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A Conversation with Mark Anielski (MP3 - 15 mb)
In November 2005, IISD associate Mark Anielski published a report through the Pembina Institute, supported by the Canadian Boreal Initiative examining the economic value of the boreal forest to Canada. In this 15-minute MP3 file, Anielski chats with IISD's Director of Measurement and Assessment, László Pintér.

Twelfth session of the Conference of the Parties to the Climate Change Convention and second meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol
November 6-17, 2006 | United Nations Office at Nairobi, Gigiri, Kenya

Ponerse en marcha: encontrando una ruta para el transporte en el MDL (PDF - 4 mb)
A draft Spanish version of Getting on Track: Finding a Path for Transportation in the CDM (PDF - 5 mb) is now online. The publication delves into the key questions of the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol within the context of the transportation sector of Chile. As a leading source of greenhouse gas emissions, the transportation sector could play a central role in the CDM and in addressing climate change.

Forty-first Session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) and Associated Sessions of the Committees
November 6-11, 2006 | Yokohama, Japan

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Global Environmental Governance: A Reform Agenda (PDF - 978 kb)
Since environmental issues entered the international agenda in the early 1970s, global environmental politics and policies have been developing rapidly. The environmental governance system we have today reflects both the successes and failures of this development. It has become increasingly clear that the GEG system, as we know it, has outgrown its original design and intent. This book identifies a number of practical steps that can foster more efficient and effective global environmental governance.

IISD News (PDF - 841 kb)
The new issue of IISD News, our institutional newsletter, is now online in a new design. To receive a free electronic subscription in plain text or as a PDF file, please click here.

Environment and Trade: A Handbook - Second Edition
This handbook, originally published in 2001, has been completely updated for 2005, with new sections on the Doha agenda and regional trade and investment agreements, as well as analysis of new WTO panel rulings. The handbook is a joint publication of IISD and UNEP.