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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.

The 2018 Progress Assessment Goal 5 Update evaluates global efforts to restore degraded landscapes and forestlands under the Bonn Challenge and the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) of the Paris Agreement. It reports that Bonn Challenge pledges have reached 168.9 million hectares, surpassing the initial 2020 milestone of 150 million hectares, although measuring actual implementation remains a significant challenge.

This report documents an expert meeting held in Ottawa on June 13, 2018, hosted by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). The meeting brought together Canadian government officials, academics, and civil society representatives to discuss the reform of international investment law and the development of a progressive agenda for Canada, specifically regarding the revision of its Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) model.

The 2018 Regulatory Indicators for Sustainable Energy (RISE) report provides a global inventory of policies and regulations supporting Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7), focusing on electricity access, clean cooking, energy efficiency, and renewable energy across 133 economies from 2010 to 2017.

This research paper by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) examines the synergy between fossil fuel subsidy reform (FFSR) and the 'just transition' framework. It argues that reforming subsidies not only reduces greenhouse gas emissions and market distortions but also unlocks significant financial resources to support workers and communities affected by the shift to a green economy.

The report "Continuous Improvement" in Illegal Practices in the Peruvian Forest Sector examines how timber exporters in Peru, with government complicity, use "continuous improvement" strategies to bypass transparency and export high-risk timber to markets with fewer restrictions.

This report maps the landscape of gender diversity and social inclusion within the sustainable energy and climate change sectors, analyzing data from 174 organizations and programs to identify systemic barriers and geographic distributions of initiatives.

This briefing by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute argues that the United States must proactively plan for climate-induced migration to avoid regional instability and humanitarian crises. It highlights the lack of legal protections for environmental migrants and the specific risks of agricultural decline in Mexico and Central and South America, while noting the potential strain on U.S. military resources tasked with humanitarian aid.

A notification from the Executive Director of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) informing the Science-Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC), the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), and CoP members of the IAI's planned participation in five international meetings between October and December 2017.

A briefing from the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) notifying member countries and advisory committees of the Executive Directorate's planned participation in five international events between October and December 2017 to strengthen the science-policy interface and visibility.

This report by Friends of the Earth International documents systemic human rights and environmental violations by transnational corporations across eight Latin American and Caribbean countries. It argues that a 'architecture of impunity'—composed of free trade agreements, investment protection treaties, and the ICSID arbitration system—shields corporations from accountability while allowing them to challenge public health and environmental policies. The report advocates for a legally binding UN treaty on transnational corporations and human rights, including the creation of an International Court to ensure justice for affected communities.

This report by Friends of the Earth International explores the synergies between Community Forest Management (CFM) and agroecology, arguing that these community-led approaches are more effective for forest conservation and food sovereignty than industrial agribusiness or top-down conservation models like REDD+.

This report by Friends of the Earth International explores the synergies between Community Forest Management (CFM) and agroecology, arguing that these integrated approaches are more effective for forest conservation and food sovereignty than industrial models or market-based conservation schemes.

This report by Friends of the Earth International explores the synergies between Community Forest Management (CFM) and agroecology, arguing that these community-led approaches are more effective for biodiversity conservation and food sovereignty than top-down industrial models or market-based conservation schemes.

This executive summary assesses progress toward Goals 8 and 9 of the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF), focusing on forest finance. It concludes that 'green finance' aligned with forest and climate goals is insufficient and vastly outweighed by 'grey finance'—investments and subsidies that drive deforestation. While some progress is noted in results-based REDD+ payments and impact investing, the report argues that a dramatic shift in investment is required to achieve zero deforestation.

A statement by Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) expressing solidarity with victims of recent hurricanes and earthquakes, attributing these disasters to the neoliberal capitalist system and calling for community-based solutions over corporate-led models.

A statement by Amigos de la Tierra de América Latina y el Caribe (ATALC) condemning the neoliberal capitalist system for exacerbating the climate crisis and disproportionately affecting marginalized populations in Latin America and the Caribbean, specifically following Hurricane Irma and an earthquake in Mexico.

Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) issued a statement in September 2017 attributing climate disasters, such as Hurricane Irma and the Mexico earthquake, to neoliberal capitalism. The organization criticizes the unequal responsibility between the Global North and South and rejects the financialization of nature. ATALC advocates for community-led solutions, including agroecology and energy sovereignty, to replace extractive and industrial models.

Remarks by Manish Bapna, WRI Executive Vice President and Managing Director, delivered on September 18, 2021, at the UN General Assembly in New York City upon concluding his term as co-chair of the Open Government Partnership (OGP).

The Allianz Climate and Energy Monitor 2017 ranks G20 member states on their attractiveness for low-carbon electricity infrastructure investments and assesses their investment needs to meet Paris Agreement temperature limits. While OECD countries like Germany, the UK, and France remain the most attractive destinations due to stable policy frameworks, emerging markets such as China, India, and South Africa show significant growth in renewable installations but face high investment needs to create climate-resilient power infrastructure.