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The report details a period of institutional violence in Honduras following the 2009 coup, characterized by the criminalization of environmental and land defenders, systemic gender-based violence, and the expansion of transnational corporate control over natural resources. It documents specific cases of human rights abuses, including the murders of Berta Cáceres and Keyla Martínez and the forced disappearance of Garífuna leaders. The text argues that the state acted as a facilitator for extractivist projects—such as hydroelectric dams and 'model cities' (ZEDEs)—often ignoring the right to free, prior, and informed consent. It concludes by welcoming the election of Xiomara Castro as a step toward democratic recovery and calls for continued international solidarity to support a feminist and just transition.

The report highlights the urgent need for food systems transformation in southern Africa due to climate change, population growth, and high rates of malnutrition. It reviews key 2021 global and regional events—including the UN Food Systems Summit, the AGRF Summit, and COP26—to identify national entry points for action across southern African states, emphasizing the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus and the role of youth and ecosystem restoration.

The authors demonstrate how combining service design—specifically using archetypes and prototyping—with discrete choice experiments can create effective development interventions, such as Weather Index Insurance for Ugandan farmers, by involving users in the design process and testing core assumptions.

The document analyzes the collapse of Sri Lanka in 2022, attributing the crisis to the corruption of the Rajapaksa family, a massive international debt burden, and failed neoliberal policies. It details how the ban on chemical fertilizers caused food insecurity, how dependence on fossil fuels led to energy poverty, and how 'debt-for-nature' swaps are viewed as false solutions. The text highlights a severe humanitarian crisis where millions require immediate assistance and calls for a systemic change, debt cancellation, and a just energy transition.

The document outlines how Aid for Trade (A4T) can be leveraged as a policy tool to address biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution. It proposes six complementary pathways to 'green' A4T, emphasizing the need for alignment with the priorities of developing and least developed countries and the integration of trade considerations into environmental funding.

The report argues that greening Aid for Trade (A4T) is essential for supporting developing countries in their transition to a sustainable global economy. It identifies a gap between the reported environmental objectives of A4T and actual project implementation, noting that while many donors use Rio markers, few projects have a clear environmental purpose. The document proposes six complementary pathways to green A4T: mainstreaming environmental considerations, securing additional financing, improving monitoring systems, integrating trade into climate funding, strengthening South-South cooperation, and fostering coherence with wider financial mechanisms like debt relief and climate finance. It emphasizes that developing countries must lead the prioritization of these resources to ensure a just transition that avoids new trade barriers and addresses the 'double exposure' of economic and environmental risks.

The document argues that achieving a sustainable future requires 'decoupling' economic growth from resource use and waste. While the global transition toward renewable energy reduces fossil fuel reliance, it increases the demand for critical minerals and creates new challenges regarding e-waste. For Africa, this transition presents opportunities for industrialization and green technology adoption, but risks include stranded assets, economic marginalization, and governance failures in the mining sector.

The report examines the role of Aid for Trade (A4T) in supporting the transition to a green global economy. It argues that while A4T has historically focused on infrastructure and productive capacity, it must now mainstream environmental considerations to help developing countries, particularly least developed countries (LDCs), adapt to climate change and seize green trade opportunities. The author proposes six complementary pathways to 'green' A4T, emphasizing developing country ownership and the need for additional financing, improved monitoring, and coherence with wider climate finance and debt relief mechanisms.

IISD experts assert that the modernized Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) fails to align with climate ambitions, specifically noting that the European Union and United Kingdom have agreed to maintain investment protections for existing fossil fuel assets for at least 10 years after the treaty enters into force. This allows fossil fuel investors to continue filing investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) claims, potentially hindering the phase-out of oil and gas required to limit warming to 1.5°C. Consequently, several EU member states have announced plans to withdraw from the treaty, leading the European Commission to propose a coordinated EU-wide exit to avoid fragmented unilateral withdrawals.

The document argues that SMBC's involvement in the EACOP project contradicts its own environmental and human rights commitments, exposing the bank and its directors to litigation, reputational damage, and stranded asset risks. It details specific human rights abuses and environmental threats associated with the pipeline and demands a full withdrawal from the project.

