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The document examines the systemic failure of natural resource governance since the 1972 Stockholm Declaration, noting that material demand per capita grew from 7.4 tons in 1970 to 12.2 tons in 2017. It highlights severe inequalities in resource distribution, where high-income countries have a per capita material footprint thirteen times larger than low-income countries. The brief argues that sustainable governance requires shifting from linear 'extract-use-discard' models to circular economies, strengthening tenure security for marginalized groups, and ensuring the free, prior, and informed consent of Indigenous Peoples. It specifically calls for extended producer responsibility and gender-responsive decision-making to protect ecological integrity and human rights.

Mexico has rapidly increased its solar and wind capacity to meet climate goals, but this expansion has faced significant social conflict. While the 2013-2014 Energy Reform introduced compulsory social impact assessments and consultation requirements to protect Indigenous rights, implementation gaps persist. Many communities report inadequate consultations and a lack of local benefit, leading to project delays and legal challenges, such as the 2020 Supreme Court ruling voiding permits for the Yucatán Solar Park.

ClientEarth urges the European Commission to prioritize the preservation of forests over their economic exploitation in the new EU Forest Strategy. The organization advocates for the strict protection of primary and old-growth forests, the integration of the Strategy with existing anti-illegal logging frameworks like the EUTR and FLEGT, and the complete exclusion of forest biomass from the definition of renewable energy. It further emphasizes the need for the legal recognition of Indigenous Peoples' and local communities' tenure rights, the use of remote-sensing data for monitoring, and the inclusion of binding forest protection criteria in EU trade agreements.

The briefing argues for a mandatory product-based due diligence framework for Forest and Ecosystem Risk Commodities (FERCs) and their derivatives. It recommends that the regulation cover not only forests but all natural ecosystems and human rights violations, specifically the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. The authors call for equivalent obligations for financial institutions, a robust enforcement mechanism including criminal penalties and access to EU courts for harmed third parties, and accompanying measures to support producer countries and reform EU consumption patterns.

The report analyzes perspectives from 48 Canadian civil society organizations on the just transition. It finds a broad consensus on the need for employment security, 'good jobs', and equity for marginalized groups, particularly Indigenous Peoples. The document argues that while Canada has a high capacity for transition, there are significant political gaps, including a lack of institutionalized tripartite processes and the influence of corporate interests. It recommends the implementation of a Just Transition Act, the end of fossil fuel subsidies, and increased support for municipal and Indigenous-led projects. Civil society is positioned as a vital complement to official processes through research, capacity building, and public awareness campaigns.

The document examines the unsustainable trajectory of global natural resource use, noting that material demand per capita grew from 7.4 tons in 1970 to 12.2 tons in 2017. It highlights systemic inequalities in resource distribution, where high-income countries have a material footprint thirteen times larger than low-income countries. The brief argues that current governance often favors powerful actors and marginalizes women, Indigenous Peoples, and local communities. To address this, it recommends adopting circular economy models, strengthening tenure rights, and implementing extended producer responsibility to decouple economic activity from environmental degradation.

The document argues that climate justice requires a rights-based approach to communication, ensuring that vulnerable populations—particularly Indigenous peoples and racialized communities—can share their local narratives to influence global policy. It highlights the role of community radio and citizen journalism in Australia, Colombia, Kenya, and Nepal as tools for documenting traditional ecological knowledge and building community resilience. The report also analyzes the systemic underrepresentation of women and marginalized groups in global news media via the GMMP 2020 findings and calls for a shift from 'doom and gloom' narratives toward values-based communication and 'adaptive coping' to foster collective action.

The report finds that the 60 largest global banks provided $3.8 trillion in fossil fuel financing from 2016 to 2020. Despite a 9% drop in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, financing levels remained higher than in 2016. JPMorgan Chase is identified as the world's worst fossil fuel banker, with $317 billion provided over the five-year period. The analysis highlights a significant gap between banks' 'net zero by 2050' pledges and their continued funding of fossil fuel expansion, particularly in sectors like LNG, offshore oil and gas, and coal. The report also details the human rights and environmental impacts of specific projects, such as the East African Crude Oil Pipeline and the Line 3 pipeline, and argues that current bank policies are insufficient to align with the 1.5C goal of the Paris Agreement.

Reclaim Finance criticizes Enbridge for securing a $1.0 billion "Sustainability Linked" credit facility from five major banks, asserting that the company's ESG goals are insufficient and serve to mask the continued expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure. The author contends that Enbridge's net-zero and GHG intensity targets only cover scope 1 and 2 emissions, representing less than 2% of the lifecycle emission intensity of oil sands. Furthermore, the document highlights that the Line 3 pipeline project in Minnesota, supported by such funding, increases GHG emissions and violates the treaty rights of the Anishinaabeg.

