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The New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF) is a multi-stakeholder framework adopted in 2014 and refreshed in 2021 to protect and restore global forests. Its key targets include halting natural forest loss by 2030 and restoring 350 million hectares of degraded land, which could mitigate over 7 billion tons of CO2e annually. The document identifies agricultural commodities (soy, palm oil, beef, and paper) as the cause of roughly half of global deforestation and emphasizes the critical role of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in forest protection.

The New York Declaration on Forests is a statement by endorsers committing to slow, halt, and reverse global forest loss to safeguard biodiversity and the climate. The document outlines specific targets for 2030, including ending natural forest loss and restoring 350 million hectares of landscapes, while emphasizing the central role of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in forest governance.

The New York Declaration on Forests is a collective commitment by signatories to slow, stop, and reverse global forest loss by 2030. The document outlines the critical role of forests in biodiversity and climate protection, identifies primary drivers of deforestation, and sets specific targets for forest restoration and emission reductions to limit global warming to 1.5 °C.

The New York Declaration on Forests is a collective commitment to halt natural forest loss and degradation by 2030, restore 350 million hectares of forest land, and reduce emissions to help limit global warming to 1.5°C.

The New York Declaration on Forests is a statement outlining a global vision to slow, stop, and reverse forest loss while enhancing food security. It identifies the conversion of forests for commodity production—specifically soy, palm oil, beef, and paper—as a primary driver of global deforestation and sets specific time-bound targets for forest restoration and emission reductions to limit global warming to 2°C.

The New York Declaration on Forests is a collective commitment to reduce and reverse global deforestation to mitigate climate change and protect biodiversity. It outlines specific targets for reducing natural forest loss, eliminating commodity-driven deforestation, and restoring degraded forest landscapes by 2020 and 2030.

The New York Declaration on Forests is a collective commitment to slow, stop, and reverse global forest loss to protect biodiversity, support the 1.6 billion people dependent on forests, and limit global warming to 2°C.

The New York Declaration on Forests is a statement of commitment to slow, halt, and reverse global forest loss to safeguard biodiversity and limit global warming to 2°C. The signatories pledge specific targets for reducing natural forest loss, eliminating deforestation from agricultural commodities, and restoring degraded landscapes by 2020 and 2030.

The New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF) is a collective commitment to slow, reduce, and reverse global deforestation. It outlines specific goals to be achieved by 2030, emphasizing the role of forests in biodiversity, climate regulation, and the livelihoods of indigenous peoples and local communities.

The Global Research and Action Network for a New Eco-Social Contract, jointly hosted by GEC and UNRISD, is a free, global alliance of researchers, policymakers, and advocates. Its mission is to define and implement a new eco-social contract that integrates climate, environmental, and social justice to enable a just transition to green and fair economies.

The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) is launching the Resilience Innovation through Scaling Entrepreneurship (RISE) Urban Challenge to support and scale innovative solutions addressing climate resilience in urban informal settlements within ODA-eligible countries.

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) operates the SDG Knowledge Hub, a website designed to track the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its associated Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Natural Justice provides a series of recommendations to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to improve its draft policy on Environmental Human Rights Defenders, focusing on increasing the accessibility of reporting channels, reducing bureaucratic delays in response times, and enhancing protections for marginalized groups.

This policy brief from RMI outlines the role of policymakers in reducing embodied carbon in the built environment, emphasizing the use of regulations, incentives, and standards to drive private-sector reductions and stimulate market demand for low-carbon materials.

This fact sheet from RMI provides guidance for real estate developers on reducing embodied carbon—the emissions associated with building materials and construction—which accounts for at least one-quarter of the energy-related global carbon emissions attributed to buildings.

This fact sheet from RMI advocates for product-level greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting in the steel industry, specifically differentiating between ore-based and scrap-based production to enable informed purchasing decisions and drive decarbonization.

The 'METHODOLOGY-SDG IQ' (GS4GG PAA M400-06) is a global guide for quantifying greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions achieved by replacing operational fossil-fuel-based electricity generators with new renewable energy systems (RES). It emphasizes an 'Integrated Replacement' approach, requiring the permanent decommissioning of fossil-fuel assets and the implementation of a Just Transition Plan to ensure maintained or improved energy access.

The Multilateral Energy Compact for Health Facility Electrification, led by SEforALL and Power Africa, seeks to provide 35,000 health facilities with clean, reliable power and conduct 30 national or regional healthcare system assessments. The initiative focuses on improving data, stakeholder coordination, and the implementation of sustainable energy interventions to bridge the energy gap in the health sector.

This fact sheet describes the EcoSanRes programme, a Sida-financed initiative managed by the Stockholm Environment Institute from 2001 to 2010. The programme focuses on promoting sustainable and ecological sanitation systems that recycle organic waste for crop production to address global sanitation challenges and support the Millennium Development Goals.

This fact sheet describes the 3C-SEI Partnership Programme, a collaboration between the business leaders' initiative '3C – Combat Climate Change' and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) running from March 2010 to February 2012. The partnership focuses on research at the intersection of climate policy and business, specifically targeting technology development, resource constraints, and the financing of climate change mitigation.