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This report by WWF South Africa examines the health challenges associated with unhealthy diets and food insecurity in South Africa. It explores the potential for collaborative industry initiatives between food manufacturers, retailers, government, and NGOs to address the 'triple burden of malnutrition' and the environmental impacts of industrial agriculture.

The report 'Young Leaders' by WWF South Africa documents the first decade of its Environmental Leaders internship programme (2008–2018), which aims to bridge the gap between university graduation and professional employment in the green economy. The programme focuses on developing scarce green skills through work-based learning, dedicated mentoring, and professional networking to combat high graduate unemployment in South Africa.

The 2018 Ocean Scorecard, published by WWF South Africa, provides an updated assessment of the state of South Africa's ocean economy and global fish stocks. It tracks progress against a 2016 baseline, highlighting critical declines in specific species, shifts in fishery exploitation levels, and progress in marine spatial planning and coastal livelihoods.

This working paper examines how Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) can align their portfolios and activities with the global temperature goal of the Paris Agreement, specifically focusing on the energy supply and transport sectors.

The Broad-Based Socio-Economic Empowerment Charter for the Mining and Minerals Industry, 2018, is a regulatory instrument published by the South African Minister of Mineral Resources to redress historical socio-economic inequalities. It establishes mandatory targets for ownership, procurement, employment equity, human resource development, and community development for mining right holders and certain license holders under the Diamonds Act and Precious Metals Act.

A statement by the Center for International Environmental Law urging Latin American and Caribbean countries to ratify the Escazú Agreement to guarantee environmental democracy and protect environmental and human rights defenders.

This notification from the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) presents a draft outline for a new IAI Strategic Plan. The plan is designed as a 25-year roadmap to coordinate research and policy actions addressing global change in the Americas, organized around three primary themes: meeting the needs of member Parties, advancing a science agenda for regional sustainability, and ensuring the organizational sustainability of the IAI.

This briefing by the World Resources Institute discusses the 'Leaving No One Behind' (LNB) pledge from the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development and its application to climate action. It argues that because the poorest populations are most vulnerable to climate impacts and often excluded from the benefits of low-carbon transitions, climate policies must be intentionally designed to prioritize the most marginalized to avoid exacerbating inequality.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), representing the Vaal Environmental Justice Alliance (VEJA), groundWork, and local community members, issued an urgent notice to the South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on 26 September 2018. The notice demands that the DEA direct ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) to remedy ongoing air, water, and soil pollution at its Vanderbijlpark operations, following the DEA's failure to act on a previous section 28(12) notice from June 2018.

The document argues that Africa's economic growth is hindered by high fertility rates, which create a high dependency ratio. It posits that reducing fertility through family planning and education is essential to achieving a 'demographic dividend'—a state where the working-age population significantly outweighs dependents—which previously drove rapid growth in East Asia and sustained growth in the US.

Friends of the Earth details its 40-year campaign to phase out nuclear power in the United States, citing the dangers of 60-year-old technology and the availability of clean renewables. The organization highlights its role in the scheduled 2024-2025 shutdown of the Diablo Canyon reactors in California—which were found to be on a major fault line—and the mid-construction abandonment of the V.C. Summer plant in South Carolina due to cost overruns and competition from cheap renewables.

This research paper identifies factors influencing the environmental integrity of international carbon market mechanisms under the Paris Agreement and suggests that policy-makers use a combination of approaches to mitigate associated risks.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), on behalf of Earthlife Africa and groundWork, submitted comments on September 20, 2018, objecting to the Atmospheric Emission Licence (AEL) application for the proposed Thabametsi coal-fired power station. The CER argues that the project should be refused because it is located in an air quality priority area already in non-compliance with National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and is predicted to cause further non-compliance, specifically regarding sulphur dioxide (SO2). The CER claims the Atmospheric Impact Report (AIR) is fatally flawed due to gross miscalculations of emissions, missing modelling data, and a failure to adequately assess cumulative and health impacts.

A statement by Friends of the Earth International calling for a radical systemic overhaul of global energy, food, political, and economic systems to prevent global warming from exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius. The document argues that current incremental measures and 'false solutions' are insufficient and that a transition to decentralized, people-led renewable energy is necessary to achieve climate justice.

A statement by Friends of the Earth International calling for a radical systemic change in global energy, food, political, and economic systems to limit global warming to 1.5°C and achieve climate justice.

The People's Tribunal on Economic Crime reports that sanctions-busting during apartheid, the 1999 Arms Deal, and subsequent state capture are interconnected cycles of corruption. It recommends that the South African National Prosecuting Authority and international bodies investigate and prosecute state and private actors—including the French government and Kredietbank—for aiding crimes against humanity and facilitating corruption.

This discussion paper examines the environmental risks and challenges associated with including forest offset credits in international carbon markets, specifically under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).

This research paper examines the financing challenges and opportunities for the low-carbon transition of the refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) sector, focusing on the sector's cross-sectoral nature and the various sources of finance available to reduce direct and indirect emissions.

Trip Van Noppen announces his departure as president of Earthjustice after over a decade, handing leadership to Abigail Dillen on October 1. He highlights the organization's growth to over 120 litigators, its legal victories against the Trump administration regarding pesticides and smog standards, and its expansion into the Midwest via a new Chicago office and an expanded international program.

The report argues that government efforts to limit flood risk through natural infrastructure are consistent with fiduciary responsibilities and good governance. It identifies a need for frameworks to guide the selection of natural infrastructure over grey infrastructure and notes that Canada faces increasing flood risks from fluvial, pluvial, and coastal sources.