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A Global Deal to Tackle Harmful Fisheries Subsidies: A look behind the scenes

In June 2022, World Trade Organization members reached a historic deal tackling harmful fisheries subsidies. We unpack how a global campaign by environmental non-governmental organizations and technical policy and legal advice from trade experts in Geneva helped make a difference.

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December 6, 2022

Envisioning Resilience: Bringing underrepresented women's voices into planning for climate change adaptation

Meaningful participation by women who are on the front lines of climate change is essential for gender-responsive, locally led adaptation. However, in many contexts, women remain underrepresented in decision making, from local to national levels.

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October 28, 2022

Getting Their Fair Share: Capacity building on mining taxation pays dividends for Mongolia

When the Mongolian government saw it was not getting its fair share of revenues from the mining sector, it sought support so it could collect unpaid taxes and become better equipped to safeguard the public’s financial interests.

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August 11, 2022

Measuring Nature for Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery

In the face of multiple health and environmental crises, the inefficiencies of GDP as the main measure of economic health and government policy are strikingly apparent.

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August 26, 2021

Speaking Each Other’s Language

When it comes to communicating the research findings of the world's freshwater laboratory, we need to speak to communities in their own languages. Literally.

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January 19, 2021

Rethinking Investment Policy to Support Sustainable Development

IISD experts are pushing for reform and offering their expertise to ensure good policy isn't held back by the threat of arbitration.

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September 17, 2020

Sink, Swim … or Fight Back

After a devastating cyclone struck, the NAP Global Network—hosted by IISD—helped Fiji make a plan to build resilience.

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August 5, 2020

Solar Power Is Just a Switch Away

Swapping subsidies from fossil fuels to clean options can make renewables the most viable alternative.

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July 24, 2020

Clean Power With a Clean Conscience

Lowering our carbon footprint cannot come at the expense of people in the world’s most vulnerable places.

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July 24, 2020

Is It Raining Plastic?

We need more research to understand the effects of microplastics on our fresh water—and find solutions. That's where our team of experts come in.

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July 24, 2020

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