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Unlocking Investment in Forest Landscape Restoration - Survey done in the context of scoping the baseline conditions to the establishment of the Restoration Seed Capital Facility
(2020)
This market analysis was conducted between May 2019 and March 2020 by the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management and the United Nations Environment Programme in the context of establishing baseline conditions prior to ...
Restoration Seed Capital Facility: Bridging the Finance Gap for Forest Landscape Restoration
(2020)
The United Nations Environment Programme is setting up a novel facility, which will support fund managers active in this space to increase investment into Forest Landscape Restoration through three pillars of support: Fund ...
Reducing Plastic Bag Consumption in Egypt: SwitchMed in Egypt - SwitchMed Programme [Factsheet]
(2020)
In Egypt, the consumption of plastic bags is unrestrained at an average of 124 bags per person during 2015, equivalent to 12 billion annually. The top 5 consumers in Egypt are groceries (25 per cent), fruit and vegetables ...
Empowerment of women from local community: SwitchMed in Jordan - SwitchMed Programme [Factsheet]
(2020)
The SwitchMed waste management of the Aqaba Hotel Industry project is providing livelihoods, with a special focus on increasing the empowerment of women, by incorporating the local community in recycling/upcycling activities. ...
Sustainable Consumption and Production Expos in Palestine: SwitchMed in Palestine - SwitchMed Programme [Factsheet]
(2020)
After having successfully developed and validated a Sustainable Consumption and Production National Action Plan as part of their response to Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals, Palestine was looking for ...
Sustainable Consumption and Production National Action Plan: SwitchMed in Tunisia - SwitchMed Programme [Factsheet]
(2020)
The Tunisian Sustainable Consumption and Production National Action Plan (SCP-NAP) was developed under the coordination of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development under the EU-funded SwitchMed programme, ...
Eco-Trails in Palestine: SwitchMed in Palestine - SwitchMed Programme [Factsheet]
(2020)
While hiking and walking on nature trails is popular in Palestine, no clear guidelines on selecting and rehabilitating eco-trails is available. Under the EU-funded SwitchMed programme Palestine’s Environment Quality Authority ...
Investing in Forests to Build Back Better & Greener: How Forests Can Contribute to Strengthening the Resilience of Societies and Economies
(2020)
The world’s forests act as shields, keeping humans safe from zoonotic diseases, such as coronaviruses. Their destruction can have
devastating consequences for global public health. Forest conservation and restoration are ...
Ozone Depleting Substances
(2020)
An infographic developed by the West Asia Regional Network as part of the Regional Office's efforts to raise awareness in the region about what needs to be done, in particular, post COVID-19 in line with rebuilding better ...
Guidebook for Environmentally Efficient Restaurants and Dining Establishments: SwitchMed in Israel - SwitchMed Programme [Factsheet]
(2020)
Better environmental performance by businesses, restaurants and eateries in particular, attracts new environmental conscience customers who take sustainability into account when making their choices. Under the SwitchMed ...