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There is no Green without Blue. An analysis of the importance of coastal and marine resources to the development of Green Economies by Caribbean SIDS
(Christopher Corbin - United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2013)
A worldwide transition to a low- carbon, resource- efficient Green Economy will not be possible unless the seas and oceans are a key part of these transformations. The marine environment provides a range of services including ...
Outlook Report on the State of the Marine Biodiversity in the Pacific Islands Region
(South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2010)
This report provides a summary of current information regarding pressure, state and responses to these threats for the Pacific Islands region, as well as the responses by PICTs in addressing, alleviating and/or mitigating ...
Towards a global map of natural capital: key ecosystem assets
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2014)
Natural capital is fundamental to human wellbeing, underpinning the global economy. Natural capital comprises both ecosystem assets (such as fresh water) and natural resources (such as fossil fuel deposits). This report ...
Economics of Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean - Summary
(United Nations (UN) - Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), 2009)
This document presents an aggregate economic analysis of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean based on the national and subregional studies carried out on the topic in the region. It summarizes the results ...
SIDS-FOCUSED Green Economy: An Analysis of Challenges and Opportunities
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2012)
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have placed sustainable development prominently on their agenda for twenty years, since the 1992 Earth Summit recognised the special case of SIDS. The concept of the Green Economy is ...
Global Drinking Water Quality Index Development and Sensitivity Analysis Report
(2007)
This document outlines an approach taken to develop a global water quality index, as well as preliminary sensitivity analysis and validation of the index against real water quality data. Limitations to the index are ...
ILAC Colombia
(Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA)Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo TerritorialDepartamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística, 2013)
El informe de seguimiento de los indicadores de la Iniciativa Latinoamericana y Caribeña para el Desarrollo Sostenible (ILAC) Colombia, constituye una información útil como herramienta de monitoreo y evaluación de los ...
ILAC Costa Rica
(Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA)Ministerio del Ambiente y Energía (MINAE)Observatorio del Desarrollo, Universidad de Costa Rica, 2005)
El monitoreo del progreso en procura de las metas establecidas por la Iniciativa Latinoamericana y Caribeña para el Desarrollo Sostenible (ILAC), que se documenta en el presente informe, busca contribuir a hacer patente ...
ILAC Perú
(Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA)Ministerio del Ambiente (MINAM)Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI), 2008)
La Iniciativa Latinoamericana y Caribeña para el Desarrollo Sostenible (ILAC) surge a raíz de las metas propuestas durante la Cumbre Mundial sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible (Johannesburgo, 31 de agosto del 2002), en una ...
National Self-Assessment for Global Environmental Management in Belarus
(Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of Belarus, UNDP/GEF, 2004)
Meeting the commitments made by Belarus under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, UN Convention on Biodiversity, and UN Convention to combat desertification/land degradation should be considered an important ...