Practice Areas

We focus on current, critical, and complex issues that require legal and policy expertise coupled with the ability to situate these within broader social, governance, and environmental contexts.

Legal and Policy Landscapes

Staying on top of developments and trends in climate change and environmental law and policy to inform decision-making and action

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Accreditation and Compliance

Backstopping environmental firms requiring corporate services and assistance with compliance, and corporations concerned with environmental issues and practices

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Sustainability Communications

Popularizing topics related to sustainability through the design, production, and advice to partners on effective use of digital and traditional media

Tools

We employ a range of tools that cut across our areas of work, through packages tailored to each partner's needs and requirements.

Research, Analysis & Writing

Legal & Technical Advice

Trainings

Briefings & Webinars

Administrative & Logistical support

Campaign & Advocacy

Collaboration & Networking

Knowledge & Outreach Products

Contracts & Internal Regulations

Design Thinking & Future Methodologies

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Selected Projects

Indigenous peoples and Local Communities’ Access to the GCF [Policy analysis & Drafting]

We worked with Rationale Advisors to support the International Land and Tenure Facility in their application for accreditation with the Green Climate Fund, including strategy development, policy gap analysis and drafting, coordination with country partners and Nationally Designated Authorities, and general backstopping. The project aimed to enhance direct access to GCF funding by indigenous peoples and local communities.

Climate Justice & Liability Project [LEgal and policy Drafting]

Building on the Climate Justice and Liability Campaign of Greenpeace Southeast Asia-Philippines – centered around the responsibility of "carbon majors" for climate-related human rights impacts – we drafted legislative instruments for potential adoption at various levels of government in the Philippines. The issuances seek to establish accountability and liability of big polluters and provide legal bases for vulnerable sectors to obtain redress for harms suffered from climate change impacts.

Multilateral Processes on Forests, Biodiversity & Climate Change [Capacity-Building]

In partnership with Forest Foundation Philippines, we designed and implemented capacity-building activities for Philippine government agencies to strengthen their engagement in the UNFCCC and CBD negotiations, and to mainstream international concerns and obligations into national frameworks. This included the conduct of consultations, trainings, and briefings; developing resource books and training materials; and technical and legal backstopping for the Philippine delegation to both conventions.

Climate & Forest Policy Ambition in Key Countries [Report]

Commissioned by Rainforest Foundation Norway, we provided research, writing, and analytical support in the preparation of a report on the mitigation ambition of critical rainforest countries, looking at their Nationally Determined Contributions and domestic policies and programs related to forests, climate change, indigenous peoples' rights, and ecosystems. Access the report here.

Submission to the UNFCCC on AgriculturE [Stakeholder Consultation & Drafting]

We assisted the Philippine Department of Agriculture prepare a country submission to the UNFCCC on possible elements of the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture. This included orientation for key stakeholders on the state of play of the Agriculture negotiations; facilitating consultations; and development, drafting, and validation of the submission.