Publications

Partly due to the worldwide upsurge in industrial demand for timber, the number of planted forests has increased ten-fold in the last 20 years. These planted forests currently comprise only about 5% of the world’s forest area, but supply 35% of industrial logs and have critical roles to play in releasing pressure on natural forests, mitigating...

The leaflet shows IGES's development at a glance with pictures in the context of global and regional trends.

Featured Report: IGES Welcomes Prof. Hamanaka as the New Chair The IGES Fourth Phase Research is Launched Reports: Asian Mayors' Policy Dialogue for the Promotion of EST in Cities US-Japan Workshop on Climate Actions and Developmental Co-benefits International Symposium on Climate Change and Business Strategy in Europe IGES Holds a Side Event at UN...

The objective of this project is to answer the question of "how business/industry can realise a sustainable society". To attain this objective, two goals were set: (1) to identify promising business models for realising a sustainable society and develop relevant methods to quantify their potential while proposing masures to promote such businesses...

Biofuels are attracting attention worldwide due to their potential to address global warming and energy security issues. In January 2007, the European Commission proposed a binding minimum target of a 10% share of biofuels used in transport for the European Union by 2020 as a part of its long-term renewable energy roadmap. In his State of the Union...