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The climate relevance of ecosystems beyond forests and peatlands – A review...
The present report aims to give an overview on the state of knowledge and relevant research initiatives concerning the status and trends of major ecosystem types with regard to... -
Impacts of Climate Change on Wildlife
The impacts of "human-induced" climate change are now being observed in every aspect of life, and it is the most significant and far-reaching current environmental threat. This... -
World Atlas of Biodiversity
World Atlas of Biodiversity addresses the remarkable growth in concern at all levels for living things and the environment and the increased appreciated of the links between... -
World Atlas of Coral Reefs
Coral reefs are the most biologically diverse marine habitats in the world, host to an extraordinary variety of plants and animals. They are also one of the world's most... -
World Mangrove Atlas
The World Mangrove Atlas is the first significant attempt to provide an overview of the distribution of mangroves worldwide. Mapped data were gathered from a wide range of... -
Our Precious Coasts - Marine Pollution, Climate Change and the Resilience of...
Massive coral bleaching episodes have impacted the function of the reefs and increased rates of mortality. Coral reefs support over one million plant and animal species and... -
Horizon Scan of Pressures on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction
Marine Areas Beyond the National Jurisdiction (ABNJ) occupy approximately 64 per cent of the surface of the Earth’s ocean (Global Ocean Commission, 2014) and 95 per cent of its... -
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction: Legal Options for a New...
In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly (‘UNGA’) agreed to develop a new internationally legally binding instrument concerning the conservation and sustainable use of... -
Sustainable Island Resource Management Zoning Plan for Antigua and Barbuda...
This Sustainable Island Resource Management Zoning Plan (SIRMZP) has been prepared by GENIVAR Trinidad and Tobago, in association with Ivor Jackson and Associates and Kindome... -
World resources 2002-2004 : decisions for the earth : balance, voice, and power
World Resources 2002-2004 examines how we make environmental decisions and who makes them, which is the process of environmental governance. The report argues that better... -
History of environmental change in the Sistan Basin: Based on satellite...
The main objective of this study is to gain insight into the environmental dynamics of the Sistan basin, based on a systematic analysis of archived and recent satellite images. -
Women and natural resources in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s women contribute enormously to the management of the country’s natural resources, and therefore to sustaining both rural and urban livelihoods. They fulfill... -
National biodiversity: Strategy & action plan: Framework for implementation 2014-2017
The purpose of this report is two-fold: firstly, to provide the Government of Afghanistan with a policy document that will be useful in guiding development of its future... -
Global Assessment of Sand and Dust Storms
The specific objectives of the assessment are to: 1) Synthesise and highlight the environmental and socio-economic causes and impacts of SDS, as well as available technical... -
Barbados' Green Economy Scoping Study
The inclusion of green policy objectives in Barbados can be traced to the National Strategic Plan (2006-2025) and the Budget Speech of 2007. The process was given further... -
UNEP in West Asia
Newsletter of the Regional Office for West Asia. -
Management of natural capital for sustainable development
This factsheet focuses on delivering the Sustainable Development Goals while capturing the ecological and economic value of healthy ecosystems to ensure sustainable development,... -
UNEP Medium Term Strategy 2018-2021
The medium-term strategy (MTS) of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) sets out an analysis of the significant environmental challenges that the world will face in... -
UNEP Medium Term Strategy 2014-2017
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... -
Summary of the sixth global environment outlook GEO-6 regional assessments:...
The present note summarizes the key findings and policy messages stemming from the Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6) assessments conducted for the six United Nations...