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This technical report produced for the Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Mountain Ecosystems Project sets out the key terms and concepts that are relevant for analyzing and...

One third of the world's population lives in coastal areas and rapid development of these areas has meant increased construction of coastal infrastructure and related...

​The objective of this report is to provide an overview of the key socio-economic, management and governance issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of deep-sea...

This report presents comprehensive and up-to-date information and data on marine cold water coral reefs from around the world. Cold Water Coral Reefs: Out of Sight - No Longer...

This study assesses the global trade in coral in an ecological and economic context. Throughout the report, emphasis is placed on the trade in live coral for aquaria because the...

Deforestation and forest degradation continue at an alarming rate worldwide and jeopardize the tremendous diversity of species and habitat types present in forests around the...

This report provides an overview of different projects that are being undertaken in Europe to mitigate and help people and ecosystems adapt to climate change using ecosystem-...

Finding and sharing effective ways to manage the ocean and the growing demand for marine resources is one of the most pressing challenges facing the world today. UNEP-WCMC...

REDD+ has the potential to contribute to achieving more policy goals than climate mitigation alone. In Tanzania, REDD+ is expected to deliver multiple benefits, whose nature and...

UNEP-WCMC in partnership with SNV, have been working with collaborators from Green Field Consulting and Development, Research Centre for Forest Ecology and Environment, and the...

Many developing countries have started preparing for REDD+, including by setting goals for multiple benefits. These goals will need to be informed by the Cancun safeguards that...

It is increasingly recognized that REDD+ can contribute to a range of policy goals in addition to climate change mitigation. It can promote biodiversity conservation and secure...

Efforts related to REDD+ in Bolivia are a component of the overall national strategy on forests and climate change. A UN-REDD Programme mission to Bolivia in 2010 identified a...

The United Nations climate negotiations are focusing unprecedented attention on tropical forests and the urgent need to reduce sharply rates of deforestation and degradation to...

Any new global agreement on climate change mitigation under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will include the action of reducing emissions from...

Co-benefits, often called multiple benefits, are the positive impacts of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) that are additional to emissions...

Recent climate talks in Bali have made progress toward action on deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, within the anticipated post-Kyoto emissions...

The 1986 - 1996 period was a time of uneven change in the level of public awareness and political commitment to biodiversity conservation throughout the countries of the Indo-...

This report provides a synthesis of the current state of knowledge regarding the natural capital of water related ecosystems and habitats, and offers an overview of the...

This webinar provides an introduction to the concept of natural capital, including associated assets and their roles in providing natural resource inputs and environmental...