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Mapping to Support Land-use Planning for REDD+ in Kenya: Securing Additional Benefits
Pressure to convert and degrade forests continues to be high in developing nations such as Kenya, resulting in substantial emissions of carbon dioxide. Through the United... -
The International Resource Panel: 10 Key Messages on Climate Change
This note draws on the findings of the United Nations’ expert panel on natural resources – the International Resource Panel (IRP) – to highlight some key policy-relevant... -
First National Communication of Kenya to the Conference of the Parties to...
This executive summary includes an inventory of greenhouse gases, reports on climate change impacts, vulnerability assessment, identification of adaptation options as well as... -
Rain Forest Regeneration and Management
Some two weeks after the formal opening of the dam, Guri was the venue for an international workshop on rain forest regeneration and management. The workshop was concerned with... -
Country Case Study on Sources and Sinks of Greenhouse Gases in Mexico - Final Report
In accordance with Article 4 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), all Parties are required to develop, periodically update, publish and make... -
Bioenergy and the Environment. Westview Special Studies in Natural Resources...
This book concentrates on the environmental impacts of the more important bioenergy systems. In order to explain those, some discussion of the various bioenergy processes was... -
Land Cover Classification System: Classification Concepts and User Manual
The main objective of the initiative for definition of a reference classification is to respond to the need for standardization (or harmonized collection of data, as mentioned... -
Climatic Change and the Mediterranean: Environmental and Societal Impacts of...
This book deals with the present-day environmental and demographic, economic and sociological trends in the Mediterranean area with particular emphasis on the possible impact of... -
Country Case Study on Sources and Sinks of Greenhouse Gases in Senegal - Final Report
In accordance with Article 4 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), all Parties are required to develop, periodically update, publish and make... -
Country Case Study on Sources and Sinks of Greenhouse Gases in Poland : Final Report
In accordance with Article 4 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), all Parties are required to develop, periodically update, publish and make... -
Report of the UNEP/FAO Expert Meeting on Harmonizing Land Cover and Land Use...
There is major interest in and need for better information on land cover and land use and on the interrelations between them at global, (sub-) regional, national and local... -
Carbon, biodiversity and land-use in the Central Congo Basin Peatlands
In January 2017, scientists announced new discoveries showing that the Central Congo Basin Peatlands form the largest area of peat swamp forest in the tropics. Estimates of soil... -
Greenhouse Gas Inventory Workbook - IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse...
The present IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories have been approved by the Scientific Assessment Working Group of the IPCC at Maastricht in September 1994 and... -
Guidelines for Country Studies on Biological Diversity
These guidelines are intended to assist countries in assessing the status and value of their biodiversity and biological resources, and to show how countries can deploy this... -
World Environment Day 2020 - A Practical Guide for Individuals, Faith...
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Greenhouse Gas Inventory Reporting Instructions - IPCC Guidelines for...
This document is one volume of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories. The Reporting Instructions (Volume I) provides step-by-step directions for... -
World Atlas of Desertification: Second Edition
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A Task Force on Best Practices: Preparing the Ground for the UN Decade on...
Unsustainable land use and the destruction of natural ecosystems have contributed to global land degradation, climate change and biodiversity loss. To prevent, halt and reverse... -
Assessing Global Land Use: Balancing Consumption with Sustainable Supply - Factsheet
Global land use plays a central role in determining our food, material and energy supply. Many countries have started to support the use of biomass for biofuels and... -
Towards Zero-Pollution Cities: Making Mega Cities Resource Efficient,...
Delhi, India is typical of many megacities in Asia and Africa, with large populations, swift economic growth that spurs in-migration, and an already stressed built environment...