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The economics of ecosystems and biodiversity: mainstreaming the economics of nature: A synthesis of the approach, conclusions and recommendations of TEEB
(UNEP, 2010)
The aim of TEEB is to provide a bridge between the multi-disciplinary science of biodiversity and the arena of international and national policy as well as local government and business practices. The scope of TEEB is ...
Carbon and biodiversity: a demonstration Atlas
(UNEP, 2008)
The demonstration atlas, launched at the 14th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, shows that areas high in both carbon and biodiversity do exist and can be identified by ...
Applying cleaner production to multilateral environmental agreements: a training kit
(UNEP, 2006)
This Global Status Report will address the 3 specific MEAs (global climate, hazardous wastes and POPs). After a general introduction on Multilateral Environmental Agreements, from each specific MEA the main objectives and ...
Regional Indicators Revision 2011 - ILAC
(UNEP, 2010)
The present publication presents regional data drawn from the indicators used in the Latin American and Caribbean Initiative for Sustainable Development (known by its Spanish acronym ILAC). This set of indicators covers, ...
Assessment of Transboundary Freshwater Vulnerability in Africa to Climate Change
(UNEPWater Research Commission, 2014)
Managing the freshwater impacts of climate change in Africa is as much a political and development challenge as a technical climate change challenge. Even without climate change, many of Africa’s water resources are facing ...
Kenya atlas of our changing environment
(UNEP, 2009)
This Atlas does two unique things: It assesses Kenya's progress towards its own goals of improving the environment to achieve development goals
Green meeting guide 2009: roll out the green carpet for your participants
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2009)
The United Nations organisations are responsible for an impressive number of meetings each year, ranging from small meetings of 10 people, up to large events with several thousand participants. These meetings take place ...
ADAPT cost project: analysis of the economic costs of climate change adaptation in Africa
(UNEP, 2010)
This monograph summarises the findings from the Adapt Cost project, which support the statement from the Tunis Roundtable. The project investigated and built evidence of the costs of adaptation, producing a range of estimates ...
Support for environmental management of the Iraqi marshlands 2004-2009
(UNEP, 2009)
This publication is a completion report for UNEP's Support for Environmental Management of the Iraqi Marshlands' project, which was one of the largest environmental projects conducted within the framework of the United ...
The Kyoto protocol, the clean development mechanism and the building and construction sector
(UNEP, 2008)
This submission functions as a place holder for texts to be developed under the Copenhagen Agreement in relation to the building sector. It is directly aligned with the draft Call for Action and essentially builds on the ...