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Pachamama: Our Earth, Our Future
(1999)
This book is a perfect introduction for young people to the environmental challenges that await us in the 21st century. Based on the United Nations Environment Programme's authoritative Global Environment Outlook, it ...
Gincana 3: Biological Diversity and Climate Change
(2007)
The recently released report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change prepared by 2500 experts from 130 countries has made it clear that climate change is real.
Peru's Sustainable Trade Potential: Biodiversity-based Products
(2015)
The GE-TOP Peru project analyzed challenges and opportunities to improve value chains in the biotrade sector, advance the sustainability of production, and enhance access to international markets. This study, Peru’s ...
Life On Land: Protect, Restore, and Promote Sustainable Use of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Sustainably Manage Forests, Combat Desertification, Halt and Reverse Land Degradation, and Halt Biodiversity Loss.
(2017)
Human activity can have a detrimental effect on forests and other parts of the environment, and Goal 15 pledges to reduce or reverse these consequences to provide a more viable ecological platform for sustainable development.
No Net Loss of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Applying the Mitigation Hierarchy and Biodiversity Offsets as Tools to Achieve Sustainable Development in the Western Indian Ocean
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2018)
The Western Indian Ocean is one of the richest regions of the world for biodiversity. It comprises diverse ecosystems both in terms of biodiversity and the ecosystem services provided, as is the case of coral reefs and ...
La Dimensión ambiental en la planificación del desarrollo sostenible en Costa Rica: La aplicación de un enfoque integrado para la implementación de los ODS
(2018)
Esta nota presenta información práctica respecto a las brechas, retos y áreas de oportunidad de Costa Rica para avanzar en una planificación de largo plazo que integre la dimensión ambiental y logre el desarrollo sostenible ...
From Policy to Implementation: Decisions from the Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
(2000)
The fifth meeting was a time to review progress in the implementation of the Convention, to consolidate the gains achieved and to chart the course for the future. Central to this process was the review of the operations ...
Status of Ratification of Selected Multilateral Environmental Agreements - Policy Series 6
(2002)
Given the significant increase in the number of multilateral environmental agreements, their ratification and implementation through domestic legislation has now become a top priority in the environmental agenda. This ...
GEO-6 for Youth Africa: A Wealth of Green Opportunities - Global Environment Outlook
(2019)
Africa’s sustainability future is bright. In that future, green jobs abound so much that youth unemployment is dealt a decisive blow. But for this future to materialise, young people, policymakers, private sector players, ...
South-South Cooperation in Action: Stories of Success
(2020)
In March 2019, during the Second United Nations High-Level Conference on South-South cooperation (SSC) and called for greater South-South cooperation to achieve sustainable development. This pamphlet showcases UNEP’s ...