Browsing UNEP Knowledge Repository by Topic "Forests"
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2018 United Nations List of Protected Areas: Supplement on protected area management effectiveness
(2018)The United Nations List of Protected Areas (hereafter referred to as ‘the UN List’) is a list of terrestrial, coastal and marine protected areas designated by governments around the world. Since its initial publication in ... -
34 Projects at A Glance: Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
(2017)The overall objective of SWITCH Africa Green is to support 6 countries in Africa to achieve sustainable development by engaging in transition towards an inclusive green economy. -
Accessing the Canopy : Assessment of Biological Diversity and Microclimate of the Tropical Forest Canopy: Phase I
(Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, 1995)UNEP's project Assessment of Biological Diversity and Microclimate of the Tropical Forest Canopy is a new venture to examine forest canopies by means of a tower crane. Accessing the Canopy is the first major report of the ... -
African Ministerial Statement to the World Summit on Sustainable Development: Adopted at the African Preparatory Conference for the World Summit on Sustainable Development
(2001)African Ministerial Statement to the World Summit on Sustainable Development -
Agenda Provisional de la Reunión Preparatoria del XXI Foro de Ministros de Medio Ambiente
(2018-08-15)Agenda provisional de la reunión preparatoria del XXI Foro de Ministros de Medio Ambiente -
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Andes Action: Restoration of One Million Hectares of High Andean Forest Ecosystems
(2019)Andes Action is a new Latin American-led large-scale restoration initiative, aiming to restore one million hectares of high Andean ecosystems (mostly Polylepis forests) in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and ... -
Annex C - UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2019
(2019)This annex reviews recent policy changes in energy supply, industry, transport, buildings, and agriculture and forestry in selected G20 countries including Argentina, Brazil, China, the European Union, India, Mexico, South ... -
Assessment and Monitoring of Climatic Change Impacts on Mangrove Ecosystems - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 154
(1994)As mangroves are one of the most prominent coastal ecosystems in tropical and many subtropical areas around the world, it is likely that the impact by climate change on mangroves will have greater economic and social ... -
Bank and Investor Risk Policies on Soft Commodities: A Framework to Evaluate Deforestation and Forest Degradation Risk in the Agricultural Value Chain
(2015)This study aims to provide greater clarity on policies that banks and investors can adopt to reduce deforestation and forest degradation from the production of soy, palm oil and beef. The study and the accompanying tool ... -
Benefits of Forest Ecosystems in Zambia and the Role of REDD+ in a Green Economy Transformation
(2015)The aim of this study was to undertake a rapid assessment of the value and role of forests in the Zambian economy based on available information in order to inform policy de- cisions on forest management and the implementation ... -
Biodiversity - Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6): Healthy Planet, Healthy People Chapter 6
(2019)Biodiversity is in crisis. There is well-established evidence indicating an irrevocable and continuing decline of genetic and species diversity, and degradation of ecosystems at local and global scales. Scientists are ... -
Bottom-up Initiatives and Participatory Approaches for Outlooks - Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6): Healthy Planet, Healthy People Chapter 23
(2019)This chapter assesses participatory processes and local practices seeking transformed futures and grounds the interventions proposed in Chapter 22 with existing examples. The following sections provide background information ... -
Building Climate Resilience through Rehabilitated Watersheds, Forests and Adaptive Livelihoods
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A Call to Action: Decisions and Ministerial Statement from the Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
(1996)Accordingly, the United Nations Conference on Human Environment held in Stockholm in June 1992 identified as a priority the need for the conservation of biological diversity. The Action Plan on Programme Development and ... -
Carbon Pools and Multiple Benefits of Mangroves in Central Africa: Assessment for REDD+
(2014)This report presents the results of a study carried out to assess the carbon pools, ecosystem services and multiple benefits of the mangroves in the Central African countries of Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo (RoC) and ... -
Carbono cero América Latina: Una Vía para la Descarbonización Neta de la Economía Regional Para Mediados de Este Siglo - Documento de Visión
(2016)Este documento de visión evalúa las perspectivas de descarbonización neta en la región de América Latina y el Caribe. Presenta un conjunto de escenarios con medidas que sería necesario adoptar en materia de energía, ... -
Caring for the Earth: A Strategy for Sustainable Living
(1991)The aim of this document is to help improve the condition of the world's people, by defining two requirements. One is to secure a widespread and deeply-held commitment to a new ethic, the ethic for sustainable living, and ... -
Cartographie des bénéfices multiples de la REDD+ en République du Congo
(2015)Ce document présente les différentes cartes produites et expliquant la pertinence de la planification spatiale de la REDD+ pour la réalisation des bénéfices multiples et la mise en oeuvre des principales garanties définies ...