Browsing Publications and Documents by Topic "Ecosystems"
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The Adaptation Gap Report 2018 - Executive Summary
(2018)The Adaptation Gap Reports focus on providing policy-relevant information to support such efforts. The focus of the 2018 report is dual: The first part examines the gaps that exist in a number of areas that are central to ... -
Addressing Land Based Activities in the Western Indian Ocean - UNEP-GEF WIO-LaB Project
(2006)The Project entitled “Addressing land-based 0ctivities in the Western Indian Ocean” (shortly referred to as “WIO-LaB”) addresses some of the major environmental problems and issues related to the degradation of the marine ... -
Addressing Marine Plastics: A Roadmap to a Circular Economy
(2019)This document provides an action-oriented strategy by identifying a core set of priority solutions to be implemented by targeted stakeholders from the whole plastics value chain. It aims to reduce the leakage of plastics ... -
Addressing Marine Plastics: A Systemic Approach - Recommendations for Action
(2019)Addressing marine plastic pollution is an urgent action, considering the rising levels of plastics in the environment and the impacts to coastal and marine ecosystems. The problem of plastic pollution is crossboundary and ... -
Addressing Smallholder Resilience in Coffee Production in the Central Highlands, Viet Nam: The Business Case for Intercropped Coffee Production - Executive Summary
(2020)Coffee production in the Central Highlands faces a multitude of challenges; decades of intensive cultivation and expansion onto marginal land has degraded the soil quality and left smallholders less resilient to both climate ... -
Addressing Smallholder Resilience in Coffee Production in the Central Highlands, Viet Nam: The Business Case for Intercropped Coffee Production - Summary
(2020)Coffee production in the Central Highlands faces a multitude of challenges; decades of intensive cultivation and expansion onto marginal land has degraded the soil quality and left smallholders less resilient to both climate ... -
Advancing Sustainable Development Goal 14: Sustainable Fish, Seafood Value Chains, Trade and Climate
(2019)This background note reviews current trends and projections of fish and seafood trade, and recent work undertaken to support implementation of the trade related activities of SDG 14, with a focus on the work of UNCTAD, FAO ... -
Afghanistan Environmental Data Center (AEDC) Fact Sheet
(2015)Stories about global and ecological change in Afghanistan are manifold but fact-based knowledge is still poor. At the same time, environmental changes like water shortages and warmer temperatures can already be felt. ... -
Africa Environment Outlook 2: Our Environment, Our Wealth - Executive Summary
(2006)The dawn of the 21st century stands out as the beginning of a renaissance for Africa – politically, economically and environmentally. The formation of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, NEPAD, marked a turning ... -
Africa's Blue Economy: A Policy Handbook
(2016)In line with the decisions of the 19th ICE, the main aim of this handbook is to provide a step-by-step guide on how to mainstream the Blue Economy into continental, subregional, and national policies, plans, laws, regulations, ... -
The African Elephant - UNEP/GEMS Environment Library No. 3
(1989)The way in which the human species treats his fellow animals is often scandalous. The story that unfolds in these pages is one of the worst examples: over the past decade, elephant numbers in several African countries have ... -
African Elephant Fund
(2018-12-05)https://www.unenvironment.org/explore-topics/environmental-governance -
African Elephant Fund Steering Committee
(2018)https://www.unenvironment.org/explore-topics/environmental-governance -
The African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100)
(2019)The African Union Development Agency (AUDA)-NEPAD Agency has a network of partners across Africa that could provide a perspective from the African Regional point of view. The AFR100 Secretariat works closely with country ... -
Agroecology in Action: An Integrated Approach for the SDGs - Webinar Moderated by Siham Drissi, UNEP Ecosystems Division Programme Management Officer. Tuesday 8 September 2020 4 PM – 5.30 PM EAT (GMT + 03:00) - Save the Date!
(2020)Despite the huge challenges faced by the agriculture sector, such as climate change, environmental degradation, biodiversity reduction, rapid population and economic growth, sustainable and resilient agriculture offers ... -
Air - Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6): Healthy Planet, Healthy People Chapter 5
(2019)In the GEO-6 regional assessments, air pollution, climate change and energy development, as well as the intersection of these three issues, were identi ed as top priorities in every region. Growing cities, energy, and ... -
Air Pollution in Asia and the Pacific: Science-based Solutions
(2019)The impact of air pollution on human heath represents a serious public health crisis across Asia and the Pacific. Fewer than 8 per cent of the region’s people are exposed to levels of air pollution that do not pose a ... -
ALivE: Adaptation, Livelihoods and Ecosystems Planning Tool: User Manual Version 1.0
(2018)ALivE is a computer-based tool designed to support its users in organising and analysing information to plan effective EbA options within a broader EbA planning process. ALivE stands for Adaptation, Livelihoods and ...