The document argues that SMBC's role as a financial advisor and lead arranger for the EACOP project contradicts its own environmental and human rights commitments. It highlights risks including human rights abuses, biodiversity loss, and the potential for the pipeline to become a stranded asset in a net-zero transition. The authors warn that continuing this support could lead to greenwashing accusations, legal liability for directors under Japanese law, and severe reputational damage, especially as other global financial institutions withdraw their support.

The document argues that SMBC's reported role in the EACOP project exposes the group to reputational, financial, and legal liabilities, while contradicting its own environmental and human rights commitments.

The document details the transition of Natasha and Andrew Akiwenzie from operating a commercial fishery to establishing the Bagida’waad Alliance, a non-profit focused on climate awareness and Indigenous stewardship. It describes how increasing storm intensity, warming waters, and invasive species led to the decline of the lake cisco (corégone) and the eventual closure of their business in 2018. The Bagida’waad Alliance now engages youth through filmmaking, digital media, and land-based learning, while advocating for the integration of Indigenous knowledge into federal and provincial climate policies.

The document defines 'rez-ilience' for the Gitxsan people as a strength-based, holistic ability to adapt to climate change by weaving ancestral knowledge with present challenges. It contrasts this with Eurocentric resilience, which focuses on recovering from shocks without accounting for deep spiritual and kinship relationships with the land. The author highlights how climate change is disrupting the Gitxsan seasonal round—affecting the timing of berry harvests, moose migration, and salmon abundance—and recommends that government climate policies adopt place-based, seasonal, and interconnected frameworks.

The document examines the climate resilience of the Gitxsan people in British Columbia, proposing a definition of 'rés-ilience' rooted in kinship and a holistic relationship with the land. It highlights how climate change is disrupting the traditional seasonal cycle (circuit saisonnier), affecting the availability of berries, moose (Xadaa), and salmon, which in turn threatens food security and cultural identity. The author argues that current government climate policies are insufficient because they rely on Eurocentric definitions of resilience that ignore Indigenous values of reciprocity and responsibility. The study recommends that policymakers adopt place-based approaches, incorporate seasonal considerations, and recognize the interconnectedness of all living things to create more effective adaptation strategies.

The paper analyzes the EU's proposal for a regulation on deforestation-free products and the UK's Environment Act 2021, detailing their respective scopes, due diligence processes, and enforcement mechanisms while highlighting challenges related to WTO consistency and impacts on smallholders in developing countries.

The construction sector is identified as the world's most material-intensive sector, accounting for 50% of global resource extraction and contributing to biodiversity loss, water scarcity, and deforestation. To align with Paris Agreement climate mitigation targets amidst growing urbanization, the document advocates for a value-chain approach to policy interventions. It identifies five interconnected areas for potential step-change: transparent and systematic data, material efficiency and innovation, green public procurement, and urban planning.

The 1972 Stockholm Conference established the foundation for modern environmental diplomacy by linking environment and development. Its legacies include the creation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the catalyst for numerous multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) such as the Montreal Protocol and the Rio Conventions, and the introduction of legal principles like the precautionary principle and the polluter-pays principle. While it expanded participation to include NGOs and Indigenous Peoples, the document notes that implementation of these frameworks lags behind the accelerating 'triple planetary crisis' of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution.

The document outlines eleven specific priorities for the targeted review of Canada's Pest Control Products Act, arguing that current regulations fail to address increasing pesticide use and its associated risks to biodiversity, climate, and vulnerable populations.

The document argues that the proposed CSDD is insufficient to meet EU Green Deal ambitions because it uses a restrictive definition of 'adverse environmental impact' based on a limited list of international conventions, omitting key agreements like the Paris Agreement. It highlights that the current framework allows companies to ignore impacts on water, soil, and plastic pollution if no specific international prohibition is violated. Furthermore, the briefing criticises the proposed climate transition plans for lacking prescriptive content and failing to mandate the inclusion of Scope 3 emissions, which often constitute the majority of a company's climate footprint.