Browsing UNEP Knowledge Repository by Subject "natural areas protection"
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1997 United Nations List of Protected Areas
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), International Union for Conservation for the Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), 1997)The United Nations List of Protected Areas is an essential reference document for ail who want to understand the progress made in responding to the challenges of biodiversity loss and other environmental threats around the ... -
A global overview of protected areas on the World Heritage list of particular importance for biodiversity
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2000)This working paper provides a global overview of the current coverage of existing World Heritage Sites of particular importance for the conservation of biodiversity, and suggests existing protected areas of significant ... -
Arctic Biodiversity Assessment: Status and trends in Arctic biodiversity
(CAFF, 2013)The Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), the biodiversity working group of the Arctic Council has released the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment (ABA), a report containing the best available science informed by ... -
Developing the UN REDD Programme in Paraguay
(2009)UN REDD arrangementsin Paraguay as indicated in the National Joint Programme proposal. -
Guidelines for Biodiversity Assessment and Monitoring for Protected Areas
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Peel Watershed, Yukon. International Significance from the perspective of Parks, Recreation and Conservation
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 1994)This study was commissioned by the Yukon Parks Branch of the Department of Environment, Government of Yukon. Its purpose is to assess the significance of the Peel Watershed, a wilderness region within the central Yukon ... -
Programme to Support the REDD+ Process: Republic of Congo
(2012)The R-PP for the Republic of the Congo is configured around six components, as called for by the FCPF / UN-REDD Common Approach, which has been slightly modified since, and which is used in the present document (section ... -
Sri Lanka REDD+ Readiness Preparation Proposal
(2012)Sri Lanka’s forests, uniquely among its land-use sectors, can make a significant contribution to both adaptation and mitigation. The Government, under the leadership of the Ministry of Environment (MoE), seeks to maximize ... -
Status of the world's transfrontier protected areas
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 1997)Protected areas that adjoin across international boundaries, referred to in this paper as transfrontier protected areas, provide intriguing possibilities for promoting biodiversity conservation across politically-severed ... -
The Business Case for Mainstreaming Gender in REDD+
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), FAO, UNDP, 2011)This publication by the UN-REDD Programme sets out to demonstrate how integrating gender considerations in REDD+ planning makes good business sense. The -
The UN-REDD Programme Strategy 2011-2015
(2011)The United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD Programme) was created in September 2008 to assist developing countries to build ... -
UN-REDD Lessons Learned: Asia-Pacific
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), FAO, UNDP, 2011)In the -
UN-REDD National Joint Programme: Tanzania
(2009)The Quick Start Initiative will strengthen Tanzania's readiness for REDD as a component of the Government's evolving REDD Strategy, and is integrated with other REDD activities in the country. Interventions are planned ... -
UN-REDD National Programme Annual Report: Solomon Islands
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UN-REDD National Programme Document: Bolivia
(2010)Bolivia is a country with an important extension of forest land, as approximately 50% of its territory is covered by forests. Bolivia is also vulnerable to climate change. Such vulnerability becomes evident in the increase ... -
UN-REDD National Programme Document: Cambodia
(2011)National and local authorities and private sector institutions are better able to ensure the sustainable use of natural resources (fisheries, forestry, mangrove, land, and protected areas), cleaner technologies and responsive ... -
UN-REDD National Programme Document: Democratic Republic of Congo
(2010)The DRC has just elaborated its REDD Readiness Plan (R-PP), for 2010-2012, which is attached to this proposal and seeks UN-REDD's financing support. This R-PP represents the national roadmap for REDD readiness, as well as ... -
UN-REDD National Programme Document: Ecuador
(2011)Since 2008, the GoE has actively participated in international REDD+ negotiations and has, concurrently, carried out activities at the national level to pave the way for the implementation of this mechanism in the country. ... -
UN-REDD National Programme Document: Indonesia
(2009)The proposed National Joint Programme (NJP) aims to support the Government of Indonesia (GoI) to timely develop a REDD architecture that will allow a fair, equitable and transparent REDD implementation, and a sustainable ... -
UN-REDD National Programme Document: Papua New Guinea
(2010)Papua New Guinea has taken a global lead in seeking to combat climate change, particularly by proposing measures to realise the carbon abatement opportunity offered by preserving and sustainably managing tropical forests, ...
