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This fact sheet by the Institute for Economic Justice argues that food insecurity in South Africa is primarily a result of income poverty rather than food scarcity. It advocates for a Guaranteed Universal Basic Income (UBIG) to ensure all citizens can afford a nutritious diet, highlighting the severe health, social, and economic costs of malnutrition and the limitations of current targeted social grants.

This fact sheet from the Institute for Economic Justice argues that hunger and food insecurity in South Africa are primarily driven by a lack of income rather than a lack of food production. It proposes a Universal Basic Income Guarantee (UBIG) as a key mechanism to ensure all citizens can afford nutritious food, thereby breaking cycles of poverty and malnutrition.

This research paper analyzes the potential implications of the World Trade Organization (WTO) moratorium on customs duties for electronic transmissions, which was renewed in 2024 but is expected to expire by March 31, 2026. The authors examine the economic risks for consumers and businesses, the fragmented regulatory landscape that may emerge, and the tension between revenue generation for developing countries and the maintenance of an open global internet.

This research paper examines the potential economic and regulatory consequences of the expiration of the World Trade Organization (WTO) moratorium on customs duties for electronic transmissions. The moratorium, first adopted in 1998, has been extended until March 31, 2026, but faces increasing opposition from developing countries seeking to recover public revenues and maintain policy space for national digital industrialization. The authors argue that the end of the moratorium could lead to a fragmented global regulatory landscape, increased costs for consumers, and reduced market access for digital service providers.

This briefing note by the Forum on Trade, Environment, & the SDGs (TESS) examines the expansion and dynamics of global carbon markets, categorizing them into compliance-based, voluntary, and multilateral systems under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. It analyzes the trade implications of these markets, including competitiveness concerns and the use of mechanisms like the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), while highlighting the specific opportunities and financial challenges facing developing countries in adopting these tools.

This project utilized a study of the socio-ecological impacts of bioenergy in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Uruguay, and the USA to build interdisciplinary teamwork skills among a group of 18 scientists and students. The initiative resulted in peer-reviewed publications, a free online workshop on transdisciplinary teamwork, and the collection of 1,800 interviews and surveys. The overarching goal is to improve policies for sustainable energy and socioecological resilience by enhancing how interdisciplinary teams address global change problems.

This project brief describes a multidisciplinary effort to evaluate marine ecosystem services, specifically the role of phytoplankton, across the Antares network of eight time-series stations in Latin America. The project integrates in situ historical data, remote sensing, and bio-geochemical modeling to monitor phytoplankton populations and their impact on carbon sequestration and fisheries, while developing socio-economic indicators to assess how these services affect human populations and decision-making.

This executive summary describes a project led by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research to establish the Nitrogen Human Environment Network (Nnet). The project aims to map the nitrogen (N) cycle across Latin America, analyzing the impacts of human activities—such as fertilizer use, soy production, and mining—on ecosystem processes and biodiversity to provide guidelines for regional nitrogen management policies.

Ember analysis indicates that global solar capacity additions will reach 593 GW in 2024, a 29% increase over 2023. This growth is driven by continued dominance in China and the US, as well as emerging markets like Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, significantly exceeding several industry forecasts.

This policy brief examines the 'socio-bioeconomy', focusing on diversified, small-scale bioeconomy pathways centered on local community development and the sustainable use of biodiversity for bio-based goods and services.

This executive summary describes a project evaluating the effectiveness of forest reserves and payments for ecosystem services (PSAs) in reducing deforestation within tropical dry forests in Costa Rica and Brazil, emphasizing the need to control for biophysical and socioeconomic drivers to avoid overestimating policy impacts.

A research project is using 1980-2005 data and WRF modeling to analyze how agricultural and forestry expansion affects the hydroclimate, hydrological characteristics, and extreme weather events (floods and droughts) in the Plata Basin. The project introduces Ecosystem Functional Types (EFTs) to better model annual land cover evolution.

This executive summary describes a comparative study of ecotones (transition zones between forested and non-forested sites) across one site in Canada and four in South America. The research examines how climate change, land use, and anthropogenic pressures influence the movement and definition of ecosystem boundaries.

This research paper describes the development and validation of the Local Knowledge Scenarios (LKS) methodology, which integrates field work and Agent-Based Models to assess how rural producers in the Americas perceive global change and how this knowledge influences future land-use scenarios and decision-making.

This executive summary describes the development and validation of the Local Knowledge Scenarios (LKS) method, an interdisciplinary approach designed to evaluate how rural producers in the Americas perceive global environmental change and incorporate that knowledge into future land-use decision-making.

This project report describes the creation of a shared platform to understand socio-ecological resilience and adaptive capacity in the face of large-scale environmental change, specifically focusing on seasonally dry forests in South America.

This project report describes 'GovernAgua', an initiative (2019–2022) funded with USD 200,000 to improve water governance in South America. The project focuses on shifting from reactive responses to adaptive and anticipatory governance by strengthening capacities for co-creation of knowledge and adaptation across six river basins in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.

This executive summary describes a research project led by Guilherme Fernandes Marques of the Universidade do Rio Grande do Sul to improve floodplain governance in over-built river basins. The project focuses on balancing hydropower demands with ecosystem sustainability and the livelihoods of riverine communities through a trans-disciplinary approach involving partners in Brazil, Canada, and Chile.

This report outlines the potential and challenges of the global bioeconomy, emphasizing the need for an integrated, equitable, and sustainable approach to financing and governance to support a low-carbon, nature-positive economy.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative/Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (CPI/PUC-RIO) analyzes financial flows for the bioeconomy in Brazil between 2021 and 2023. It finds that while total finance averaged US$ 3.213 billion per year, the vast majority is concentrated in the planted forest and bioenergy sectors, leaving biodiversity-based products and native forests significantly underfunded.