Publications

Investigating future ecosystem services through participatory scenario building and spatial ecological–economic modelling

Transformative Policy Approaches to Implement the Sustainable Development Goals in the Asia-Pacific Region

Introduction: Raising the Level of Ambition

IGES20周年記念「IGES20年の歩み」English Pamphlet

The Paris Agreement is now in the process of making specific rules, which are to be adopted as a package at COP24. Like the saying, “God is in the details”, the success of the Paris Agreement will depend on how these operational rules are designed. Nationally determined contributions (NDCs), which are the most significant feature of the Paris...

The 2030 Agenda, with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 169 targets, and 232 indicators, agreed by all countries, are intended to “transform the world”. This report examines the ability of the SDGs to actually trigger this transformation and to suggest some key actions to make the SDGs more transformative. It examines the roles of key...

Global Compact Network Japan (GCNJ) and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) launched of a report* summarising the results of a survey on the progress front-running Japanese businesses are making towards realising the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The publication, "SDGs and Business for the Future: Actions by Private...

Co-design of national-scale future scenarios in Japan to predict and assess natural capital and ecosystem services

Based on the accumulated experiences and outputs of SDGs studies and policy suggestions in 9 countries IGES implemented and provided, this presentation identifies the priority areas for SDGs studies in general at a country level which to be applied for North Korea (N.Korea). In addition, reflecting the features of political, economic and social...

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