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Protected areas in IFC Performance Standard 6
This technical briefing note provides support to interpret the protected areas text within IFC PS6 (paragraph 20) on Legally Protected and Internationally Recognised Areas. The... -
The State of Biodiversity in Asia and the Pacific
Global Biodiversity Outlook-4, the mid-term review of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, provided a global assessment of progress towards the attainment of the... -
Use of biodiversity scenarios at local, national and regional scales
The fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 2020 is expected to adopt a post 2020 global biodiversity... -
Resourcing the Aichi Biodiversity Targets: A first assessment of the...
This report has been prepared by the High-Level Panel on Global Assessment of Resources for implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 in order to inform... -
Indirect land use change from biofuel production: implications for biodiversity
This JNCC-commissioned report highlights biodiversity impacts of indirect land use change caused by biofuel production. Increased demand for biofuels to achieve renewable energy... -
Mapping our conservation future
In order to further scope out ideas and advance on the scientific underpinning for scaling up area-based conservation, UNEP-WCMC, working with the Luc Hoffmann Institute, and... -
The State of Biodiversity in West Asia
Global Biodiversity Outlook-4, the mid-term review of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, provided a global assessment of progress towards the attainment of the... -
Gap analysis for the purpose of facilitating the discussions on how to...
In recent years considerable attention has been paid to tackling inadequacies in the interrelations between science and policy, insofar as this is possible within given... -
Commercialization of Non-Timber Forest Products: Factors Influencing...
During the past 20 years, the commercialization of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) has been widely promoted as a contribution to the sustainable development of tropical... -
Multiple Benefits — Issues And Options For REDD
The extent to which REDD provides ecosystem benefits, and the possible risks, will depend in part on how REDD is designed. Issues surrounding the scope of REDD, the reference... -
UN-REDD Programme Safeguards Video: Experiences from Africa
A new video has been launched highlighting lessons and experiences on Safeguards from Africa. The video provides key lessons learned and experiences from participating countries... -
Non-Timber Forest Products in Uganda: Spatial Tools Supporting Sustainable...
One path to sustainable development for forest-dependent populations is the commercialization of non-timber forest products (NTFPs). Fruit, baskets, honey and medicinal plants... -
Carbon, biodiversity and ecosystem services: Exploring co-benefits Honduras
Emissions from land use change mainly forest loss contribute 17 4% of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions (IPCC 2007). The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is... -
An Introduction to Environmental Assessment
This brochure is intended for all audiences concerned with decision and policy making in regard to the environment and sustainable development. There are many different types of... -
Webinar: Landscape planning in theory and practice
Landscapes provide a multitude of benefits, or ecosystem services, and are managed for multitude of planning objectives. During this webinar Dr Louise Willemen (ITC-University... -
Webinar: Scenario planning in theory and practice
Scenario development and scenario planning has become increasingly popular over the last decades, within the climate change community but increasingly also in other disciplines.... -
EbA Tools Navigator
The Navigator was developed and is maintained as part of two International Climate Initiative (IKI) funded global projects (Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation (EbA):... -
Identifying Potential Overlap Between Extractive Industries (Mining, Oil And...
The UNESCO World Heritage List includes 217 properties recognized for their outstanding natural heritage values. Despite UNESCO estimating that up to a quarter of these World... -
Speaking a Common Language: Uses and performance of the IUCN System of...
An international system of protected area categories In 1994, after several decades of development, IUCN – The Conservation Union and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre... -
A Toolkit to Support Conservation by Indigenous Peoples and Local...
A number of partners, including UNEP-WCMC, UNDP, the GEF Small Grants Programme, the Government of Norway, the German Agency for International Cooperation, and the ICCA...