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Protected areas: an effective tool to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries
(UNEP, 2008)
Forests play a key role in the global carbon cycle, absorbing and storing carbon in their biomass and soils. The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) discussions on reducing emissions from deforestation and ...
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation: global mechanisms, conservation and livelihoods (2007)
(UNEP, 2007)
This briefing considers the implications for biodiversity conservation and local people's livelihoods of the current discussion on reducing emissions from deforestation in developing countries (RED-DC, henceforth RED) under ...
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the Tourism Sector: Frameworks, Tools and Practices
(UNEP, 2008)
The publication presents an overview of the current science and policy of climate change, followed by self-guidance material on mitigation and adaptation, exploring tools, methods and techniques associated with the management ...
City of Nairobi Environment Outlook
(2009)
A 'City Development Strategy using a bottom-up approach' to guide the planning of Nairobi is urgently needed to ensure that the Kenyan capital develops on an environmentally-friendly and sustainable path. The central ...
Climate change and sustainable development: views from the South
(UNEP, 2002)
Kyoto protocol was always an imperfect and has been made all the more imperfect by the fact that world's largest polluter has decided to stay out of the consensus and those who have joined demanded and received changes ...
Institutional capacity within Melanesian countries to effectively respond to climate change impacts, with a focus on Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands
(Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), 2009)
This report presents findings from an assessment of institutional capacity within Melanesian countries to address climate change impacts. The assessment covers the four independent countries of Melanesia with a particular ...
Aviation and the Global Atmosphere
(Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 2008)
This report provides accurate, unbiased, policy-relevant information to serve the aviation industry and the expert and policymaking communities. This report considers gases and particles such as carbon dioxide, methane and ...
Tourism and mountains: a practical guide to managing the environmental and social impacts of mountain tours
(UNEP, 2007)
This publication is part of a series of Practical Guides to Good Practice developed by Conservation International and the United Nations Environment Programme for various sectors of the tourism industry. One set of these ...
Kick the habit: a un guide to climate neutrality
(2008)
This guide to Climate Neutrality is written by experts from many disciplines and various countries, with leading research organizations involved in preparing and reviewing the publication. It is aimed at a broad audience, ...
Korea Environmental Policy Bulletin - Korea’s National Green Growth Strategy and Environmental Policy
(Ministry of Environment - Korea Environment Institute - Republic of Korea, 2009)
On August 15, 2008, during a presidential address to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Korea, Low-carbon Green Growth was declared as a national vision for the next 60 years. The Low-carbon ...