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Quarterly Report to the 150th Meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives: Eight Issue - February to March 2020
(2020)
This quarterly report focuses on the implementation of the Programme of Work for the current biennium (2020–2021). It also shares progress made in implementing the decisions of the United Nations Environment Assembly. The ...
Nature Based Solutions [Frequently Asked Questions]
(2020)
This factsheet answers the following questions: What are nature-based solutions? What are the benefits of nature based solutions? How is UNEP supporting countries to leverage Nature Based Solutions?
Protocol for Implementation of Ecosystem-based Adaptation Interventions in Coastal Wetlands of the Seychelles
(2019)
The Seychelles, an archipelago of 115 small islands, lie in the west of the Indian Ocean. It has a large exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of 1.34 million km2. Most islands are uninhabited, with most of the population living ...
Coastal Blue Carbon Ecosystems: Opportunities for Nationally Determined Contributions - Policy Brief
(2016)
This policy brief examines the existing Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) and ratified National Determined Contributions (NDCs) with regard to the inclusion of specific efforts addressing blue carbon ...
Programme Performance Report 2018-2019
(2020)
The health of our planet and humanity’s future are inseparable. Around half of global GDP depends on nature, but increased human and economic activity is putting natural ecosystems under immense pressure. This puts us in ...
ALivE: Adaptation, Livelihoods and Ecosystems Planning Tool: User Manual Version 1.0
(2018)
ALivE is a computer-based tool designed to support its users in organising and
analysing information to plan effective EbA options within a broader EbA planning
process. ALivE stands for Adaptation, Livelihoods and ...
Ecosystem-based Adaptation: A Handbook for EbA in Mountain, Dryland and Coastal Ecosystems
(2018)
The purpose of this handbook is to provide a tool to guide the planning and implementation of ecosystem based adaptation (EbA) in developing countries to help address the growing impacts of climate change. The handbook ...
Integrating Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Education Curriculum: A Resource Guide
(2019)
The main objective of this guide is to position EbA as an approach to address the challenges related to climate variability and change globally. The reference guide is designed to support teachers and environmental educators ...
Sustainability and Circularity in the Textile Value Chain: Global Stocktaking
(2020)
This report provides an analysis of the environmental and socio-economic hotspots along the entire textile value chain and looks at a range of associated impacts, as well as at how different stages in the value chain are ...
Getting Climate-smart with the Mountain Gorilla in the Greater Virunga Landscape: A Species and Climate Change Brief for the Vanishing Treasures Programme
(2020)
Mountains are an important refuge for biodiversity, providing shelter to many endangered animal and plant species through high altitude and relatively inaccessible landscapes. In Africa, the biodiverse Albertine Rift is a ...