For over a century, energy multinationals have been wrecking the planet and exploiting people in pursuit of profit. Now, power producers and technology manufacturers are marketing themselves as ‘green’ to boost their reputation and benefit from public subsidies, grabbing lands, violating human rights and destroying communities along the way. Our investigation of fifteen ‘green’ multinationals conclusively shows that financial returns, not decarbonisation, is their primary business.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchNovember, 2023Global
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Library ResourceLegislation & PoliciesMay, 2023Canada
These goals and targets are purposively (and appropriately) designed to work as an integrated whole, reflecting the same principle of indivisibility embodied in the UN Sustainable Development Goals. They require actions to be integrated across the whole of government and society.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2017Latin America and the Caribbean, Costa Rica
El Informe Estado del Ambiente 2017- IEA atiende un mandato para el Consejo Nacional Ambiental contenido en la Ley Orgánica del Ambiente de “Preparar el informe anual sobre el estado del ambiente costarricense” y tiene por objetivo producir y divulgar un reporte multidisciplinario, innovador y riguroso sobre un conjunto de temas prioritarios para el ambiente costarricense, enfocado desde la perspectiva institucional del Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía de Costa Rica (MINAE) y articulado con las instituciones que conforman el Sector Ambiente, de acuerdo con el Reglamento Orgánico del Pode
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJune, 2021Thailand
Thailand is undergoing an important development in its forestry laws. When the Community Forest Act B.E. 2562 was passed in 2019, Thailand had for the first time an official umbrella law to recognize community forestry. Subordinate laws still need to be developed to further clarify the Act for its implementation.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchFebruary, 2020Azerbaijan
Overview of the State of Forests and Forest Management in Azerbaijan derives from the project on the state of forests in the Caucasus and Central Asia and presents the forest resources and the forest sector of Azerbaijan, including trends in, and pressures on forests. The overview describes policies and institutions of forest sector in Azerbaijan and major challenges the sector faces as well as policy responses in place or planned.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchOctober, 2022Global
This report summarizes the science on the biophysical effects of deforestation on climate stability and explores the policy implications of the resulting impacts at three scales: global climate policy, regional cooperation on precipitation management, and national policies related to agriculture and public health. For each of these policy arenas, there are promising entry points to address current gaps through innovations in policies and institutions.
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Une Fenêtre sur un Monde en Pleine Évolution
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Benin Case Study
Reports & ResearchDecember, 2021BeninLand degradation neutrality (LDN) is increasingly recognized as an effective mechanism to address land degradation and sustain ecosystems. Although this mechanism could accelerate the achievement of SDGs, we should approach with caution many of the policy measures proposed within countries’ LDN target-setting programmes to avoid violating rights to land and resources.
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Library ResourceManuals & GuidelinesFebruary, 2021Global
Indicator 15.2.1: Progress towards sustainable forest management
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Library ResourcePeer-reviewed publicationOctober, 2020Vietnam
Land-use planning is an important policy instrument for governing landscapes to achieve multifunctionality in rural areas. This paper presents a case study conducted in Na Nhan commune in the northwest montane region of Vietnam to assess land-use strategies toward multiple ecosystem services, through integrated land-use planning.
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