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    Une exploration des impacts potentiels des règles de l'OMC sur les subventions à la pêche : Le cas de la pêcherie de sardinelles en Afrique de l'Ouest

    Une exploration des impacts potentiels des règles de l'OMC sur les subventions à la pêche : Le cas de la pêcherie de sardinelles en Afrique de l'Ouest

    Cette étude de cas examine la manière dont de nouvelles règles de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce sur les subventions à la pêche pourraient concrètement affecter la pêcherie de sardinelles au large des côtes ouest-africaines. Read More
  • Policy Brief
    The Indonesia Election Result and Joko Widodo’s New Cabinet: What it means to fossil fuel subsidy reform

    The Indonesia Election Result and Joko Widodo’s New Cabinet: What it means to fossil fuel subsidy reform

    Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has chosen a new cabinet to help deliver his legacy in his final term, there are big tasks ahead regarding fossil fuel subsidies and renewable energy expansion. Read More
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    Building Momentum for Adaptation Action: NAP Global Network Progress Report 2018-2019

    Building Momentum for Adaptation Action: NAP Global Network Progress Report 2018-2019

    This progress report on the NAP Global Network’s activities from December 2018 to November 2019 highlights how the Network has contributed to global efforts for adaptation to succeed at scale and over the longer term by supporting developing countries to advance national adaptation planning and action. Read More
  • Commentary
    Can Responsible Contracts Help Improve Farmer Incomes and Productivity?

    Can Responsible Contracts Help Improve Farmer Incomes and Productivity?

    This commentary explores some of the issues raised by rice farmers from the Philippines and Kyrgyzstan; coffee farmers from Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) and Vietnam; and sugarcane and fruit growers from Cambodia during a workshop held in late October 2019. Read More
  • Blog
    What is COP 25? Why is it blue? We have answers

    What is COP 25? Why is it blue? We have answers

    Forget what COP stands for? Not sure what, exactly, happens at these events? We asked Reporting Services expert Dr. Jennifer Allan to give us some answers. Read More
  • Report
    Global Market Report: Cocoa

    Global Market Report: Cocoa

    Western Europe and developing economies in Asia are driving demand for cocoa but farm risks may affect supply in the long-term Read More
  • Report
    The Production Gap: The discrepancy between countries’ planned fossil fuel production and global production levels consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C or 2°C

    The Production Gap: The discrepancy between countries’ planned fossil fuel production and global production levels consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C or 2°C

    This report aims to expand that discourse and provide a metric for assessing how far the world is from production levels that are consistent with global climate goals. Read More
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    Locked In and Losing Out: British Columbia’s fossil fuel subsidies

    Locked In and Losing Out: British Columbia’s fossil fuel subsidies

    British Columbia's fossil fuel subsidies reached CAD 830 million in 2017–2018, and new subsidies continue to be introduced. This report identifies provincial subsidies and calls on the province to undertake subsidy reform. Read More
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    Sustainable Watersheds for Carbon Offsets: Biomass harvesting for phosphorus capture, habitat renewal and carbon emissions reductions

    Sustainable Watersheds for Carbon Offsets: Biomass harvesting for phosphorus capture, habitat renewal and carbon emissions reductions

    We have been exploring new and innovative practices to reduce flood impacts and nutrient loading, as well as to reduce carbon emissions, in the Lake Winnipeg watershed through better water retention management, and the harvest and use of sustainable wetland biomass. Read More
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    Modernizing the Energy Charter Treaty: A make-or-break moment for sustainable, climate-friendly energy policy

    Modernizing the Energy Charter Treaty: A make-or-break moment for sustainable, climate-friendly energy policy

    The stated goal of the Energy Charter Treaty is to foster cooperation in the energy sector, but it's creating more problems than it's solving.  Read More

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