper by the Green Economy Coalition argues that transitioning to a circular economy (CE)—characterized by recycling, reusing, and refurbishing—is essential for achieving a green, just, and inclusive transition and meeting global climate and social targets.