EU Accepts WTO Deal on Fisheries Subsidies
The European Union, along with other countries, has formally accepted the historic WTO Agreement on Fisheries, which aims to ban subsidies that encourage overfishing.
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Joint Statement Initiative on E-commerce at Crossroads for a “Substantial” Conclusion by MC13
Yasmin Ismail explores the recent updates of the JSI negotiation text on e-commerce and examines the impact of national policies, regional trade agreements, and digital economy accords on the ongoing negotiations.
Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement: Why does it matter?
Rashmi Jose provides a state-of-play for the Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement (IFDA) and why it matters from the sustainable development perspective.
Unappealable but not Unappealing: WTO dispute settlement without the Appellate Body
Robert Howse examines the current state of the WTO’s dispute settlement system and how high reform should be on the agenda, ahead of MC13.
Climate groups, states back deep-sea mining moratorium
Climate groups and a number of countries are urging the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to declare a moratorium on deep-sea mining, as the ISA holds its council and assembly meetings this month.
Promoting the Application of the Association for Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Guidelines for Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture and Forestry
This handbook provides ASEAN parliamentarians with practical guidance on the actions they can take to support the application of the ASEAN RAI.
Research advancing sustainable wild rice harvesting on First Nations
Can First Nations establish a sustainable wild rice enterprise in northwestern Ontario? That’s what a new research project at the IISD Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) hopes to find out.
Grid storage is the missing link in SA's electricity crisis
With load shedding back to stage 6, solar power with battery storage systems are again working overtime. The massive investment in solar and battery systems by the private sector over the last two years has reduced the strain on the national grid, but a new study by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) says this is uncoordinated and self-funded.
Province funding aquaculture research
The Ontario government is providing nearly $550,000 through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) to IISD Experimental Lakes Area Inc. (IISD-ELA) for an aquaculture research project exploring the use of fish waste as fertilizer and its impact on freshwater in cultivated wild rice paddy areas. This investment will support the establishment of sustainable practices for the co-culture of fish and wild rice by Indigenous communities.
Canada about to end domestic subsidies for unabated fossil-fuel production
Fourteen years ago, Canada joined the rest of the G20 in promising to wean fossil-fuel companies off of government subsidies that encouraged wasteful consumption and undermined efforts to slow climate change. Next week, that promise is expected to finally be fulfilled.