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The global environmental governance landscape is undergoing a paradigmatic shift from state-centric pollution control to market-based Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). This report provides an exhaustive analysis of the EPR landscape within the Indo-Pacific region, contrasting the mature, strict-liability frameworks of East Asia (Japan, South...

From 24 to 27 February 2026, the UNDP held a training course in Yokohama for 40 ASEAN officials on the link between measures to tackle marine plastic pollution and the tourism sector. Mr. Hiroshi Ono, Executive Director of IGES, shared Japan’s experience on Circular Economy and waste management policy development, helping the participants to gain...

The ClimateWorks Foundation (CWF) commissioned the establishment of the independent Global Stocktake (iGST) Southeast Asia Regional Hub (the Hub), where non-government and civil society stakeholders can have an open, transparent channel to (1) engage with the GST process, (2) provide independent reviews, and (3) understand and receive feedback from...

Excerpt from Preface: Climate action has long been the main focus of global sustainability efforts. From a biodiversity point of view, frameworks to manage greenhouse gases need to do more than track emissions. They should, at least, avoid harming biodiversity and at best be proactive tools for sustaining the complex ecosystems that help us...

In Japan, almost all Climate Citizens’ Assemblies (CCAs) to date have been held at the municipal level. Although considerable efforts have been made to produce valuable recommendations—those that go beyond existing local climate policies-, the usefulness of CCAs in Japan continues to be questioned. This case study examines two contrasting...

2025年11月6日から22日にかけ、ブラジルのベレンにおいて国連気候変動枠組条約第30回締約国会議（COP30）が開催された。本稿では、適応に関する世界全体の目標（GGA）の指標採択をはじめとする同会議の主要な成果を概観する。とりわけGGA指標については、この国際的決定が民間企業の活動や市民社会とどのように関わるのか、その背景や今後の展望を踏まえて考察する。