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Sudan: First State of Environment and Outlook Report 2020: Environment for Peace and Sustainable Development - Executive Summary
(2020)
The overall objective of the Sudan First State of the Environment and Outlook 2020 Report (SoE) is to document and to assess the current status of the environment in Sudan and to propose scenarios and policy options. The ...
Human Rights, the Environment and COVID-19 - Key Messages: Human Rights at the Heart of Response
(2020)
The COVID-19 crisis reveals a clear truth about catastrophic risk in an increasingly globalized world: an effective response requires immediate, ambitious and evidence-based preventive action at the international level. ...
REDD+ Safeguards Information Systems: Moving from Design to Operation - UN-REDD Programme Info Brief
(2020)
Under the policy and incentives mechanism for climate change mitigation that is REDD+, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) requires participating countries to develop a ‘system for providing ...
Summaries of Information: Initial Experiences and Recommendations on International REDD+ Safeguards Reporting - UN-REDD Programme Info Brief
(2020)
The present information brief explores the more recent country experiences and lessons learned in developing summaries of information, based on the review of an increased range of summaries and the experience of the Programme ...
Building Back Better: The Role of Green Fiscal Policies - Policy Brief
(2020)
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the many fragilities of our economies, and deepened existing inequalities, while highlighting the need for resilience, innovation, and cooperation in our societies. The immediate priority ...
Recommendations for the Tourism Sector to Continue Taking Action on Plastic Pollution during COVID-19 Recovery
(2020)
The following five recommendations are addressed to tourism stakeholders with the aim of supporting them to continue fighting plastic
pollution during the COVID-19 recovery. This document illustrates how reducing the ...
Annex 3. Initiatives, Institutions, Education Programmes, Policies and Conventions Highlighted by Stakeholders in Feedback received on the Online Draft Strategy as Particularly Relevant for the Decade - [Strategy of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration]
(2020)
The information presented in this annex is not an exhaustive list. It only draws on information provided in the online feedback. Additional information will be added to this ‘living document’ through the course of the ...
[Executive Summary - Strategy of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration]
(2020)
This strategy is the result of a global, open and inclusive consultation process in 2019 and 2020. It will be adapted periodically and will guide the implementation of the UN Decade by all stakeholders in a spirit of ...
African Ocean Governance Strategy: Scoping Study and Gap Analysis
(2020)
The purpose of this paper is to carry out a scoping study and gap analysis that examines existing ocean governance mechanism; and to provide recommendations that may provide elements of a concise African Strategy on ocean ...
Sustainability Reporting in the Mining Sector: Current Status and Future Trends - Summary
(2020)
This report provides a comprehensive overview of the status of sustainability reporting in the mining sector, including a focus on transparency and reporting in the mineral supply chain. Through recommendations and inspiring ...