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Peer-reviewed Article
In Earth System Governance
Author:
Susanne
Grünewald
This paper re-examines Agenda 21 for lessons to improve SDG implementation and contribute to discussions on the post-2030 sustainable development agenda. The SDGs' roots in Agenda 21 have been almost forgotten, as analyses of the SDGs' creation and structure highlighted “governance through goals” as a core feature and presented SDGs as the MDGs'...
Discussion Paper
While the world is not on track to achieve the SDGs, some countries have performed better than others. However, several “high performing” countries have made progress on the SDGs by exporting negative social and environmental externalities as “spillovers” to other countries. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is intended to be a global...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Sustainability Science
Author:
Laizha
Lynn Lomente-Gacutan
Rex
Victor Cruz
Pia
Montoya
Angelica
Magpantay
Farah
Sevilla
Juan
Pulhin
Shizuka
Hashimoto
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) emphasizes the need for innovative approaches to foster harmonious coexistence with nature, particularly in managing critical resources such as watersheds. This study applies the Nature Futures Framework (NFF) to integrate diverse value perspectives on nature into sustainable watershed management...
Discussion Paper
Many policymaking processes have promoted a just transition to limit job losses from stronger climate policies over the past five years. However, concerns over how governments allocate resources to help fossil fuel workers transition to new jobs and a recent rise in opposition to decarbonisation has weakened support for the concept. This paper...
Discussion Paper
Calls to leverage “synergies” to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have increased sharply over the past decade. This rising interest stems from the belief that synergies can lower costs and build support for integrated solutions to planetary crises. Policymakers have nonetheless been slow to incorporate synergies in...
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Training or Learning Material
Plastic pollution is a growing global challenge that demands urgent, comprehensive, and collective action. In response, Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Environment (MOE) developed the National Action Plan on Plastic Waste Management, 2021–2030 (NAPPWM), grounded in the principles of the circular economy and the 3Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Achieving the...
Conference Proceeding
第16回持続可能なアジア太平洋に関する国際フォーラム(ISAP)
持続可能なアジア太平洋に関する国際フォーラム(International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific: ISAP)は、第一線で活躍する専門家、国際機関、政府、企業、NGO 関係者が集い、アジア太平洋の持続可能な開発に関する多様な議論を行う国際フォーラムです。主催機関である地球環境戦略研究機関(IGES)が関与している国際的なネットワークと協力しつつ、関係者間の情報共有の促進や連携強化を図ることを目的として、毎年日本で開催しています。 2024 年のISAP は、「地球のトリプル・クライシスを乗り越えるために必要な統合的アプローチとは」をメインテーマとし、地球が気候変動、生物多様性の損失、そして環境汚染という“トリプル・クライシス”...
Conference Proceeding
International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2024)
The International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP) is an international forum where leading experts, international organisations, governments, businesses, and NGOs gather to discuss various aspects of sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific. ISAP is held annually in Japan to promote information sharing and strengthen...
Peer-reviewed Article
In Climate
Author:
Tatsuya
Hanaoka
Supat
Wangwongwatana
Nutthajit Onmek
Onmek
Ittipol
Paw-Armart
Tomoki
Hirayama
Yurie
Goto
Kazumasa
Kawashima
Markus
Amann
Interest in co-benefits—the multiple benefits from mitigating climate change while addressing other sustainability challenges—has grown as policymakers seek to lower the costs of decarbonization. Much of this interest stems from data-driven models that quantify how much improved air quality, better health, and other co-benefits can offset those...