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Smart Prosperity Institute (SPI)
This report builds a compelling profile of the local conservation economy in Canada's Nunavut hamlet of Taloyoak, and presents ways to drive socio-economic development in the community.
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Sustainable Infrastructure Partnership (SIP)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
The case study details the Samuel De Champlain Bridge Corridor Project which received the Envision Platinum Award for its Sustainability Performance.
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Smart Prosperity Institute (SPI)
This report synthesizes the most recent evidence available at the nexus between climate change and gender, with a particular focus on identifying intersectional implications of climate change for diverse groups in Canada.
This report identifies, compiles and presents examples of food solutions that are contributing to making Canada’s food system more circular, focusing on examples from particular communities and sets of actions and actors that have not previously been profiled in published resources.
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This report explores a series of policy options that can motivate the adoption of environmentally beneficial management practices and increase clean technology deployment across Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector.
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TD Bank Group
Nature Conservancy of Canada
This report calculates the natural capital value of forests in Canada by means of the defensive expenditures approach. It includes two main parts: (i) general background on Canada’s forests and approaches to natural capital valuation, and (ii) case studies for each of Canada's eight forest regions.
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risk and disaster management
This publication describes the concepts, data sources, and methods used in the development of the Canadian System of Environmental and Resource Accounts (CSERA).
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Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System (UN Environment Inquiry)
This case study summarizes the results of a review of the policy-related users and uses of the environmental accounts compiled in a select group of developed countries.
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International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
This case study research examines six water quality trading (WQT)/offset programs from Canada, the United States and New Zealand and highlights specific policy and program mechanisms that enabled the programs to achieve their goals of reduced nutrient and contaminant loading.
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Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System (UN Environment Inquiry)
The report Mobilizing Sustainable Finance for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises: Reviewing Experience and Identifying Options in the G7 takes stock of existing activities in G7 countries, identifies a range of emerging lessons and suggests possible next steps for action by G7 countries.