Investing in Sustainable Agriculture: How can sustainability standards reduce financial risks?
This event looked at how voluntary sustainability standards can reduce financial risks in sustainable agriculture.
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Moving Beyond GDP: The Case for Wealth as a Core Measure of National Progress
GDP narrowly focuses on short-term economic growth while ignoring the costs of this growth. This seminar will explore the case for wealth as a core measure of national progress.
Undergraduate student aids in study on environmental impact of pipelines
When asked about his interest in participating in an upcoming project in northwestern Ontario’s The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Experimental Lakes Area (ELA), Dr. Caleb Hasler not only leapt at the opportunity, but saw it as a chance to include an undergraduate student in important research into the environmental impacts of pipeline projects.
Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) of Tree Planting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
This report presents the results of a Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) assessment for tree planting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Designing Fair and Equitable Climate and Energy Policies
This event examines the complex social impacts of climate and energy policies, providing recommendations on how policies can be designed to alleviate potential detrimental effects.
Cooperation, Capacity Building, and Implementation Considerations of Developing Countries in the E-Commerce Joint Statement Initiative
This paper highlights ways to support developing countries to participate in negotiations and implement proposed text provisions under the JSI on e-commerce.
Trevor Hancock: B.C. government's LNG infatuation makes it dangerously radical
The Sierra Club B.C. announced in February that it is taking the provincial government to court “for failing to present plans to achieve several key climate targets, as required by its own climate change legislation.”
Solutions in Nature: Lessons from Fiji and Timor-Leste
Many countries are already using ecosystem-based adaptation to help build resilience to the impacts of climate change. In order to maximize its uptake and benefits, it is critical to integrate these actions into a country’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process.
Indigenous Peoples: Defending an Environment for All
International environmental negotiations need to go beyond tokenistic participation of Indigenous Peoples to a genuine integration of their worldviews and knowledge.