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ClientEarth opposes a Brazilian bill that would restrict the legal recognition of Indigenous territories to lands occupied as of 1988. The organization argues this 'marco temporal' thesis violates human rights and threatens critical ecosystems like the Amazon and Cerrado, which are essential for global carbon sequestration.

The report contends that global trade rules and agreements, such as the TTIP, CETA, and TISA, obstruct the transition to renewable energy and climate stability. It highlights how Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanisms allow corporations to sue governments over environmental policies, and criticizes 'false solutions' like carbon trading and REDD+. The authors call for a democratic, sustainable economic approach that prioritizes local resources and a binding global carbon budget.

The Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill aims to accelerate petroleum exploitation in South Africa, but Natural Justice argues it conflicts with the Paris Agreement and the UNFCCC. The document highlights risks to biodiversity, a lack of meaningful public consultation, and a failure to coordinate a climate action response across government levels.

Natural Justice argues that the EIA for Reconnaissance Energy Namibia's 2D seismic survey in the Kavango Sedimentary Basin fails to meet the 2012 EIA Regulations. The organization claims the assessment lacks a 'need and desirability' analysis, relies on an inadequate four-day baseline survey, and ignores significant impacts on endangered species like African wild dogs, pangolins, and elephants. Furthermore, it asserts that the project violates indigenous rights by failing to obtain free, prior, and informed consent and ignores Namibia's climate change policies and international treaty obligations regarding the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area and the Okavango Delta.

PARI argues that South Africa's public procurement system is in crisis due to political interference, capacity deficits, and a fragmented legal regime. While welcoming the draft Public Procurement Bill's aim for a single legal framework, PARI contends it fails to provide a credible enforcement strategy or sufficiently balance procedural integrity with operational flexibility. The document proposes the creation of a single regulatory authority, the adoption of a principles-based strategic procurement approach, and the introduction of 'qui tam' provisions to incentivise private enforcement of procurement law.

The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) critiques the draft Promotion and Protection of Investment Bill 2013, arguing that while it seeks to create regulatory space for socio-economic transformation, several provisions deviate from international standards. Key concerns include the subjective nature of 'public interest' and 'just and equitable' compensation for expropriation, the lack of clarity in investment screening processes, and the potential for 'denial of justice' due to the bill's subordination of customary international law to the South African Constitution. SAIIA suggests that these ambiguities may undermine foreign investor confidence, particularly following South Africa's decision to terminate bilateral investment treaties (BITs).

The document critiques a transport development plan for lacking substantive analysis, failing to properly address transboundary environmental impacts, and omitting key climate-related metrics such as fuel and emissions. It argues that the plan relies too heavily on referencing other strategies without providing concrete evaluations of impact or proportionality.