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Urban Ecosystem-based Adaptation - Briefing Note 8
Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is a strategy for adapting to the adverse impacts of climate change by harnessing nature and the services it can provide. This strategy is... -
Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Agriculture - Briefing Note 11
Conventional agriculture has been the major driving force of increased yields over the past decades and still makes up most agricultural production practices. However, this food... -
COVID-19, the Environment and Food Systems: Contain, Cope, and Rebuild...
Governments around the world have invested about $12 trillion to counteract the economic effects of COVID-19. This investment could contribute to progress on the Sustainable... -
The UNEP Foresight Briefs: Early Warning, Emerging Issues and Futures -...
Foresight Foresight Briefs highlight a hotspot of environmental change, feature an emerging science topic, or discuss a contemporary environmental issue. They provide a... -
Coastal Ecosystem Based Adaptation - Briefing Note 9
Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is a strategy for adapting to the adverse impacts of climate change by harnessing nature and the services it can provide. It uses biodiversity... -
Ecosystem-based Adaptation and Forestry - Briefing Note 10
Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) is the utilization of biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of a strategy to aid people in adapting to the adverse effects of climate... -
We are Losing the "Little Things that Run the World" - Foresight Brief No....
Insects make up about half of all known living organisms. They play key roles in, pollination, nutrient cycling, food chains or birds and other insectivores, and are one of the... -
Air - Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6): Healthy Planet, Healthy People Chapter 5
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... -
GEO Matters January 2021
With the support of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, UNEP China Office and UNEP Ecosystem Management Partnership (UNEP-EMP), the Chinese language edition of the... -
Frontiers 2018/19: Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern
Every year a network of scientists, experts and institutions across the world work with UN Environment to identify and analyze emerging issues that will have profound effects on...