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UN-REDD National Programme Document: Cambodia
(2011)
National and local authorities and private sector institutions are better able to ensure the sustainable use of natural resources (fisheries, forestry, mangrove, land, and protected areas), cleaner technologies and responsive ...
Arctic Pollution Issues 2015: Persistent Organic Pollutants, Radioactivity in the Arctic;Human Health in the Arctic – Summary for Policy-Makers
(Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), 2015)
This document presents the policy-relevant findings of the AMAP 2015 assessments of POPs (trends), human health, and radioactivity in the Arctic.
UN-REDD National Programme Submission Form: Mongolia
(2014)
Mongolia’s vast surface area includes approximately 13 million hectares of forest – an area roughly the size of Nepal. These forests can be categorised into two broad zones: northern boreal forests and southern Saxaul ...
Sri Lanka REDD+ Readiness Preparation Proposal
(2012)
Sri Lanka’s forests, uniquely among its land-use sectors, can make a significant contribution to both adaptation and mitigation. The Government, under the leadership of the Ministry of Environment (MoE), seeks to maximize ...
A practical framework for planning pro-development climate policy
(UNEP, 2012)
MCA4climate is a major new UNEP initiative providing practical assistance to governments in preparing their climate change mitigation and adaptation plans and strategies. It aims to help governments, particularly in ...
Climate Change and Human Rights
(United Nations Environment ProgrammeSabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University, 2015)
Climate change is one of the greatest threats to human rights of our generation, posing a serious risk to the fundamental rights to life, health, food and an adequate standard of living of individuals and communities across ...
REDD+ Implementation: A Manual for National Legal Practitioners = Mise en oeuvre de la REDD+: manuel pour les praticiens du droit national = Implementación de REDD+: Manual para Expertos Jurídicos Nacionales
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)
The purpose of this Manual is to provide legal practitioners in REDD+ countries, particularly partner countries of the UNREDD Programme, with information on assessing national legal frameworks and associated gaps as well ...
UN-REDD National Programme Submission Form: Nigeria
(2011)
The present proposal represents the primary means for Nigeria to access funding in order to embark on REDD+ readiness, doing so in line with negotiations under the UNFCCC, while integrating the federal, state and community ...
EaP GREEN country updates series: Moldova
(Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 2015)
The EaP GREEN programme responds to commitments made by countroes, the European Union and international partners in several international forums: the Warsaw Eastern Partnership Summit, the Seventh Environment for Europe ...
Programme to Support the REDD+ Process: Republic of Congo
(2012)
The R-PP for the Republic of the Congo is configured around six components, as called for by the FCPF / UN-REDD Common Approach, which has been slightly modified since, and which is used in the present document (section ...