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The document outlines the implementation goals and specific indicators for the Green Climate Fund's (GCF) investment criteria. These indicators are designed to provide transparency and consistency in funding proposals without serving as binary pass/fail tests. The criteria cover six main areas: impact potential (mitigation and adaptation), paradigm shift potential, sustainable development potential (co-benefits), recipient needs, national ownership, and efficiency and effectiveness.

The Green Economy Coalition advocates for a systemic shift from narrow economic metrics like GDP toward a 'green economy' that prioritizes human wellbeing and ecological health. The report identifies five key action areas: redefining progress through new metrics, reforming financial flows to reduce short-termism, greening high-impact sectors (energy, food, housing, transport), investing in people to ensure inclusive growth, and managing natural systems to protect essential ecosystem services. It concludes with nine guiding principles for a fair and inclusive transition, emphasizing the need for multi-stakeholder engagement and a move away from resource-intensive growth.

The report introduces a framework for 'Inclusive Green Economies' (IGE) designed to decouple economic growth from resource consumption while ensuring social equity. It outlines five guiding principles—Wellbeing, Justice, Planetary Boundaries, Efficiency and Sufficiency, and Good Governance—and suggests ten catalytic activities to accelerate this transition. The document emphasizes that the transition is an adaptive process likely taking 10-20 years, requiring collaboration between governments, businesses, and civil society to move from awareness and pressure to policy decisions and behavioral change.

The Breede-Overberg Catchment Management Strategy outlines a comprehensive plan to manage water resources through the Breede-Overberg Catchment Management Agency (BOCMA). Key priorities include redressing social inequities by allocating 15% of agricultural water to emerging farmers by 2015, improving water use compliance, and building resilience against climate change. The strategy details various augmentation options, from dam expansions to desalination, and emphasizes the need for institutional stability, stakeholder engagement, and improved hydrological monitoring, particularly in the Overberg region.

The National Pricing Strategy for Water Use Charges outlines a hybrid tariff system for South Africa, combining national and catchment-level charges. It defines six water use categories and five main charge types: Water Resources Management, Infrastructure (including O&M, Depreciation, FIBC, and Capital Use), Waste Discharge, Water Research Commission, and Economic Regulator charges. The strategy emphasizes the 'user pays' and 'polluter pays' principles while providing targeted subsidies and phased-in charges for resource-poor farmers and foresters to support racial and gender equity. Implementation began on 1 April 2016, introducing multi-year tariffs and a structured process for budget planning and price setting.

The 'Roadmap to 2025' establishes a collaborative framework for national government, businesses, and waste sectors in South Africa to eliminate problematic plastics and increase recycling rates. It defines four primary targets: eliminating unnecessary plastic packaging, ensuring 100% of packaging is reusable, recyclable, or compostable, achieving a 70% effective recycling rate for plastic packaging, and reaching an average of 30% recycled content across all plastic packaging. The roadmap details key activities, such as developing 'design for recycling' guidance, implementing a mandatory Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system, and integrating the informal waste sector into the formal economy.

The South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (SAREM) is one of 14 industry-specific masterplans led by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) to develop an industrial plan for the renewable energy sector. The process involves a collaboration between government, industry, and labour to identify investment and job creation opportunities linked to the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). The development is structured in two phases: a research and consultation phase using three policy scenarios to quantify market size, and a writing phase to prioritise actions and policy levers. Oversight is provided by an Executive Oversight Committee chaired by the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, supported by an Industry Working Group and Industry Reference Groups.

The toolkit addresses 'green gentrification,' where green infrastructure investments increase property values and spur real estate speculation, leading to the displacement of vulnerable populations. It proposes a multi-layered approach combining tenant protections, land-use regulations, funding alignment, economic opportunity enhancement, community ownership, and inclusive design to ensure that the benefits of urban greening are shared equitably without harming existing residents.

The Latino Climate Justice Framework (LCJF) argues that systemic racism and economic inequity have placed Latino/a/x communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis, necessitating targeted policy solutions. It outlines a three-part strategy focusing on energy and economic justice, protecting vulnerable populations from climate disasters, and ensuring equitable representation and access to government services. Key priorities include transitioning to community-based renewable energy, protecting farmworkers from extreme heat, remediating abandoned oil wells, and addressing the unique vulnerabilities of Puerto Rico.

The IAI, ICSU-ROLAC, and UNESCO are forming a consortium to implement research, capacity building, and outreach programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) aligned with Future Earth themes. The partnership focuses on two primary goals: developing secure, low-carbon energy systems and integrating risk prevention and management to mitigate natural disasters. The consortium aims to strengthen interdisciplinary research involving social, applied, and natural sciences to generate policy-oriented outcomes for the region.

