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横浜市環境保全協議会が年6回発行する「かんきょう横浜」に、IGESの研究員が交代で寄稿しています。

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...

Climate science and national emissions reporting communities have historically used different definitions and methods for anthropogenic land-based carbon removals. As the mitigation agenda accelerates, reconciling these differences for comparability and moving towards integration is crucial for enhancing confidence in land-use emission estimates.

This document outlines the legal framework, regulations, and procedures for Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). While an ESIA aims to integrate environmental and social considerations into project planning, the DRC's relevant legislation, developed since the 2000s, is still evolving. This...

近年、中国は工業製品のライフサイクルにおける二酸化炭素排出量、つまり「カーボンフットプリントの戦略」づくりに本腰を入れている。これは国内の環境目標達成だけでなく、国際的な貿易ルールへの対応も睨んだ国家戦略であり、自動車産業のような急成長分野における動向が特に注目される。

The 'National Workshop on Enhancing the Capacity of the Informal Waste Recycling Sector Towards a Zero Waste Society' concluded with a plenary discussion on government support for informal sector integration, acknowledging the existing technical support provided by the Ministry of Environment and the potential for collaboration with the Ministry of...

トランプ政権の気候変動否定政策のもたらすもの（その1)

環境新聞にて連載中の「シャオリュウの中国環境ウオッチ」では、地球環境戦略研究機関（IGES）北京事務所長の小柳秀明が、中国の環境の現状と対策を毎月報告しています。

Water resource management in regions with complex topography, such as Uttarakhand, requires precise estimation and spatial characterization of water yield. This study assesses water yield across the state of Uttarakhand using the Budyko Framework, land use/land cover (LULC) data, and Google Earth Engine (GEE) as a cloud-based geospatial platform...

地球沸騰時代の環境考3：持続可能な未来に向けた企業の挑戦①求められる「持続可能な経営」