Browsing UNEP Knowledge Repository by Topic "Ecosystems"
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Action Plan for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Northwest Pacific Region - NOWPAP Publication No. 1
(1997)The UNEP Regional Seas Programme was initiated in 1974 as a global programme implemented through regional components. It has been repeatedly endorsed by the UNEP Governing Council as a regional approach to the management ... -
Action Plan to Promote Responsible Aquaculture Standards in Vietnam
(2016)The application of internationally recognized sustainability standards in Vietnam's aquaculture sector is increasingly necessary, not only to promote economic efficiency and sustainability but also to enhance the green ... -
The Adaptation Finance Gap Report 2016
(2016)The report builds on a 2014 assessment by the United Nations Environment Programme, which laid out the concept of adaptation gaps and outlined three such gaps: technology, finance and knowledge. Like the 2014 report, the ... -
The Adaptation Gap Report 2018 - Executive Summary
(2018)The Adaptation Gap Reports focus on providing policy-relevant information to support such efforts. The focus of the 2018 report is dual: The first part examines the gaps that exist in a number of areas that are central to ... -
Addendum 1 - Map of SPAW Protected Areas Already Listed in 2012 and 2014, And Protected Areas to Be Listed
(2017-03-09)https://www.unenvironment.org/cep/events/conference-parties-cartagena-convention-cops/ninth-meeting-contracting-parties-cop-protocol -
Addendum 1: Proposal to Include 8 Shark and Ray Species in Annexes II and III of the Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Protocol
(2016)https://www.unenvironment.org/cep/events/conference-parties-cartagena-convention-cops/ninth-meeting-contracting-parties-cop-protocol -
Addendum 2: Discussion on management conflicts due to species listed in Annexes of the SPAW Protocol
(2016)https://www.unenvironment.org/cep/events/conference-parties-cartagena-convention-cops/ninth-meeting-contracting-parties-cop-protocol -
Addressing Land Based Activities in the Western Indian Ocean - UNEP-GEF WIO-LaB Project
(2006)The Project entitled “Addressing land-based 0ctivities in the Western Indian Ocean” (shortly referred to as “WIO-LaB”) addresses some of the major environmental problems and issues related to the degradation of the marine ... -
Addressing Marine Plastics: A Roadmap to a Circular Economy
(2019)This document provides an action-oriented strategy by identifying a core set of priority solutions to be implemented by targeted stakeholders from the whole plastics value chain. It aims to reduce the leakage of plastics ... -
Addressing Marine Plastics: A Systemic Approach - Recommendations for Action
(2019)Addressing marine plastic pollution is an urgent action, considering the rising levels of plastics in the environment and the impacts to coastal and marine ecosystems. The problem of plastic pollution is crossboundary and ... -
Addressing Smallholder Resilience in Coffee Production in the Central Highlands, Viet Nam: The Business Case for Intercropped Coffee Production - Executive Summary
(2020)Coffee production in the Central Highlands faces a multitude of challenges; decades of intensive cultivation and expansion onto marginal land has degraded the soil quality and left smallholders less resilient to both climate ... -
Addressing Smallholder Resilience in Coffee Production in the Central Highlands, Viet Nam: The Business Case for Intercropped Coffee Production - Summary
(2020)Coffee production in the Central Highlands faces a multitude of challenges; decades of intensive cultivation and expansion onto marginal land has degraded the soil quality and left smallholders less resilient to both climate ... -
Advancing Sustainable Development Goal 14: Sustainable Fish, Seafood Value Chains, Trade and Climate
(2019)This background note reviews current trends and projections of fish and seafood trade, and recent work undertaken to support implementation of the trade related activities of SDG 14, with a focus on the work of UNCTAD, FAO ... -
Advancing the Sustainable Blue (Ocean-based) Economy in Africa - Note by the Secretariat
(2019)A sustainable blue or ocean economy, therefore, seeks to promote economic growth, responsible production and consumption, social inclusion, the preservation or improvement of livelihoods and the environmental sustainability ... -
Afghanistan Environmental Data Center (AEDC) Fact Sheet
(2015)Stories about global and ecological change in Afghanistan are manifold but fact-based knowledge is still poor. At the same time, environmental changes like water shortages and warmer temperatures can already be felt. ... -
Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund: Advancing Green Businesses through Financing
(2020)SWITCH Africa Green Regional Meeting on Advancing Green Business and Circular Economy in Africa -
Africa Environment Outlook 2: Our Environment, Our Wealth - Executive Summary
(2006)The dawn of the 21st century stands out as the beginning of a renaissance for Africa – politically, economically and environmentally. The formation of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, NEPAD, marked a turning ... -
Africa Marine Spatial Planning Training Course Overview
(2018-09)Africa is recording on average the highest rate of economic growth, driven by huge financial flows due to a rich natural resource base. A burgeoning youth population, low production costs and a favourable climate all provide ... -
Africa's Blue Economy: A Policy Handbook
(2016)In line with the decisions of the 19th ICE, the main aim of this handbook is to provide a step-by-step guide on how to mainstream the Blue Economy into continental, subregional, and national policies, plans, laws, regulations, ... -
The African Elephant - UNEP/GEMS Environment Library No. 3
(1989)The way in which the human species treats his fellow animals is often scandalous. The story that unfolds in these pages is one of the worst examples: over the past decade, elephant numbers in several African countries have ...