Do Voluntary Standards Stop Biodiversity Loss?
Protecting our biodiversity is a complex challenge many voluntary sustainability standards are trying to address. We look at their strengths and weaknesses.
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Swap: Reforming support for butane gas to invest in solar in Morocco (French only)
An evaluation of the potential to reform butane subsidies in Morocco and use a portion of the savings to fund a transition to clean energy.
How IISD Is Contributing to Inclusive, Global Food Security
We are proud to announce the Canadian Food Security Policy Group (FSPG) recently confirmed IISD as an associate member.
Launch of ECOWAS Network of Parliamentarians on Gender Equality and Investments in Agriculture and Food Security
Over 40 Parliamentarians from West Africa joined forces to create the ECOWAS Network of Parliamentarians on Gender Equality and Investments in Agriculture and Food Security, which aims to foster inclusive and gender equitable agricultural investment.
Webinar: Developing a Model Investment Treaty: opportunities and challenges / Webinaire: Développer un modèle de traité d’investissement : opportunités et défis
This French-language webinar highlighted the importance of an investment treaty model in the context of a negotiation.
How ECOWAS Parliamentarians Are Advancing Gender Equality in Agriculture
How the ECOWAS Parliamentary Network fosters food security, women’s empowerment and investment in agriculture.
A U.S.-China investment war is quietly emerging, and the environment will be the ultimate casualty
The US Senate passes a law to counter China's "economic warfare" — specifically the Belt & Road Initiative.
Calling time on fossil fuel subsidies
UN Environment is working with governments to collect internationally coherent data on fossil fuel subsidies that can help advance global efforts to address climate change.
The French Lesson on Climate Policy
President Emmanuel Macron is showing that failing to engage with the public invited the mass protests across the country.
We Must Study Marijuana's Impact on the Environment
How could marijuana impact freshwater supplies? The focus on human health with Canada’s legalization has highlighted the lack of discussion on the potential environmental effects.