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One Underestimated Threat to Biodiversity, and How We Can Invest Wisely to Overcome It
On International Day for Biological Diversity, Susan Sekirime explains why we must make stopping the spread of invasive alien species a priority.
FfD4 Countdown: How Public Procurement Can Help Drive Sustainable Development
As discussions on financing for development intensify ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), an important policy tool often gets overlooked: public procurement.
FfD4 Countdown: A Watered-Down Proposal on Tax Expenditures Risks Undermining Countries’ Domestic Revenue Mobilization
Preferential tax treatments directly affect governments’ ability to fund sustainable development. At June’s Financing for Development conference, countries must commit to stronger oversight and reform of tax expenditures.
FfD4 Countdown: Countries Must Eliminate All Public Financial Flows for Fossil Fuels
Fossil fuel subsidies undermine domestic resource mobilization goals and holds back the transition to clean energy. The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in July 2025 presents a huge opportunity to redirect this money for the benefit of people and the planet.
Making Sense of Trade Turbulence
Suddenly, the world wants to know more about tariffs. Meanwhile, even the most seasoned trade experts are trying to better understand the unprecedented trade policy decisions coming out of Washington. Alice Tipping explains.
FfD4 Countdown: Strengthening trade policy for sustainable development
The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in July 2025 is an opportunity to redefine the role of trade policy frameworks in supporting sustainable and inclusive development.
How Indigenous Negotiators Fared in 2024
In the foreword in The State of Global Environmental Governance 2024, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim shares her insights on what goals were reached, where "business as usual" must change, and what her priorities are for 2025.
FfD4 Countdown: Resource taxation must be part of the agenda at the Fourth Financing for Development Conference
The Fourth Financing for Development Conference (FfD4) presents a critical opportunity to address resource taxation, leveraging opportunities to enhance domestic resource mobilization and building on existing domestic and international efforts to promote fair and progressive taxation.
FfD4 Countdown: The Fourth Financing for Development Conference Must Address Urgent Debt Relief for Low-income Countries
The Fourth Financing for Development Conference (FfD4) in July 2025 is crucial to tackle sovereign debt issues. With 35 low-income countries in debt distress, urgent relief and global debt reforms are needed. Clear, actionable commitments must be made for effective debt relief and restructuring.
"Electrify, Baby, Electrify": In 2025, governments must choose a safer world
President Trump campaigned on the slogan “drill, baby, drill,” yet, the case for transitioning from fossil fuels to clean energy has never been stronger.