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This report by the Stockholm Environment Institute and the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) evaluates the preliminary implementation of the 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across 11 countries in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR). It synthesizes data from OECD, UN ECE, and other expert reviews to identify regional strengths, weaknesses, and organizational challenges in governance and monitoring.

This working paper by the Climate Policy Initiative, supported by PILAR and UNPAR, proposes a framework for district-level natural capital assessment in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. It argues that current land valuations underestimate the true value of ecosystem services and are hindered by inconsistent government regulations and data gaps. The paper recommends a pilot assessment in Kotawaringin Timur due to its high concentration of palm oil infrastructure and critical high conservation value areas.

The Central Kalimantan: High Conservation Value Provincial Assessment, produced by the Palangka Raya Institute for Land Use and Agricultural Research (PILAR) and the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), identifies biological, ecological, social, and cultural values in Central Kalimantan to inform sustainable land use and regional spatial planning.

A statement from several environmental and human rights organizations to the owners of the Dakota Access Pipeline, alleging human rights abuses against peaceful occupiers in Standing Rock, North Dakota, and asserting the companies' legal responsibility to prevent such abuses.

This briefing discusses how domestic seed companies and small businesses in developing countries can enhance climate risk management (CRM) within agricultural value chains by investing in quality, climate-resilient seeds and complementary services.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) wrote to the Minister of Environmental Affairs on 25 October 2016 to follow up on a request to strengthen the National Dust Control Regulations. The CER expresses concern over the Department of Environmental Affairs' narrow focus on monitoring methods rather than health impacts, and objects to a proposal to increase the allowable dust limit for residential areas.

A briefing by the Green Economy Coalition detailing the rejection of a Swiss Green Party popular initiative that sought a constitutional commitment to a circular economy and sustainable resource use by 2050.

This case study describes the National Energy Transition Strategy (NETS) for Saint Lucia, highlighting how a diversified portfolio of renewable energy and efficiency measures can reduce costs and emissions compared to diesel-reliant systems.

A statement by Amigos de la Tierra de América Latina y el Caribe (ATALC) condemning the murders of peasant leaders José Ángel Flores and Silmer Dionisio George in Honduras, attributing the violence to structural causes including militarization and corporate interests.

A statement by Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) condemning the murders of peasant leaders José Angel Flores and Silmer Dionisio George in Honduras, attributing the violence to structural economic policies and state militarization.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) welcomes the adoption of the New Urban Agenda by 167 countries on October 20, 2016. The agenda focuses on creating sustainable, livable cities with an emphasis on affordable housing and sustainable mobility. WRI emphasizes that cities are critical for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and calls for the development of a clear, measurable implementation plan to achieve the agenda's goals.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) submitted a request to the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) on 20 October 2016 for records concerning Atha-Africa Ventures' application to mine commercially in the Mabola Protected Environment.

A letter from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) to Minister-President Paul Magnette of Wallonia expressing support for his opposition to the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA), arguing that the agreement's Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) chapter threatens EU environmental and health regulations.

This verification report, produced by oekom research, confirms that SNCF Réseau's Green Bond Programme aligns with the Climate Bond Standard Version 2.0 and the Low Carbon Land Transport eligibility criteria for pre-issuance certification.

A fact sheet outlining five strategic lessons for local governments to establish successful, long-lasting partnerships for climate compatible development, derived from a CDKN-ICLEI learning programme involving partners in South and Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

This case study describes a 2013 capacity-building initiative led by the Renewables Academy AG (RENAC) in Kenya to train state utilities on the design and implementation of PV-diesel-hybrid mini-grids to reduce reliance on expensive and polluting diesel generators in rural areas.

The World Resources Institute statement highlights the 2016 Montreal Protocol amendment agreed upon by 197 parties in Kigali, Rwanda, to phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). The agreement targets an 80-85% reduction in global HFC levels by 2047, with most countries freezing production by 2024, potentially avoiding up to 0.5 degrees Celsius of global warming by 2100.

A case study detailing the installation of 150 off-grid PV mini-power plants across 40 health centres and one hospital in Burundi, completed in 2015 by ENERSOL and ETRAVE.

This case study describes the 'Green Business Area' in Konseguela, Mali, a pilot project completed in 2016 by GERES. The project provides a dedicated site for rural businesses powered by a 100% renewable energy mini-grid combining solar photovoltaics and locally produced agro-fuels.

This briefing by the World Resources Institute outlines five critical climate finance issues to be addressed at COP22 in Marrakech, focusing on the mobilization of $100 billion for developing countries, accounting modalities, reporting rules, the scaling of adaptation finance, and the future of the Adaptation Fund.