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Decoupling Natural Resource Use and Environmental Impacts from Economic Growth - Summary
(2011)Humankind has witnessed phenomenal economic and social development in the past century. However, there are increasing signs that it has come at a cost to the environment and to the availability of cheap resources. Despite ... -
Decoupling Natural Resource Use and Environmental Impacts from Economic Growth – [Presentation]
(2011)We are using unsustainable amounts of the Earth’s natural resources. We need to improve the rate of resource productivity (“doing more with less”) faster than the economic growth rate. This is the notion behind “decoupling”. -
Decoupling Natural Resource Use and Environmental Impacts from Economic Growth – Factsheet
(2011)The remarkable economic and population growth of the 20th century was closely coupled to substantial increases in the extraction and consumption of natural resources, leading to increasingly-damaging negative environmental ... -
Decoupling Natural Resource Use and Environmental Impacts from Economic Growth – Infographic
(2011)We are using unsustainable amounts of the Earth’s natural resources. We need to improve the rate of resource productivity (“doing more with less”) faster than the economic growth rate. This is the notion behind “decoupling”. -
Decoupling Natural Resource Use and Environmental Impacts from Economic Growth – Press Release
(2011)The report analyzes the concept of improving the rate of resource productivity faster than the economic growth rate, also known as “decoupling.” The report stresses the need for massive investment in technological, financial ... -
Deddens Agro: The Organic Transition is a Living Choice
(2017)Deddens Agro is a Ukrainian-German company that has quickly responded to the increasing consumer demand for organic produce. The company started in 2008 with conventional agriculture and made the switch to organic in 2014, ... -
Deep-sea biodiversity and ecosystems
(UNEP, 2007)The deep sea is the oldest and largest biome on Earth, yet we have little knowledge of the ecosystems and processes in these dark, hidden depths. Only in the last two decades have new technologies enabled scientists to ... -
Deep-sea Sponge Grounds: Reservoirs of Biodiversity
(UNEP, 2010)This report draws together scientific understanding of deep-water sponge grounds alongside the threats they face and ways in which they can be conserved. Beginning with a summary of research approaches, sponge biology and ... -
Defining the Road Ahead: Challenges and Solutions for Developing and Implementing National Action Plan to Reduce Mercury Use in Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining
(2019)This report discusses the challenges and solution encountered by countries developing National Action Plan for artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). The report builds on the discussions held during the regional ... -
Definition of Internationally Shared Natural Resources
(1978)This paper seeks to establish a working base for the formulation of a suitable definition of internationally shared natural resources, for the purpose of policy guidance and law making. It presents a first synthesis of the ... -
Definitions and Concepts: Background Note. Inquiry Working Paper 16/13
(2016-09)This paper provides an initial mapping of existing practice in G20 and other countries and, where relevant internationally, highlights areas of convergence and difference, as well as distinctions between green, climate, ... -
Delivering a Sustainable Financial System in India - Final report
(2016)This report has been written by: Ms. Rita Roy Choudhury, Senior Director and Head, Environment, Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Water Division (FICCI), Ms. Priyanka Dhingra, Consultant – Environment (FICCI), Dr. Rathin ... -
Delivering for People and the Planet: Fifth Montevideo Programme for the Development and Periodic Review of Environmental Law
(2019)Montevideo Programme V promotes the development and implementation of environmental rule of law, strengthens the related capacity in countries and contributes to the environmental dimension of the 2030 Agenda. Montevideo ... -
Delivering for People and the Planet: Fifth Montevideo Programme for the Development and Periodic Review of Environmental Law (Montevideo V): Proposal for the Work by the United Nations Environment Programme in the Area of Environmental Law for a Specific Period beginning in 2020
(2018)Draft agreed during the meeting of the group of friends of the co-chairs for the Montevideo Programme IV -
Delivering for People and the Planet: Fifth Montevideo Programme for the Development and Periodic Review of Environmental Law (Montevideo V): Proposal for the Work by the United Nations Environment Programme in the Area of Environmental Law for a Specific Period beginning in 2020: First Draft
(2018)https://www.unenvironment.org/explore-topics/environmental-governance -
Delivering the Green Economy Through Financial Policy: Technical Paper
(2014)The paper aims to provide a solid overview of the current status quo and to serve as a basis for discussion among regulators, financers and political decision makers on whether financial regulation should be used as an ... -
Delivery of Biocontrol Technologies to IPM Farmers: Vietnam
(2000)UNEP and CABI have initiated a series of case studies to consider critical issues in the delivery of biocontrol technology to the 1PM Farmers. The following case study undertaken in Vietnam highlights the constraints to ... -
Demand for woodfuel and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG): A case study of Khartoum in 2009
(2009)This study explores demand for LPG within Khartoum, Sudan’s largest (and growing) urban conurbation. The specific aims of this case study of Khartoum are: (1) to explore the extent to which households and small enterprises ... -
Demand-Side Management of Energy Use in Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Uganda through Promotion of Energy Efficiency Techniques and Practices
(2017)In Uganda, the demand for energy has increased significantly due to progress in economic growth and development, improved standards of living, growing populations and specifically increasing industrial growth. The manufacturing ... -
Demand-Side Management of Water Use in Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises Enterprises in Uganda through Promotion of Water Use Efficiency Techniques & Practices
(2017)The project targets to enhance water use efficiency and increase productivity in MSMEs in the manufacturing sector. Specifically to promote best practices to address water security and create awareness about water ...