IISD Announces Orville Grey to Lead the NAP Global Network
IISD welcomes Orville Grey as the new Head of Secretariat, NAP Global Network.
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Restoring Wetland Ecosystems in La Mojana, Colombia
This economic valuation highlights the benefits of restoring wetland ecosystems in La Mojana, Colombia, for flood protection and sustainable development.
The prominent environmental and labor issues within the world of tea
The United States, a country of coffee drinkers, is far less excited about tea. Where 44% of us drink two to three cups of coffee per day, only 25% of us consume two daily cups of tea, according to Solidaridad Asia, a civil society group pushing for sustainability in food supply chains. Still, some researchers have noticed a rising interest in tea's purported health benefits; in 2021, 98,000 metric tons of black tea and almost 17,000 metric tons of green tea, were imported into the U.S.
Noble Kava Knoxville Hosts Disaster-Relief Benefit for Vanuatu
Knoxville’s premier non-alcoholic herbal bar featuring drinks made from the roots of a South Pacific pepper plant, is hosting a disaster relief fundraiser on April 8, 2023, at 2321 Sutherland Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee. The fundraiser is for villages on the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, which was hit by 2 cyclones and an earthquake in the first 3 days of March. The benefit will feature live music and drink specials, along with photographic displays depicting Vanuatu culture and the effects of the disaster on Tanna. It will start at 6 pm and continue until closing.
What’s Up With Water – April 4, 2023
Canadian leaders are moving to direct more resources toward protecting and managing the nation’s water. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took the first step, pledging to spend $420 million Canadian dollars a year over the next decade to improve water quality in the Great Lakes. That equals about $306 million US dollars. The March 24 announcement followed a meeting in Ottawa with President Joe Biden. Members of Congress from Great Lakes states had asked the president to discuss Great Lakes water funding during the meeting.
Memorandums of Understanding | IISD Best Practices Bulletin #2
This bulletin outlines the key legal and policy issues associated with investor–state memorandums of understanding and how they can be used to govern and promote responsible investment in agriculture.
Searching for Critical Minerals? How metals are produced and associated together
Outlining how metals are produced and are associated together in mineral deposits, focusing on critical minerals for the energy transition.
The Future We Want: What have we learned since Rio+20?
It has now been over one decade since the "The Future We Want" outcome was adopted at the Rio+20 conference. Join us to explore how the 2012 outcome laid the foundations for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and what it means ahead of this year's upcoming SDG Summit.
L’Okanagan Basin Water Board appuie la nouvelle agence nationale de l’eau (in French)
Un changement majeur dans la politique de gestion de l’eau au niveau national est accueilli avec un optimisme prudent par les responsables de la gestion de l’eau. L’inauguration de la nouvelle Agence canadienne de l’eau (ACE), dont le siège social sera à Winnipeg, a été révélée lors de la publication du budget fédéral la semaine dernière. Le budget 2023-2024 propose de fournir 85,1 millions de dollars sur cinq ans, avec 21 millions de dollars par la suite pour soutenir la création de l’agence.
Climate Adaptation and Protected Areas Initiative
A new initiative will use nature-based solutions to support local communities in adapting to climate change while safeguarding critical ecosystems in and around protected areas.