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Civil war in the oilpatch

"Amin Asadollahi, climate change mitigation lead for North America at the International Institute for Sustainable Development, said any fossil fuel firm that opposes climate policies at this point in time is hedging their bets."

IISD in the news May 25, 2017

Building Global Governance for 'Climate Refugees'

IISD President-CEO Scott Vaughan and IISD Board Member Lloyd Axworthy, along with several representatives from various environmental NGOs, contributed to this G20 Insights policy brief on recognizing that forced displacement due to climate change is increasing. 
Brief May 24, 2017

IGF Mining Policy Framework Assessment: Suriname

An assessment of Suriname’s readiness and capacity to implement the Mining Policy Framework (MPF) of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF).
Report May 23, 2017

Standards: An Opportunity for Biodiversity Protection

Voluntary sustainability standards have a strong potential for supporting efforts to protect biological diversity. But policy makers to become watchdogs and regulators if this potential is to be realized.
Insight May 19, 2017

New toolkit to help govts manage small-scale mining sector

"Governments struggling to manage the complex and sometimes chaotic artisanal and small-scale mining sector have a new toolkit, which was developed by the Intergovernmental Forums on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF)."

IISD in the news May 19, 2017