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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... -
Desert Locusts’ Upsurges: A Harbinger of Emerging Climate Change Induced...
The economic importance of locusts is evident from their impacts on livelihoods, food security and nutrition, economic development and on the environment. This foresight brief... -
Executive Summary - Walking and Cycling in Africa: Evidence and Good...
This report is a first attempt at gathering, analyzing and presenting data to demonstrate the everyday reality for the one billion people in Africa who walk and cycle every day.... -
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... -
Annex 3. Initiatives, Institutions, Education Programmes, Policies and...
The information presented in this annex is not an exhaustive list. It only draws on information provided in the online feedback. Additional information will be added to this... -
Beating the Heat: A Sustainable Cooling Handbook for Cities - Executive Summary
The Beating the Heat: A Sustainable Cooling Handbook for Cities is undertaken within the framework of the UNEP Cool Coalition. The objective of the report is to present a... -
Summary of Informal Bilateral Consultations Between COBSEA Secretariat and...
In February and March 2021, the COBSEA Secretariat convened informal online bilateral consultations with National Focal Points (NFPs) and contact persons of COBSEA countries.... -
Freshwater Strategic Priorities 2022–2025 to Implement UNEP’s Medium-Term Strategy
Water and water-related ecosystems play a fundamental role in the health of the environment, providing services to people and communities and combating the impacts of climate... -
The Emissions Gap Report 2015 – Executive Summary
The year 2015 has the potential to become a turning point in global efforts to transform the prevailing social and economic development paradigm into a more sustainable one. The... -
The Adaptation Gap Report 2018 - Executive Summary
The Adaptation Gap Reports focus on providing policy-relevant information to support such efforts. The focus of the 2018 report is dual: The first part examines the gaps that... -
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... -
Plastics in Agriculture - an Environmental Challenge - Foresight Brief No....
Plastics are used extensively in farming, from plastic coated seeds to mulch film. They also make their way into biosolid fertilizer which is spread on fields. All these... -
World Environment Situation Room: Global Environmental Data Strategy - Big...
Science is fundamental for UN Environment’s role as a global United Nations agency for policy and action on the Environment and its foundational mandate to keep the Environment... -
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... -
Study on Benefits of Environment-Friendly Rubber Plantation - Policy Brief
This policy brief analyzes the economic and environmental benefits of environment-friendly rubber forest, and environment-friendly transformation by means of natural restoration... -
Blending Water Management and Climate Change Adaptation Approaches
Blending Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) is one key vehicle to facilitate taking real action to reduce climate impacts on water... -
Global Methane Assessment: 2030 Baseline Report - Summary for Policymakers
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Sustainable Fashion: Communication Strategy 2021 - 2024
The fashion industry is one of the largest contributors to the climate and ecological crisis. It is nature intensive, reliant on fossil fuels, polluting throughout its value... -
Executive Summary - 2022 Global Status Report for Buildings and...
Decarbonizing the buildings sector by 2050 is critical to delivering these emission cuts – and to addressing the wider triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and...