This report examines on-going challenges for aligning land-use policy with biodiversity, climate, and food objectives and the opportunities to enhance the sustainability of land-use systems. It looks at six countries with relatively large agricultural and forestry sectors and associated greenhouse gas emissions, many of which also host globally important biodiversity.
This report Mexico’s efforts to phase out and rationalise its fossilfuel subsidies provides a succinct account of the discussions that took place between Mexican officials and the review team, but also within the review team itself. After summarising the key aspects of Mexico’s energy landscape, the report discusses the ongoing reforms of transport fuel pricing.
This report identifies a mix of 21 policy levers with which it would be possible to achieve Mexico’s conditional nationally determined contribution (NDC) at an average cost of US$12 per ton.
This paper responds to the global discourse around the need to decarbonize the world’s building stock by 2050 in order to meet global climate goals. It aims to provide clear, feasible policy pathways by which developing countries can achieve net zero carbon buildings (ZCBs) in their cities. The paper provides a starting point for urban decision-makers who are interested in understanding the wide range of policy options available to them.
This report proposes 18 gender-environment indicators for inclusion in the wider set of gender indicators across the following focal areas: rights to land, natural resources, and biodiversity; access to food, energy, water, and sanitation; climate change, sustainable production and consumption, and health; and women in environmental decision making at all levels.