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Global killings of land and environmental defenders in 2016

Global Witness, the author of the report, Defenders of the Earth, showcases their research on the 200 land and environmental defenders’ deaths in 2016. The increasing suppression of environmental and land rights activism in many countries is spreading, and their right...

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Spotlight on Sustainable Development 2017: Reclaiming policies for the public

This shadow report counters the official discussions at the UN headquarters, providing its own comprehensive and independent assessment of the implementation of each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), based on experiences and reports by national and regional...

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Mexico’s new infrastructure investment vehicles: the case of the Cerro de Oro hydroelectric project

This article analyzes global trends in financing for infrastructure. It looks at changes in Mexico’s laws, policies, and programs and how it has effected their infrastructure investment models and the use of public pension funds. Furthermore, it examines how this model is...

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Talk is Cheap: How G20 Governments are Financing Climate Disaster

Oil Change International, Friends of the Earth-U.S., Sierra Club, and the WWF European Policy Office with the assistance of other NGOs collaborated to produce a report...

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Challenging the Business of Fear: Ending Retaliation, Enforcing Workers' Rights

Based on jointly designed surveys and in-depth interviews, this report, Challenging the Business of Fear: Ending Workplace Retaliation, Enforcing Workers’ Rights, ...

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Beyond Coverage: Putting People First in Pennsylvania’s Healthcare System

Beyond Coverage: Putting People First in Pennsylvania’s Healthcare System is a report by the National Economic and Social Rights Initiative (NESRI) and...

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