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This document is a legal bibliography listing the federal and state laws, decrees, and regulations consulted for a 2022 report on the implementation of the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) and the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA) across various Brazilian states.

The Climate Insurance Linked Resilient Infrastructure Financing (CILRIF) is a financial innovation designed to provide municipalities with long-term climate insurance and capital for resilient infrastructure. By linking insurance premiums to the implementation of adaptation measures, CILRIF incentivizes cities to invest in resiliency to reduce their long-term insurance costs and overall financing expenses.

This document provides biographical profiles of speakers associated with the 2022 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook, detailing their professional roles in energy policy, government relations, and sustainability across various organizations.

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) 2022 Impacts briefing details the organization's efforts to advance science-based climate solutions through 26 Congressional briefings, the creation of the Beneficial Electrification Toolkit and Climate Solutions Map, and the provision of resources on the Farm Bill and federal investment laws. It also highlights the launch of a scholarship for HBCU students and support for rural utility electrification.

This document outlines the methodology used by Ember for the European Electricity Review 2022, detailing the data sources, definitions, and calculation methods for electricity generation, capacity, and carbon intensity across European countries from 2000 to 2021.

The Forest Declaration Assessment 2022 reports that global deforestation rates declined by 6.3% in 2021, falling short of the 10% annual reduction needed to halt deforestation by 2030. While Tropical Asia is on track to meet this goal, Tropical Latin America and Africa are not. Despite significant reforestation efforts, the world saw a net loss of 100 million hectares of forest over the last two decades. The report emphasizes that funding must increase up to 200 times, with a specific need for more support for Indigenous Peoples and local communities.

The Ethiopia Industrial Parks Jobs Protection Facility was an emergency funding initiative managed by FSD Africa to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on Ethiopia's textile and garment manufacturing sector. The facility provided wage and innovation incentives to 24 factories, supporting over 31,000 workers and encouraging business pivots, such as the production of PPE, to maintain operational viability and workforce retention.

The FSD Africa Impact Report 2022 details the agency's efforts to transform financial markets in Africa, specifically through its 2021–2025 green strategy. The report highlights the mobilization of £1.9 billion in long-term capital for sectors like housing and energy, the issuance of pioneering gender bonds, and the development of climate-resilient financial infrastructure to address the continent's vulnerability to climate change and economic shocks.

The FSD Africa Impact Report (2022) is an executive summary detailing the organization's performance under a strategy revised in early 2021. It highlights efforts to transform African financial markets through green bonds, local currency bond funds, climate resilience ventures, and natural capital initiatives, while also reporting on gender inclusivity and COVID-19 response measures.

The COP27 Resilience Hub Synthesis Report outlines the outcomes and key messages from the Resilience Hub at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh. The Hub serves as a physical and virtual space to mobilise ambition and investment for climate resilience, acting as the home for the UN-backed Race to Resilience campaign. The report synthesises findings across nine thematic areas and four regional hubs, emphasizing the need for locally-led adaptation, increased and diversified finance, and the integration of arts and culture into resilience strategies.

This case study describes a circular economy synergy facilitated by the Western Cape Industrial Symbiosis Programme (WISP) between Tradewinds, a parasol manufacturer, and Mors Design, an upcycling initiative. The partnership diverts textile offcuts from landfills to be used as raw materials for boutique handbags.

This report synthesizes the results of a scoping workshop held in August 2021 by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), and the Belmont Forum. The workshop gathered over 150 researchers and government officials from 35 countries to identify research, capacity building, and partnership priorities at the nexus of climate, environment, and health (CEH) in Latin America and the Caribbean to inform the CEH2 Collaborative Research Action (CRA) call.

The IAI Gender & EDI Policy, adopted in 2022, provides a framework to integrate equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) into the scientific research, funding, and operational activities of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research.

The 2022 IAI Policy on Gender and EDI outlines a framework to integrate equity, diversity, and inclusion into scientific research and institutional operations. Key goals include reducing bias in project selection, improving hiring practices, and increasing the visibility of equity-seeking groups in global environmental change research. Proposed actions include creating an Advisory Committee for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, implementing flexible work policies, and adopting inclusive research design methods such as Gender-Based Analysis plus (GBA+).

This fact sheet by the Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) provides an initial analysis of South Africa's Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP), released on 4 November 2022. The IEJ argues that the plan relies too heavily on private finance and loans, which risks increasing national debt, exacerbating energy poverty through 'cost reflective' tariffs, and failing to provide adequate social security for workers in the coal sector.

This executive summary, prepared by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), examines Canada's comprehensive wealth from 1980 to 2013. It argues that GDP is an insufficient measure of long-term development and proposes a 'comprehensive wealth' framework that includes natural, human, social, produced, and financial capital to better assess the sustainability of national well-being.

This case study by the International Institute for Sustainable Development examines the integration of biodiversity and ecosystem protections into mining governance, focusing on the application of the mitigation hierarchy (MH) in Senegal and Turkey. It provides a framework for governments to develop national policies and institutional arrangements to ensure that mining activities result in no net loss (NNL) or a net positive impact (NPI) on biodiversity.

This case study examines how the Mitigation Hierarchy (avoid, minimize, rehabilitate, offset) can be applied to mining to protect biodiversity. It details the Mako Gold project in Senegal, which focused on western chimpanzees and the Niokolo-Koba National Park, and the Öksüt mine in Turkey, which targeted migratory birds and rare flora in the Develi region. The document argues that strong government policy and baseline studies are essential for achieving No Net Loss or Net Positive Impact on biodiversity.

This case study examines the closure and post-mining transition of the Golden Pride Mine (GPM) in Tanzania, highlighting the integration of community engagement, progressive reclamation, and adaptable land-use planning to ensure environmental stability and community resilience.

This case study examines the closure and transition of the Golden Pride Mine (GPM), an open-pit gold mine in Tanzania operated by Resolute Mining Limited. It details the inclusive processes used to manage the site's environmental recovery and social transition, highlighting the use of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and the conversion of the open pit into a lake to provide a sustainable water source for local communities.