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This guide provides recommendations for decision-makers on developing and revising Long-Term Strategies (LTS) for low-emission development, aligned with the Paris Agreement's goals of limiting global temperature increases to well below 2°C and pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5°C.

The 'Responsible Investments in Agriculture and Food Systems' handbook is a practical guide designed for parliamentarians and parliamentary advisors to foster a transparent and coherent enabling environment for agricultural investments that yield social, economic, cultural, and environmental benefits.

The 'Manual de Educación Popular feminista' is a guide published by Friends of the Earth International in December 2020. It provides a pedagogical framework and practical tools for feminist popular education aimed at dismantling patriarchy and achieving gender justice. The manual integrates an anti-capitalist and ecofeminist perspective, linking the exploitation of nature and territories with the oppression of women's bodies and labor.

The 'Manuel d’Éducation Populaire Féministe' is a guide published by Friends of the Earth International (ATI) in December 2020. It provides a conceptual framework and practical pedagogical tools for feminist popular education aimed at dismantling patriarchy and achieving gender justice. The manual integrates anticapitalist, ecofeminist, and intersectional perspectives, linking the oppression of women to the exploitation of nature and the capitalist system.

The 'Feminist Popular Education Manual: Sowing Gender Justice to Dismantle Patriarchy' is a guide published by Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) in December 2020. It provides a pedagogical framework and practical tools for facilitators to conduct inclusive workshops aimed at dismantling systemic oppressions—including patriarchy, capitalism, racism, and neocolonialism—through the lens of anti-capitalist and grassroots feminism.

This guide, produced within the CASCADE project, provides local government officials and experts with tools to identify and overcome barriers to climate change adaptation. It categorizes these barriers into eight groups and offers a self-assessment questionnaire and a curated list of resources, including videos and manuals, to facilitate the adaptation process.

This guide provides a framework for project champions and funders to mobilize capital for large-scale natural infrastructure in Canada. It argues that successful projects are driven by time-sensitive forcing events rather than general valuation studies, and it outlines a five-step process for developers to move from identifying drivers to securing predevelopment funding.

The World Resources Institute provides a three-step guide for governments and communities to transform degraded landscapes effectively. The process emphasizes the integration of biophysical data with social landscape analysis to avoid pitfalls such as planting trees in incorrect locations or violating human rights, ensuring that restoration pledges to initiatives like the Bonn Challenge and AFR100 result in high-impact outcomes.

This guide by RMI provides strategies for maintaining cool indoor temperatures while reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions, particularly during heat waves. It outlines passive cooling methods, natural ventilation techniques, and efficient cooling technologies, supported by two case studies of net-zero and super-insulated homes in Colorado.

This guide by the World Resources Institute outlines the necessity of transitioning from a linear "take-make-waste" economic model to a circular economy to mitigate the climate crisis and resource depletion. It proposes three primary strategies for this transition: reducing overall consumption, improving the quality and nature of consumption, and implementing systemic changes through design and policy.

This guide by RMI provides five strategic tips for utility regulators to maintain progress on long-term climate and energy goals during the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing the use of virtual technology and the prioritization of decarbonization efforts.

This guide by Natural Justice examines how COVID-19 lockdowns have been leveraged by governments and private entities to suppress environmental and land defenders, particularly in Africa, and provides strategic advice for maintaining activism and safety during the pandemic.

A guide by RMI providing five strategic tips for transitioning in-person meetings to virtual formats to maintain effectiveness, collaboration, and human connection during the transition to low-carbon energy work.

A guide by RMI providing six recommendations for homeowners to improve health, save money, and reduce carbon emissions during COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders, focusing on energy efficiency and electrification.

This guide introduces a publication by CDKN, ODI, SSN, and ICLEI that distils findings from the IPCC's September 2019 Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate specifically for the South Asia region.

This guide describes a database developed by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) to support the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) methodology. The database provides monetary estimates for externalities and climate risks, as well as direct costs for infrastructure and technologies, to help estimate the financial performance of infrastructure assets when project-specific data is unavailable.

This guide, published by WWF South Africa in 2020, introduces the 'One Food' approach to sustainable agriculture. It promotes agroecology and rangeland management to create a resilient food system that integrates human, animal, and environmental health, specifically focusing on biodiversity and climate adaptation for farmers.

This guide, published by WWF South Africa in 2020, introduces the 'One Food' approach to sustainable food production. It promotes agroecology and nature-based solutions to help farmers manage risks related to climate change, biodiversity loss, and livestock management while ensuring long-term food security and environmental health.

This guide explains Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, which governs international carbon markets. It details how these markets allow countries to trade emissions reductions to meet their nationally determined contributions (NDCs), while highlighting critical risks such as double-counting and the need for additionality to ensure environmental integrity.

The Stockholm Environment Institute provides a guide for companies, organizations, and individuals on the responsible use of carbon offsets within voluntary greenhouse gas reduction strategies to help avert dangerous climate change.