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This document is an orientation to sources of funding for protected areas and biodiversity conservation. It is designed to serve as a primer for protected area agencies and...

Dredging and marine aggregate extraction are inherently harmful to the marine environment and are not considered as part of the sustainable blue economy. However, dredging –...

This document builds on an earlier United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) publication, Guidance on the Development of Legal and Institutional Infrastructures and Measures...

This questionnaire includes institutionalization of political commitment, long-term considerations in decision-making, inter-ministerial and cross-sectoral coordination,...

The ocean is essential to human wellbeing, however human pressures threaten the ability of the ocean to continue to provide benefits. Valued at USD 24 trillion, the ocean...

Report of the Executive Director

This good practice case study is part of a series of knowledge products developed by the SEA circular project to showcase exemplary market-based solutions that bring about...

Compendium of lessons learned from past special programme projects

Leadership Dialogue 3 focuses on “Accelerating the implementation of the environmental dimension of Sustainable Development in the context of the Decade of Action”. The timing...

This document summarises a paper produced by UNEP synthesising the current state of knowledge and key actions to translate Nature-based Solutions (NbS) commitments into action....

This policy report examines the current status of peatlands globally, assesses the benefits and costs of peatlands, and identifies policies for peatlands conservation,...

This Strategy provides a framework through which UNEP’s support to Member States on South-South and triangular cooperation (SSTC) will be enhanced during the coming decade...

Shifting the Lens examines the critical uncertainties that influence the selection, design, procurement, deployment and related financing decisions for climate-compatible...

The report finds that global efforts in adaptation planning, financing and implementation are increasing incrementally. However, they are not keeping pace with increasing...

These annexes include: Annex 2.A: Data sources used to assess the status of national adaptation planning worldwide and the presence of quantified targets; Annex 2.B: Examples of...

This technical annex workbook has four sheets: i) How to use this resource; ii) Definitions; iii) Coastal resilience: Infrastructure and nature-based solutions; and iv) waste...