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Strategic Environmental Assessment, Cyprus
(European Union, 2014)
The Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain programmes on the environment requires certain programmes, which are likely to have significant ...
Fifth National Report on the Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity
(Ministry of Environment and Water,Republic of Bulgaria, 2014)
The Fifth National Report on the Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity prepared by Republic of Bulgaria as a Party to the Convention on Biological Diversity covers the 2009–2013 period.
Assessing Global Land Use: Balancing Consumption with Sustainable Supply
(2014)
This report explores how the management of land-based biomass production and consumption can be developed towards a higher degree of sustainability across different scales: from the sustainable management of soils on the ...
UN-REDD Rules of Procedure and Operational Guidance
(2014)
The present document is an update of the UN-‐REDD Rules of Procedure approved at the First Policy Board (March 2009) to reflect subsequent Policy Board decisions that amended those rules. Please note that this refers ...
Setting a course for Regional Seas
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2014)
In 2014, UNEP’s Regional Seas Programme celebrated its 40th anniversary. We are reminded of how successful these 18 regional MEAs spanning seven continents have been at bringing nations and institutions together in responsible ...
Évaluation de L’état de Préparation en vue d’une Initiative d’ouverture des Données
(2014)
Le gouvernement du Burkina Faso est en capacité de lancer une initiative d'ouverture des données rapidement. Il deviendrait ainsi le premier pays d'Afrique francophone à se doter d'un programme d'open data. Il assumerait ...
Vital Signs Uganda: The Measure of a Land
(2014)
Vital Signs (VS) was designed to address this challenge by providing integrated, near real-time measurements of agriculture, ecosystem services, and human well-being. These measurements are made at all of the scales relevant ...
Aligning the Financial System with Sustainable Development: An invitation & background briefing
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2014)
Considerable finance is needed to drive the transition to a green, inclusive economy. A “clean trillion” of additional investment is needed annually up to 2030 to enable new infrastructure to be made green. Private capital ...
Energy-Efficient Cooling Products in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Opportunity to Cool Down the Planet and Accelerate the Regional Economy
(2014)
The product that most often has minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) in Latin America and the Caribbean countries is refrigerators, followed by air conditioners and fans. Of the 33 countries of the region, less than ...
Sustainable Development in Action: Special Report on Voluntary Commitments and Partnerships for Sustainable Development
(2014)
In an effort to provide updated information to all stakeholders, the Rio+20 Secretariat, through the Division for Sustainable Development of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA), prepared ...