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This webinar summary, published by the Stockholm Environment Institute, details a regional dialogue on the intersection of global ageing and climate change in the Asia-Pacific region. It examines the specific vulnerabilities of older adults to climate hazards, the systemic exclusion of their perspectives from policy, and the potential for older persons to contribute to climate resilience through traditional knowledge and community-led action.

This executive summary, published by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) in 2024, provides recommendations for the operationalization of the Loss and Damage Fund established at COP27. Based on consultations with stakeholders from the Global South, the document advocates for a participatory governance structure, direct access for local communities, and a comprehensive funding approach that addresses both economic and non-economic losses while prioritizing human rights and dignity.

This executive summary, published by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) in 2024, provides recommendations for the operationalization of the Loss and Damage Fund established at COP27. Based on research by SEI, Germanwatch, and the International Center for Climate Change and Development, the document outlines strategies to ensure the fund is inclusive, accessible, and effective, particularly for vulnerable communities in the Global South. It emphasizes learning from existing financial architectures to avoid bureaucratic hurdles and suggests flexible, grant-based funding mechanisms and participatory governance structures.

The 'Guía de Ambición 2024' by Transforma is a guide designed to help the public understand the key instruments of the Paris Agreement used to combat climate change. It describes a 'mechanism of ambition' consisting of long-term strategies, medium-term national climate commitments, and biennial transparency reports, all aimed at achieving carbon neutrality and climate resilience by 2050.

This briefing provides recommendations to enhance synergies between climate and biodiversity international agendas, specifically targeting the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), UNFCCC COP29, and COP30. It identifies five key opportunities: improving monitoring indicators for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), aligning national biodiversity and climate plans, increasing collaboration between scientific bodies (IPBES and IPCC), establishing a joint work program among the Rio Conventions, and formalizing the role of CBD Action Agenda High-Level Champions.

This research paper analyzes whether the financial target model of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) can be applied to the UNFCCC's New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) for climate finance. The authors argue that the current USD 100 billion goal is insufficient and poorly structured, noting that developing countries' needs reach up to USD 6 trillion annually. They recommend a multi-layered NCQG approach that includes a core public finance target, private finance mobilization, and the phase-out of fossil fuel subsidies (which totaled USD 7 trillion in 2022). The paper also suggests a 10-year staggered timeframe and updates to the Enhanced Transparency Framework to include Loss and Damage and non-State actor contributions.

This policy brief, produced by Transforma and WWF, outlines the climate adaptation challenges and opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean in the lead-up to COP30 in Belém do Pará, Brazil. It emphasizes the need to scale adaptation financing, integrate biodiversity and human rights into national planning, and leverage Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) to build resilience in a region that is the second most exposed to climate change globally.

This policy brief, produced by Transforma and WWF, analyzes the structural barriers to climate and biodiversity financing in Latin America and the Caribbean. It argues that current global financial flows are insufficient, poorly distributed, and lack the accessibility needed to support vulnerable communities and nature-based solutions. The document proposes a shift toward 'just financing' that prioritizes quality, accessibility, and the alignment of national fiscal policies with environmental goals ahead of COP30.

This policy brief, produced by Transforma and WWF, advocates for increased policy coherence and synergies between the three Rio Conventions (Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Desertification) ahead of COP30 in Belém do Pará, Brazil. It emphasizes that integrating national plans for climate mitigation, adaptation, and biodiversity is essential for efficient resource use and effective environmental governance, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean.

This policy brief, produced by Transforma and WWF, analyzes the challenges and opportunities for a Just Energy Transition (JET) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It argues that the region must move beyond simple decarbonization toward a socio-ecological transition that addresses structural inequalities, fiscal dependence on fossil fuels, and the protection of biodiversity and human rights, particularly in the context of the upcoming COP30 in Brazil.

This briefing by Trend Asia argues that the UN Secretary-General's Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals lacks representation from communities directly impacted by the mining and processing of transition minerals. The document highlights the negative environmental and social consequences of 'green extractivism' in Argentina, Indonesia, and Guinea, and provides a set of recommendations for governments and companies to safeguard human rights and environmental standards.

This summary report details the outcomes of the High-Level Think Tank Seminar on Energy and Climate Change held in Beijing on April 25-26, 2024. The event brought together representatives from China and the United States to discuss decarbonization strategies, methane reduction, energy efficiency, carbon capture, and climate finance, while coordinating positions for COP29 and COP30.

This document is a preread companion guide to a working paper titled “Next stop, access! An exploratory paper on disability rights and justice throughout the transition to electric school buses.” It provides the conceptual frameworks, definitions, and technical background regarding disability justice, environmental justice, and school bus classifications used in the research.

This plain language toolkit provides the conceptual and technical background for a research paper on disability rights and the transition to electric school buses in the United States. It defines key frameworks including disability justice, environmental justice, and intersectionality, and outlines the legal protections for people with disabilities in the US. Additionally, it details the different types of school buses (Types A, B, C, and D) and the goal of the World Resources Institute's Electric School Bus Initiative to electrify the US school bus fleet by 2030.

This briefing by the World Resources Institute argues that the United States should increase federal funding for research and at-sea testing of ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) to resolve uncertainties regarding its efficacy and environmental impacts.

This fact sheet describes the Standing Together for Environmental Defenders (STAND) Initiative, a collaboration between the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Alliance for Land, Indigenous, and Environmental Defenders (ALLIED) to support Grassroots Environmental Defenders (GEDs) facing security risks and criminalization.

This fact sheet describes the Standing Together for Environmental Defenders (STAND) initiative, a collaboration between the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Alliance for Land, Indigenous, and Environmental Defenders (ALLIED) designed to support grassroots environmental defenders facing security risks and systemic barriers.

This fact sheet describes the STAND Initiative (Unidos y Unidas por las Personas Defensoras del Medio Ambiente y del Territorio), a collaborative effort between the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Alliance for Land, Indigenous, and Environmental Defenders (ALLIED) to support environmental and territorial defenders in six countries.

This report by WWF South Africa provides a guide and case studies on integrating biodiversity into agricultural landscapes in the Cape Winelands. It advocates for regenerative farming practices, such as reducing tillage and chemical inputs, and offers practical strategies for restoring degraded land through passive and active restoration. The document includes specific plant palettes for riverine areas, intercropping, and habitat hedges to enhance ecosystem resilience and support pollinators.

This report details Phase 3 (2019–2024) of the transformational partnership between WWF South Africa and Nedbank, which received an investment of R25 million. The collaboration focused on safeguarding strategic water source areas, promoting sustainable agriculture in the dairy and fruit sectors, and enhancing rural livelihoods, with a primary geographic emphasis on the Eastern Cape province.