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Are We Building Back Better? Evidence from 2020 and Pathways to Inclusive...
This report presents early data outputs from the Observatory to understand COVID-19 fiscal spending priorities in 2020 and which environmentally and economically desirable... -
La Dimensión ambiental en la planificación del desarrollo sostenible en...
Esta nota presenta información práctica respecto a las brechas, retos y áreas de oportunidad de Costa Rica para avanzar en una planificación de largo plazo que integre la... -
National Action Plan for Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) in...
This document is intended to identify key priority activities and projects needed to support the creation of sustainable communities and cities in Egypt through the promotion of... -
Think Piece: Gender and Climate Change in the Context of COVID-19
2020 was intended to be a pivotal year for the global gender equality agenda and global climate change ambition. It was supposed to be a year to mark the twenty-fifth... -
Islam and Food Systems - Position Paper May 2021
Food plays cultural and spiritual roles for Muslims. The Qur’an makes special references to pure and lawful food and to the principles of balance, justice and health. However,... -
The Strategy for the Development of the Caribbean Environment Programme -...
The strategy for the development of the Caribbean Environment Programme responds to the request of the Fourth Intergovernmental and First Contracting Parties Meeting convened in... -
Conceptual Framework for the Development of a Global Environmental Data Strategy
This document at this stage presents a conceptual framework for the development of a Global Environmental Data Strategy, which by request of Member States, should be finalized... -
Putting Ecosystem Management in the Vision of Africa’s Development: Towards...
This issues paper aims to: i. demonstrate the foundational significance of ecosystems in maintaining Africa’s societies, and ii. draw the attention of Africa’s policy-makers to... -
Financing Climate Futures: Rethinking Infrastructure: Shifting the Lens -...
Shifting the Lens examines the critical uncertainties that influence the selection, design, procurement, deployment and related financing decisions for climate-compatible... -
REDD+ Safeguards Information Systems: Moving from Design to Operation -...
Under the policy and incentives mechanism for climate change mitigation that is REDD+, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) requires participating... -
Getting Climate-smart with the Mountain Gorilla in the Greater Virunga...
The brief examines how climate change has multiple, and often interacting, impacts on the mountain gorilla – be it on its physiology, on the ecosystems on which it depends, or... -
Emissions Gap Report 2020 - Executive Summary
As in previous years, this report assesses the gap between estimated future global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions if countries implement their climate mitigation pledges and the... -
COBSEA Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter 2019
The overall goal of the COBSEA Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter is to consolidate, coordinate, and facilitate cooperation, and implement the necessary environmental... -
Inclusive Wealth Report 2018 - Executive Summary
The correct measure of a nation’s opulence is its inclusive wealth. Inclusive wealth is the dynamic version of income. It is the accounting value of an economy’s stock of... -
A Case of Benign Neglect: Knowledge Gaps About Sustainability in Pastoralism...
Pastoralism is practiced by millions of people worldwide. It has roots in every part of the world and back thousands of years to the beginning of agriculture. But while pastoral... -
Green Economy Options for Ukraine: Opportunities for Organic Agriculture -...
The organic agriculture sector in Ukraine has experienced steady growth since the early 2000s. Nevertheless, there remains a significant opportunity for further growth in the... -
Cold Chain Technology Brief: Vaccines
This note provides an overview of the vaccine cold chain in general and COVID-19 in particular, its requirements and challenges. First, the effects of temperature on these... -
World Environment Situation Room and WESR CCA: Executive Briefing - March 2022
The main highlights of this brief include: Official Launch of WESR; Overall Architecture of WESR; Technical Implementation of WESR; Thematic Implementation of WESR; Impact of... -
Regional Seas Strategic Directions 2022-2025: Guiding the Regional Seas...
The Regional Seas Strategic Directions (RSSD) 2022-2025 aims to more effectively mainstream the conservation and sustainable use of oceans into policies and programmes,... -
Labelling Refrigerant Cylinders: Why Set Up National Legislation on...
This technical brief encourages Governments and National Ozone Officers to establish or amend national legislation requiring mandatory labelling of refrigerant cylinders and...