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UNEP handbook for drafting laws on energy efficiency and renewable energy resources
(UNEP, 2007)
With its emphasis on adaptation to local country needs and conditions, this handbook describes key environmental and implementation issues associated with efficiency and renewable energy resources, presenting legislative ...
Sustainable travel in the United Nations
(2010)
This report seeks to provide guidance on what UN and organizations can do to improve sustainability of their travel, and in particular how to reduce their travel related climate footprints. The report provides an overall ...
Training Workshop on Marine Resources Sampling, Data Collection & Interpretation for the South Asian Seas
(2009)
The South Asian Seas Programme (SASP) has taken the initiative in organising a Training Workshop on Marine Resources Sampling, Data Collection & Interpretation for the SouthAsian Seas based on a recommendation of the ...
Green economy: cities investing in energy and resource efficiency
(UNEP, 2011)
The Green Economy Report is compiled by UNEP's Green Economy Initiative in collaboration with economists and experts worldwide. It demonstrates that the greening of economies is not generally a drag on growth but rather a ...
Moving towards a climate neutral UN: summary
(2011)
In October 2007 the UN Chief Executives Board approved the UN Climate Neutral Strategy, which committed all UN agencies, funds and programmes to move towards climate neutrality within the wider context of greening the UN. ...
Vietnam assessment report on climate change
(UNEP, 2009)
The report shows that the trend of recent climate change in Viet Nam is beyond the level of natural change. Temperatures have increased by 0.05-0.20?C and sea level has increased by 2-4 cm per decade in the last 50 years. ...
Connecting the dots: biodiversity, adaptation, food security and livelihoods
(UNEP, 2010)
Biodiversity, the variety of life on earth, provides millions of people with livelihoods besides helping to ensure food security and is a rich source of both traditional medicines and modern pharmaceuticals.
UN-REED programme: 2009 year in review
(2010)
At the global level, the UN-REDD Programme made a number of significant contributions in the area of measurement, reporting and verification (MRV), engagement of Indigenous Peoples and Civil Society in REDD+ activities, ...
Forests in a Green Economy: A Synthesis
(2011)
This synthesis examines the critical role of forests in a green economy, and provides policy recommendations to radically transform the forest sector such that it can lead to sustainable development and poverty eradication.
Public venture capital study
(UNEP, 2008)
This report examines the clean energy venture financing landscape, focusing on the role of public sector-sponsored venture capital as a catalyst for private investment, filling funding gaps in the commercialization of clean ...