The document outlines a proposed structure for an IAI open science work plan, divided into four key areas: open science, open data, open access, and collaboration. It suggests activities such as agreeing on definitions, describing the state of open science among members, developing policy guidelines, and identifying sustainable locations for data catalogues. The committee is tasked with prioritizing these activities based on the capacity of member countries and the IAI Directorate, noting that the Directorate lacks enforcement mechanisms beyond project funding. Potential synergies with the Belmont Forum and UNEP GEO initiatives are also highlighted.

The document outlines the formation of the Indigenous Peoples Advisory Committee (IPAC) to integrate indigenous knowledge and perspectives into the IAI's scientific agenda and policies on global environmental change in the Americas. It details the committee's mission to advise the Conference of the Parties and Executive Directorate, the specific professional and community-based requirements for candidates, and the governance framework, including a five-member composition with staggered mandates. The text emphasizes the integration of 'Indigenous Science'—defined as a systematic body of knowledge complementing Western science—and aligns the committee's goals with the IAI's Gender, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) policy to ensure representation of women and youth.

The GS/OAS and IAI have agreed to a five-year cooperation framework to enhance the role of science in policy-making and sustainable development across the Americas. The agreement outlines mutual commitments to support science diplomacy, capacity building for young scientists, and the exchange of research outcomes to inform decision-making. While the MoU provides a programmatic and juridical framework, it does not create immediate financial obligations; specific projects will require separate supplementary agreements detailing budgets and resources. Coordination is managed by the OAS Department of Sustainable Development and the IAI Directorate, with a Joint Steering Committee overseeing implementation.

The document outlines the framework for the Private Sector Pledge for Zero Hunger, inviting companies to make non-binding financial commitments in high-impact areas and priority countries. It details four types of financial contributions—core commercial investments, subsidized contributions, cash, and in-kind contributions—and emphasizes alignment with national priorities and evidence-based interventions. The guide specifies that investments must be new and aligned with the Ceres2030 investment domains. It also establishes a reporting mechanism linked to the World Benchmarking Alliance's Food and Agriculture Benchmark (FAB) to track progress toward Sustainable Development Goal 2.

This guide by the International Institute for Sustainable Development provides a step-by-step framework for issuing green bonds in China. It outlines the requirements for qualifying green assets, the necessity of independent verification, the processes for tracking and reporting proceeds, and the specific regulatory bodies responsible for approving different types of bonds. The document emphasizes that any bond type can be 'green' if the proceeds are earmarked for qualifying environmental projects, and it highlights the potential for re-labelling existing bonds in China that already fund green assets.

INFASA is a forum for scientists, policy-makers, producers, food industry leaders, and consumers to converge on the definition and measurement of sustainable agriculture. The initiative focuses on moving beyond the creation of new indicators to understanding how existing assessment tools work in practice and how to integrate them into mainstream farm management. Key priorities include balancing technical complexity with user manageability, incorporating stakeholder participation, and addressing the need for holistic approaches that include the social domain. INFASA seeks to optimize tool use across the food chain, develop guidelines for next-generation tools—such as those measuring carbon footprints—and use demonstration projects to build capacity for wider implementation.

The Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge is a non-binding initiative launched ahead of the September 2021 UN Food Systems Summit to align private sector operations and investments with evidence-based interventions to end hunger. Companies participating in the pledge must make financial commitments in specific high-impact areas and priority countries, comply with international human rights and agricultural principles, and agree to public progress tracking by the World Benchmarking Alliance. As of September 20, 2021, 42 companies have pledged over USD 345 million across 34 countries. The initiative focuses on three key pillars: empowering the excluded, investing in food producers, and reducing losses while supporting SMEs, with a planned sunset date in 2030.

The IUCN-IISD-SEI-B Initiative focuses on strengthening human resilience to climate change by integrating environmental management into disaster reduction and poverty alleviation policies. The initiative seeks to identify environmental actions that reduce vulnerability, provide implementation guidelines, build institutional capacity, and integrate environmental options into international policy frameworks. Planned outputs include a conceptual framework, case studies, regional consultations, and a network of policy institutions.

The document outlines five common minimum standards for COFFIS members to ensure transparency and consistency in reporting fossil fuel subsidies. These standards cover the coexistence of various subsidy definitions, a comprehensive definition of fossil fuels (including primary and secondary commodities), the identification of beneficiaries across consumption and production sectors, the requirement for preliminary climate and socio-economic impact assessments, and a commitment to annual inventory updates.

The ENVSEC Initiative, a partnership between the OSCE, UNEP, and UNDP, investigates how environmental factors and natural resource management intersect with security in South Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The project aims to provide regionally-appropriate definitions of environment-security links, map risks and opportunities, and promote sustainable environmental cooperation as a means of peace-building and regional integration.