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Spreading like Wildfire: The Rising Threat of Extraordinary Landscape Fires...
Free-burning landscape fire is an important natural phenomenon critical to the healthy functioning of many ecosystems. It is an important land management tool, culturally,... -
Handbook on Methods for Climate Change Impact Assessment and Adaptation Strategies
This handbook is essentially as an introduction to a wide range of methods that can be used to design assessment studies of climate change impacts and related adaptation... -
Threats to Marine and Coastal Biodiversity in the NOWPAP Region
The Northwest Pacific region features coastal and island ecosystems with spectacular marine life and commercially important fishing resources. The region is also one of the most... -
The State of Ocean Governance in the Western Indian Ocean
The State of Ocean Governance in the Western Indian Ocean Region, developed in partnership with the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association, reviews the status and... -
Right to a Healthy Environment: Good Practices - Report of the Special...
The present report highlights good practices in the recognition and implementation of the human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment. The term “good... -
Executive Summary - 2017 Mediterranean Quality Status Report
This assessment is an important and innovative development for assessing the status of the Mediterranean ecosystem and the achievement of Good Environmental Status (GES).... -
UNEP in the REGIONS after World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD):...
UNEP is a committed partner in the region's environmental initiatives. The WSSD commitments and newly-defined regional objectives, however, made a re-think of that support... -
A Call to Action: Gender Transformative Approaches to Address the...
The side event sought to address the gendered dimensions of the triple planetary crisis with a particular focus on the gender differentiated impacts and inequalities perpetuated... -
The State of Biodiversity in the Caribbean Community:A Review of Progress...
The Report highlights achievements, good practices, success stories and lessons learnt that can be shared, as examples, among the countries in the Region, and with countries... -
The Global Terrestrial Observing System and the Convention to Combat Desertification
International Conventions that are concerned with the conservation or utilisation of renewable natural resources do form a potential user group for GTOS. -
UNEP in the Regions: Europe - Environment for Development
UNEP views its role in Europe as being that of a facilitator and supporter of regional and sub-regional cooperation and partnerships, a provider of assessments and early... -
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: TEEB for National and...
TEEB in national and international policy making presents a rich evidence base of policies and instruments in use around the world and a wide range of innovative solutions and... -
République Démocratique du Congo: Évaluation environnementale post-conflict
Trois objectifs clefs ont été identifiés pour cette évaluation : 1. Établir une connaissance scientifique détaillée de l’état de l’environnement, des tendances et des enjeux... -
Building a Multidimensional Biodiversity Index: A Scorecard for Biodiversity...
This report supports the launch of a UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) project, in partnership with the Luc Hoffmann Institute (LHI) and... -
UNEP and the UN Foundation Partners for Sustainable Development
This booklet illustrates the areas where UN Foundation funds are supporting UNEP activities. UNEP has received UNFIP approval for projects in three main areas: • Information for... -
A Proposed Marine Transboundary Conservation Area Between Kenya and Tanzania
The purpose of this technical paper is to provide a situation analysis of all issues relevant to the establishment of the proposed Trans-Boundary Conservation Area (TBCA), and... -
Strengthening Actions for Nature in North America: Regional Input to UNEA-5
In preparation for the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5), the United Nations Environment Programme’s North America Office (UNEP North America)... -
Assessment of post-2010 National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans
This assessment report gives a snapshot of how countries have progressed in National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans development and national implementation since the... -
Regional Strategy and Action Plan for the Valuation, Protection and/or...
The Regional Strategy and Action Plan for the Valuation, Protection and/or Restoration of Key Marine Habitats in the Wider Caribbean 2021 - 2030 (RSAP) is one of the tools... -
Learning from Experience: Case Studies of Area-based Planning in ABNJ
This study has been undertaken as part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) jointly...