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Minamata Convention on Mercury - Text and Annexes
(2019)
The objective of the Convention is to protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds and it sets out a range of measures to meet that objective. These ...
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 ...
Changing Course: A Comprehensive Investor Guide to Scenario-Based Methods for Climate Risk Assessment, in Response to the TCFD
(2019)
This report details the results of the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Investor Pilot on TCFD Adoption, a collaborative effort to explore,enhance and apply a methodology for assessing the impact of ...
Risk Assessment and Control of IUU Fishing for the Marine Insurance Industry: Guidelines to Control or Mitigate the Risk of Insuring Vessels and Companies Associated with Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing
(2019)
Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing—also known as pirate fishing—is an unresolved and internationally pervasive problem, costing the global economy tens of billions of USD dollars annually.
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Natural Capital Credit Risk Assessment in Agricultural Lending: An Approach Based on the Natural Capital Protocol
(2019)
This report builds on previous work by presenting an in-depth approach to natural capital and credit risk in agriculture. This framework has been developed on the knowledge that agricultural enterprises have significant ...
Assessment of Trends in River and Direct Inputs of Contaminants to the Marine and Coastal Environment in the NOWPAP Region: Regional Overview
(2019)
The major goal of this overview is to present recent information on the river and direct inputs of chemical substances to the coastal sea within NOWPAP region and to estimate possible trends during the last decade. This ...
Microplastics Abundance in River Runoff and Coastal Waters of the Russian part of NOWPAP Area
(2019)
This report describes the results of work performed under the abovementioned activity in 2017 and during biennium of 2018-2019, and follows findings indicated in previous POMRAC technical report #13.
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Fiscal Policies to Address Air Pollution from Road Transport in Cities and Improve Health: Insights from Country Experiences and Lessons for Indonesia - Inclusive Green Economy
(2019)
The objective of this study is to support the Indonesian and Jakarta governments in their efforts to address air pollution and GHG emissions by proposing a possible package of green fiscal policies in the transport sector. ...
Reducing Pollution and Health Impacts through Fiscal Policies: A Selection of Good Practices
(2019)
Despite the potential for fiscal instruments to reduce pollution and associated health impacts, there remains a knowledge gap on how to optimize the use of such instruments based on country experiences and available data. ...