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161 Portage Avenue East 6th Floor Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3B 0Y4 Tel: +1 (204) 958-7700 Fax: +1 (204) 958-7710 International Environment House 2 9 chemin de Balexert 1219 Châtelaine Geneva, Switzerland Tel: +41 (22) 917-8373 Fax: +41 (22) 917-8054 250 Albert Street Suite 553 Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1P 6M1 Tel: +1 (613) 238-2296 Fax: +1 (613) 238-8515 212 East 47th Street #21F New York, NY 10017 USA Tel: +1 (646) 536-7556 Fax: +1 (646) 219-0955 E-mail: info@iisd.ca Web site: http://www.iisd.org 1 Our Vision and Mission / About our Web Space 2 From the Chair / From the President 4 IISD Board of Directors 5 The IISD Team 6 Looking Back; Looking Ahead: It’s been 20 years since Brundtland 8 How to Build a Sustainable Climate Regime: Much more than setting targets 10 Sustainable China?: Meeting the challenges of rapid growth 12 The Scale of Economy: Economic policy and principles cut across all of IISD’s programs 14 Making Global Environmental Governance Fit: Looking for leadership 16 Shedding Nutrients, Gaining Ground: IISD braves Lake Winnipeg’s turbid waters 18 IISD Program Report: Trade and Investment 20 IISD Program Report: Measurement and Assessment 22 IISD Program Report: Reporting Services 23 IISD Program Report: Knowledge Communications 24 IISD Program Report: Climate Change and Energy 26 IISD Program Report: Sustainable Natural Resources Management 28 IISD’s Innovation Fund: Investing in an agenda for change 30 Setting an Example: IISD’s SD reporting initiative piques NGO interest 31 Auditors’ Report 32 Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 33 Consolidated Statement of Operations 34 Note on Funding Arrangements 35 Schedule of Operations by Activity Area 36 Schedule of Designated Grants Committed Printed in Canada © International Institute for Sustainable Development Editor: Stuart Slayen, Manager, Publishing and Communications, IISD Assistant Editor: Michelle French, Publishing Officer, IISD Design: 23 Below Graphic Design Translation (English to French): Sylvie Sabourin Cover photo and inside front cover photo: iStockphoto Printing: Premier Printing, Winnipeg, Manitoba
The International Institute for Sustainable Development contributes to sustainable development by advancing policy recommendations on international trade and investment, economic policy, climate change and energy, measurement and assessment, and sustainable natural resources management. Through the Internet, we report on international negotiations and share knowledge gained through collaborative projects with global partners, resulting in more rigorous research, capacity building in developing countries and better dialogue between North and South. OUR VISION AND MISSION IISD’s vision is better living for all—sustainably; its mission is to champion innovation, enabling societies to live sustainably. IISD is registered as a charitable organization in Canada and has 501(c)(3) status in the United States. IISD receives core operating support from the Government of Canada, provided through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Environment Canada; and from the Province of Manitoba. The Institute receives project funding from numerous governments inside and outside Canada, United Nations agencies, foundations and the private sector. about our web space This year, we refreshed and expanded our Web site at http://www.iisd.org to serve our growing global audience more effectively. A more personal and current approach has been designed, which provides space for IISD colleagues to discuss their work, their views and their commitments in their own words. We have strengthened our search and navigation functions and have launched a French interface for our research site to provide better access to our most current work. From April 1, 2006, to March 31, 2007, IISD experienced an enormous amount of traffic on our research Web site at http://www.iisd.org and on our Reporting Services Linkages Web site at http://www.iisd.ca. Some highlights: http://www.iisd.org 24,331,335 successful requests including 1,883,245 PDF downloads http://www.iisd.ca 41,638,870 successful requests including 1,673,154 PDF downloads http://www.globalsubsidies.org IISD’s Global Subsidies Initiative launched a unique site in 2006 and has enjoyed enormous success. From July 2006 to March 31, 2007, there were 1,025,800 total hits. mailing lists IISD runs a number of e-mail lists with subscribers from all over the world. Our current accumulated subscriber base is 40,253, an increase of over 5,000 since March 31, 2006. To learn about—and subscribe to— our lists, visit http://www.iisd.org/mailinglists.asp 1
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