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Hacking Economics for People and Planet - Foresight Brief No. 006 - February 2018
(2018)
As global environmentalism and environmental policy-making has moved into the 21st century, it has not significantly addressed a critical blindspot: the fundamental human system that lies at the root of our ecological and ...
Certification and Sustainable Fisheries
(2009)
The main concern of this paper is a consideration of the hypothetical and actual benefits of certification and eco-labelling. The paper focuses on environmental certification of capture fisheries (rather than social and/or ...
Towards Sustainable Fisheries Access Agreements: Issues and Options at the World Trade Organization
(2008-10)
This paper presents concrete textual suggestions for improving the ASCM with regards to “access-related” fisheries subsidies. Suggested options range from improving the definition of subsidies to introducing criteria-conditioned ...
Sustainability Criteria for Fisheries Subsidies: Options for the WTO and Beyond
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2007)
The aim of this paper is to assist governments in the identification of criteria for the use of fisheries subsidies, with the dual ambition of helping WTO negotiators craft new international law and providing domestic ...
Fisheries Subsidies: Critical Issue for Trade and Sustainable Development at the WTO: An introductory Guide
(2008-05)
Fisheries subsidies have become a leading international issue for a simple reason: fish stocks around the world are facing an unprecedented crisis of depletion, and inappropriate subsidies are a real part of the problem. ...
Managing Peatlands to Cope with Climate Change: Indonesia’s Experience
(2018)
Considering the significance of Indonesia’s peatlands for the environment as well as for the livelihoods of the communities surrounding the area, Indonesia has prioritized its environmental strategy to restoring degraded ...
The Sound Management of Chemicals and Wastes in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals: Links between the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
(2017)
This publication outlines the links between existing and proposed goals, targets and indicators of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions and the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, focusing on the key issues ...
Green Economy and Trade Opportunities: Country Projects Synthesis Report
(2016)
This synthesis report summarizes lessons from the UNEP Green Economy and Trade Opportunities Project, which identified, assessed and harnessed trade opportunities arising from the transition to a green economy. The authors ...
Peru's Sustainable Trade Potential: Biodiversity-based Products
(2015)
The GE-TOP Peru project analyzed challenges and opportunities to improve value chains in the biotrade sector, advance the sustainability of production, and enhance access to international markets. This study, Peru’s ...
Proceedings of the United Nations Environment Assembly at its Second Session
(01/07/2016)
The second session of the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was held at the headquarters of UNEP in Nairobi from 23 to 27 May 2016.