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This report aims to support negotiators in leveraging trade for climate change adaptation and explore the critical role National Adaptation Plan processes can play.

This study offers a candid look at perspectives of CEOs from different industries on the opportunities and challenges leaders face when addressing the climate crisis

This report puts into question the prevalence of single-use plastics through an in-depth analysis of waste prevention policies and their environmental implications.

This report synthesizes the current state of knowledge on microplastics pollution, focusing on textile products and tires, in an effort to improve water quality.

This report explores opportunities that nature-based solutions can have for building healthier and more resilient Canadian communities.

This report provides an overview of the global challenges related to marine litter and plastic waste, using graphic illustrations accompanied by descriptions of key thematic areas.

The global insurance sector is beginning to take a wider view of nature-related risks, expanding beyond climate and natural hazard risks. This study marks a pioneering effort to explore and understand the global insurance sector’s dependence on nature, what nature-related risks could be, and whether and how nature-related risks are financially material to the sector’s underwriting and investing business.  

The study has employed a mixed research methodology and a survey of 108 insurance sector participants from 32 countries, 57% of whom were insurers and reinsurers, 10% insurance industry associations and 5% insurance brokers. It seeks to gauge the financial risks of nature-related loss and assess how insurance supervisors and insurance companies are responding to these risks.

This report discusses a pilot project designed to help decision-makers in Kyrgyzstan assess the condition of pastures and the benefits of restoration initiatives by applying a natural capital approach, with the goal of eventually integrating the true value of land assets into the national accounting system.

This report unpacks authoritative processes and methodologies to assess some of the health co-benefits emerging from improvements in air quality in Cananda.

This report conducts a holistic assessment of the long-term health benefits of projects that are experienced by individuals and communities in Canada.