Reclaim Finance criticizes Enbridge for securing a $1 billion sustainability-linked credit facility while continuing to invest heavily in fossil fuels and the Line 3 pipeline. The organization contends that Enbridge's ESG goals are insufficient as they only cover scope 1 and 2 emissions, ignoring the vast majority of the carbon footprint associated with oil sands transport. The document highlights that the Line 3 project in Minnesota violates indigenous rights and significantly increases greenhouse gas emissions, calling for stricter financial regulations to prevent such greenwashing.

The document is an annotated bibliography compiled by the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) to map resources on gender in large-scale mining governance. It covers a wide range of themes, including women's employment, gender-based violence, community engagement, and impact assessments. The bibliography highlights the systemic underrepresentation of women in mining leadership—with less than one-fifth of global leadership positions held by women—and the disproportionate negative impacts of mining on women in affected communities. It identifies tools for gender-responsive due diligence, the importance of intersectional analysis (particularly for Indigenous women), and the correlation between gender diversity on corporate boards and improved company performance.

The project aims to establish two connectivity corridors in the Ecuadorian Amazon to combat habitat fragmentation and biodiversity loss. It focuses on the Putumayo-Aguarico and Palora-Pastaza landscapes, targeting the creation of 50,000 hectares of new protected areas. The strategy involves promoting Sustainable Land Management (SLM) in agricultural areas, strengthening bioeconomy initiatives for indigenous and local communities, and creating multi-level governance platforms to integrate connectivity into territorial planning. The project is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) with a total cost of $6,423,853 and significant co-financing from the Ecuadorian government and international partners.

A group of climate and social justice organizations has called on Global Infrastructure Partners to transition its multi-billion dollar portfolio to a pollution-free energy system. The letter demands the disclosure of Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions for current and future holdings, a commitment to invest a majority of new energy capital in renewables by 2025, and the implementation of a just transition program for impacted workers and communities. Additionally, the signatories urge the firm to disclose all corporate and executive political spending and ensure its lobbying activities align with a 1.5 degree scenario from the Paris Agreement.

The document highlights the role of the soya industry in driving deforestation in Brazil's Amazon and Cerrado regions, noting that tropical deforestation accounts for approximately 8% of global annual greenhouse gas emissions. It identifies the 'ABCD group' (ADM, Bunge, Cargill, and Louis Dreyfus) as key traders failing to prevent deforestation due to a lack of cut-off dates, standardized clauses, and traceability. The author urges financial institutions to require traders to implement a cut-off date no later than January 1, 2020, establish full traceability and independent monitoring, and respect indigenous human rights, threatening the suspension of financial services for non-compliance by January 1, 2022.

The report advocates for a UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and climate change, detailing regional priorities and global consensus on the need for a rights-based approach to climate action.

The report argues that climate change is a national security issue for Canada, affecting its Arctic sovereignty, domestic disaster resilience, and international stability. It recommends establishing a Climate Security Task Force to coordinate a cross-agency response, adapting military infrastructure to sea-level rise and permafrost thaw, and leveraging multilateral institutions to manage global climate-driven fragility.

The report outlines a framework for 'rights-based climate finance,' emphasizing that funding from developed to developing countries must be ambitious in volume, equitable in distribution, and provided as grants to avoid increasing debt. It advocates for the categorical exclusion of 'false solutions' like large-scale hydropower and geoengineering, while demanding robust social and environmental safeguards, including free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) for Indigenous Peoples and independent grievance redress mechanisms to ensure accountability.

The report argues that emissions trading mechanisms under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement risk undermining global mitigation ambition and causing human rights violations. It proposes three essential policy pillars—robust public participation, social and environmental safeguards, and independent grievance mechanisms—as prerequisites for any such framework. The document highlights failures in previous systems like the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and provides examples of 'good policies' from development finance institutions to guide the UNFCCC in creating a rights-compliant rulebook.

The COP26 Resilience Hub served as a convening platform for the UNFCCC’s Race to Resilience, bringing together state and non-state actors to prioritise adaptation and resilience. The report identifies five core messages: the necessity of scaling Locally Led Adaptation (LLA), the urgent need for increased and diversified adaptation finance (preferring grants over loans), the requirement to bridge knowledge and implementation gaps, the role of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) across urban, coastal, and rural contexts, and the essential inclusion of marginalised groups—including women, youth, and Indigenous peoples—in decision-making. It also highlights the emergence of 'Loss and Damage' as a critical focus and notes a significant gap between current adaptation finance flows and actual needs.

The document examines water governance in the mining sectors of Mongolia and Chile, advocating for a holistic, risk-based watershed approach. It details the legal frameworks, data collection strategies, and stakeholder engagement processes used in both jurisdictions to manage water scarcity and pollution risks, particularly in arid environments.