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Green Economy Policy Review of South Africa's Industrial Policy Framework
(2020)This report reviews South Africa’s industrial policy, from an inclusive green economy perspective. It investigates the extent to which South Africa’s industrial policy is responding to the country’s transition to an inclusive ... -
Green Economy Policy Review of the Ecological Compensation Policies of Hainan Province in China
(2020)The ecological compensation policies of China state that public funding from government should be used to protect areas or objects of critical ecological value. Under the policies, individuals or areas are compensated for ... -
Green Economy Scoping Study: Azerbaijan
(2012)The objective of this study is to provide a scoping exercise for the Republic of Azerbaijan (ROA) on how it can transition its key sectors of energy, agriculture and transportation onto a green economy pathway. These ... -
Green Economy Scoping Study: Ghana
(2013)The overall objective of this study, is to support and complement national initiatives on green economy through a macroeconomic review and policy analysis to understand better how government policies and public and private ... -
Green Economy Scoping Study: Saint Lucia
(2016)This study identifies key challenges, opportunities, benefits and imperative investments as well as the enabling conditions necessary to facilitate the greening of important economic activities in Saint Lucia. For the ... -
Green Economy Scoping Study: Serbia
(2013)This scoping study provides an overview and starting point for Serbia’s transition to a green economy. It presents a macro-economic profile of the country, a sector-specific review, economic modelling and potential ... -
Green economy scoping study: synthesis report Barbados
(UNEP, 2012)Almost sixty years ago, Barbados embarked on a plan to diversify its economy away from sugar towards tourism. This vision resulted in the transformation of the island and provided its citizens a higher standard of living. ... -
Green Economy Sector Study on Agriculture in Kenya - Working Document
(2015)This study is derived from and based on the national GEA report for Kenya (UNEP, 2014), with additional desk research conducted by IGES based on a literature and policy review. The purpose of this sector report is to present ... -
Green Economy Sectoral Study: BioTrade: A Catalyst for Transitioning to a Green Economy in Namibia
(2012)Moving beyond the assessment of the current state and potential of BioTrade in Namibia, this study examines the contribution of the sector in transitioning to a green economy. The results reveal that the expansion and ... -
Green Economy Sectoral Study: BioTrade: A Catalyst for Transitioning to a Green Economy in Peru
(2012)BioTrade can become an important component of the greening of economies because of its contribution to poverty-reduction, job creation and to the conservation of biodiversity. This report unlocks Peru's potential in becoming ... -
Green Economy Sectoral Study: BioTrade: Harnessing the Potential for Transitioning to a green Economy - The Case of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Nepal
(2012)The growing global demand for natural and environmentally friendly products speaks of the vast potential of BioTrade to contribute to the strengthening of Nepal's economy and rural livelihoods. This reports provides key ... -
Green Economy Strategy and Implementation Plan 2016 – 2030: A low carbon, resource efficient, equitable and inclusive socio-economic transformation
(2016)The Green Economy Strategy is geared towards enabling Kenya to attain a higher growth rate consistent with the Vision 2030, which firmly embeds the principles of sustainable development in the overall growth strategy. -
Green Economy Vulnerable to Rare Earth Minerals Shortages - UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) - January 2011
(2011)Rare earth elements (REE) include the 17 elements on the periodic table of chemical elements. Industrial demand for these elements is small in terms of volume but they are essential for a wide and growing array of green ... -
Green Economy: A Brief For Policymakers on the Green Economy and Millennium Development Goals
(2010)Although “the environment” in an MDG context is often perceived as being confined to MDG7, which addresses serious issues such as freshwater scarcity, the spread of slums, greenhouse gas and ozone-depleting emissions, ... -
Green economy: an analysis of challenges and opportunities
(UNEP, 2013)The Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 marked the first time that the special characteristics of SIDS were paid significant attention and were recognized as a distinct group. In 1994, the first Global Conference on the ... -
Green Economy: Briefing Paper: Trade
(2012)Trade has the potential to drive a green economy by fostering the exchange of environmentally friendly goods and services, increasing resource efficiency, generating economic opportunities and employment, and contributing ... -
Green economy: cities investing in energy and resource efficiency
(UNEP, 2011)The Green Economy Report is compiled by UNEP's Green Economy Initiative in collaboration with economists and experts worldwide. It demonstrates that the greening of economies is not generally a drag on growth but rather a ... -
Green Economy: Egypt Success Stories
(2013)This publication showcases eight initiatives that highlight the benefits and possible implementations of green economy in the Egyptian context. The projects included in this publication provide success stories in a number ... -
Green economy: green economy in the European Union
(UNEP, 2012)A range of elements of the green economy concept are relatively well integrated in EU strategic documents, such as Europe 2020 and the Resource Efficiency Roadmap although the focus in the EU is arguably on achieving ... -
Green Economy: The New Big Deal - Our Planet February 2009
(2009)Globalisation does not just spread economic ups — and the current deep downs — rapidly across the globe. It can do the same for compelling and transformational ideas. As ministers gather in Nairobi for the Governing Council, ...