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UNEP Programme Performance Report 2014
(2015)
2014 marked the evolution of UNEP’s governing body from a 58-member Council to the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) with universal membership (193 countries), demonstrating that the environment is a global concern. ...
The European environment — State and Outlook: Synthesis Report
(European Environment Agency (EEA), 2015)
This report synthesises the information resulting from four decades of implementation of a well-defined and ambitious EU policy agenda. It represents the tip of the knowledge available to EEA and its network, Eionet. The ...
Forest Ecosystem Valuation Study - Indonesia
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)
Over the last few years, Indonesia has demonstrated considerable leadership in recognising the value of its natural capital. With the third largest area of tropical forest in the world, Indonesia’s forests play a significant ...
YouthXchange guidebook series: Biodiversity and lifestyles
(United Nations Environment Programme and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2015)
To date, there are no youth-friendly publications that explore the relationship between biodiversity and our lifestyles. This guidebook explores the dimensions of global biological and cultural diversity, as well as helps ...
St. Christopher (St. Kitts) & Nevis national biodiversity strategy & action plan 2014-2020
(Ministry of Sustainable Development, St. Christopher and Nevis, 2015)
The Federation of St. Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis (GSKN) is proud of its biodiversity heritage and approaches that have been undertaken to manage this critical resource. However, macroeconomic and livelihood challenges, ...
UNEP Medium Term Strategy 2014-2017
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)
The UNEP medium-term strategy for the period 2014–2017 plots the direction that UNEP will take in pursuit of that goal. It lays out the vision, strategic objectives and the results which UNEP aims to achieve by 2017. Key ...
Gender equality and the environment: Policy and strategy
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)
The UNEP Gender Policy and Strategy charts our strategic direction on gender and the environment over the 2014-2017 planning period. Like the MTS that it parallels, the P&S describes the overarching programme and operational ...
UNEP Programme Performance Report 2014-2015
(2015)
The biennium 2014-2015 marks the end of the first half of the UNEP Medium-Term Strategy for the period 2014-2017 and the implementation of the Programme of Work for 2014-2015. UNEP’s performance review shows that as of ...
The Economics of Land Degradation in Africa: Benefits of Action Outweigh the Costs;A complementary report to the ELD Initiative
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)
Land degradation and desertification are among of the world’s greatest environmental challenges. It is estimated that desertification affects about 33 % of the global land surface, and that over the past 40 years erosion ...
Investing in Natural Capital for a Sustainable Future in the Greater Mekong Subregion
(2015)
Natural capital has been a key contributor to the subregion’s rapid economic growth over the past 3 decades or so. However, the subregion’s key natural capital stocks are in a state of decline. This is evident by the ...