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This document is a General Cooperation Agreement between the Financial Fund for the Development of the Plata Basin (FONPLATA) and the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), signed on December 2, 2025. The agreement establishes a non-exclusive framework for collaboration to identify and prioritize projects in applied science, sustainable development, climate resilience, and institutional strengthening.

This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed on December 10, 2024, establishes a formal collaboration between the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) and the Center for Climate and Resilience Research (CR2) of the University of Chile. The agreement aims to enhance the exchange of information and scientific cooperation regarding climate science, resilience, and sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Khoikhoi Peoples’ Rooibos Biocultural Community Protocol (BCP), published in 2019 by Natural Justice, serves as a formal framework to assert the Khoikhoi people's rights as traditional knowledge holders of Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis). It outlines the community's history of dispossession, their organizational structure for granting Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), and the mechanisms for sharing benefits from the commercialization of Rooibos through a dedicated trust.

This report documents the 6th African Conference of Commandants (ACoC), held in November 2012 in Abuja, Nigeria. The conference focused on the role of staff colleges in preparing military officers to address emerging security challenges in Africa, emphasizing the need for a balance between academic education, professional military studies, and tactical training to develop flexible, intellectual leaders.

The Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000 is a South African legislative framework designed to enable municipalities to achieve social and economic upliftment for local communities. It establishes the legal nature of municipalities, defines the rights and duties of councils and community members, and mandates the creation of Integrated Development Plans (IDPs) and performance management systems. The Act also regulates municipal services, the establishment of municipal entities, and the conduct of councillors and staff through formal Codes of Conduct.

This document is an appeal decision issued by the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment of South Africa regarding an Integrated Environmental Authorisation (IEA) granted to Mineral Sands Resources (Pty) Ltd. The decision concerns the proposed expansion of the Tormin Mineral Sands Mine to extract heavy minerals, including ilmenite and rutile, across various farms and beaches in the Western Cape Province. After reviewing appeals from four parties—the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), North Western Cape Mining Forum (NWCMF), Raakvat Boerdery (Edms) Bpk, and Merle Sowman—the Minister dismissed most grounds of appeal but upheld two specific concerns regarding the coastal buffer zone and public beach access, leading to variations in the IEA conditions.

The Centre for Environmental Rights provides a guide outlining three mandatory criteria that a case must meet to be selected for support. These criteria focus on the advancement of constitutional environmental rights, adherence to the National Environmental Management Act, and considerations regarding funding, public impact, and the ability of the applicant to afford private legal services.

This Letter of Agreement (LoA) establishes a collaboration between the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) and the Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES) at the University of the West Indies. The partnership focuses on integrating the NOAA-CERMES Climate Resilience Enhancement Programme (NCCREP) with the IAI Science, Technology and Policy (STeP) Fellowship program to enhance the interface between science and environmental policy in the Caribbean and Latin America.

This document is a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on 16 February 2023 between the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) to establish a framework for cooperation on global change and atmospheric science.

This document contains a series of resolutions (CM/Res. 100 to CM/Res. 133) adopted by the Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) during its ninth ordinary session held in Kinshasa, Congo, from September 4 to 10, 1967. The resolutions address a wide range of political, social, and technical issues, including the fight against colonialism and apartheid, the establishment of regional food and health cooperation, the creation of scientific centers of excellence, and the improvement of intra-African transport and telecommunications.

This guide, produced by the Kukula Traditional Health Practitioners Association and Natural Justice, establishes a biocultural protocol for traditional health practitioners in Bushbuckridge. It outlines the role of these practitioners in community health, the spiritual and traditional methods used to harvest medicinal plants, and the challenges they face regarding land access and the protection of indigenous knowledge. The document asserts the rights of practitioners to access protected areas for medicinal resources and sets conditions for researchers and commercial entities seeking to use their traditional knowledge.

The WWF-SA PAIA Handleiding is a guide for requesting access to information from The National Parks Trust of South Africa, as required by the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) and the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). It outlines the Trust's history, its management by WWF South Africa, the process for requesting records, and the fees associated with such requests.