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This report summarizes progress toward Goal 9 of the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF), which focuses on rewarding countries and jurisdictions that reduce forest emissions through public policies, results-based payments, and private-sector commodity sourcing.

The 2018 Progress Assessment Goal 4 Update evaluates efforts to support alternatives to deforestation driven by basic human needs, such as subsistence farming and woodfuel use. While the distribution of clean cookstoves has increased significantly, financial support for woodfuel interventions has declined. The report highlights various regional case studies in the Amazon, West Africa, and Southeast Asia that employ sustainable landscape approaches and community-based management to alleviate poverty and protect forests.

This working paper by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) proposes a practical framework for implementing climate action in cities, particularly in developing countries. Based on an analysis of seven urban projects across Asia, Africa, and Latin America, the paper identifies five critical levers—power and leadership, communication and engagement, capacity building, financing implementation, and the demonstration effect—that practitioners can use to overcome barriers and embed climate compatibility into urban planning and investment.

The document records the decisions and actions taken during the twenty-fifth Conference of the Parties (CoP-XXV) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held in Bogotá, Colombia, on June 13-14, 2017. The session focused on governance elections, financial approvals for the 2017-2018 fiscal year, and directives for the IAI Directorate to develop long-term strategies for communication, funding, and open data.

This document records the decisions and actions taken during the 25th Conference of the Parties (CoP-XXV) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held in Bogotá, Colombia, on June 13-14, 2017.

The document contains the minutes of the 43rd Executive Council (EC) meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held on June 12, 2017, in Bogotá, Colombia. The meeting focused on the transition to a new Executive Director, the alignment of scientific research with regional policy priorities, the development of capacity-building programs, and the approval of the 2017-2018 operating budget.

This financial report for the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) details the organization's budget status, member contributions, and administrative updates as of April 30, 2017. It highlights a strong cash position due to payments from Brazil and the US, alongside ongoing challenges with contribution arrears from other member countries.

The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) opposes the European Commission's proposal to establish a Multilateral Investment Court (MIC), arguing that the plan focuses narrowly on institutional adjustments while failing to address the substantive imbalances of the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) system. CIEL contends that the MIC would entrench a regime that prioritizes corporate rights over the sovereign right of states to regulate for the public interest, human rights, and the environment.

The document contains the minutes and an annex from the Special Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held on March 9, 2017, in Panama City, Panama. The primary purpose of the session was the election of a new IAI Executive Director.

The Global NDC Conference 2017 report outlines the necessity of integrated governance, diverse financing strategies, and robust transparency frameworks to implement Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Key findings emphasize the need for high-level leadership to break down sectoral silos, the translation of NDCs into bankable project pipelines to attract private investment, and the use of the Enhanced Transparency Framework to build trust and track progress toward the Paris Agreement goals.

This policy brief summarizes the findings and recommendations from a regional meeting held in Colombia in September 2017, focused on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Latin America. The document identifies key challenges such as institutional vulnerability to government changes, sectoral silos, and limited local ownership, while highlighting best practices in harmonization, multi-stakeholder cooperation, and budgetary monitoring across several Latin American countries.

Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) and Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) issued a statement of solidarity with the social organization Acción Ecológica following a request by the Ecuadorian government to dissolve the organization.

Friends of the Earth International and its Latin American and Caribbean branch express solidarity with the organization Acción Ecológica following a request by Ecuador's Vice Minister of Internal Security, Dr. Diego Torres Saldaña, to dissolve the organization. The statement calls for democratic dialogue and international support for Acción Ecológica, which is recognized for its historical defense of the rights of nature.

This report describes the 'Watershared' model of reciprocal watershed agreements, a grassroots approach to incentive-based conservation used in Latin America. Unlike national Payment for Environmental Services (PES) schemes, Watershared relies on local negotiations, social norms, and non-economic incentives to encourage upstream landowners to protect forests that ensure water security for downstream users.

The document is a participant list for the 42nd Executive Council Meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, held in Santiago, Chile, on June 17, 2016. It lists representatives from various national governments (including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Panama, Paraguay, and the USA), observers from Ecuador and Colombia, and members of the IAI Directorate and advisory committees.

A statement by Friends of the Earth International marking the 5th anniversary of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, arguing that these principles have failed to stop corporate impunity or provide access to justice, and advocating for a binding UN treaty on business and human rights.

This document is a list of participants for the 24th Conference of the Parties, held in Santiago, Chile, on June 15-16, 2016.

The minutes of the Twenty-fourth IAI Conference of the Parties (CoP), held in Santiago, Chile, on June 15-16, 2016, detail the governance, financial, and scientific progress of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. The CoP approved the core budget and annual program for fiscal year 2016-2017, elected new members to the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), the Science-Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC), and the Executive Council, and addressed the restructuring of the Executive Director selection process. Key discussions focused on enhancing science-policy linkages, diversifying funding through the proposed Inter-American Forum of Funding Agencies, and improving member country engagement.

The document records the decisions and actions taken during the twenty-fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held in Santiago, Chile, on June 14-15, 2016.

This fact sheet describes a CDKN study and pilot project conducted with the Municipal Government of Quito and Ecopar Corporation to address climate vulnerabilities in Quito, Ecuador. The initiative focused on restoring ecosystems and promoting sustainable farming to protect low-income communities from landslides, wildfires, and erratic rainfall.