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Emissions from land use change mainly forest loss contribute 17 4% of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions (IPCC 2007). The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is...

The UN-REDD Programme is the United Nations Collaborative Initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) in developing countries. The...

Over the past century, orangutan populations in Southeast Asia have seen a very steep decline, driven to the brink of extinction by a host of man-made threats. Deforestation,...

Picture a coral reef — most people will probably imagine brightly coloured corals, fish and other animals swimming in well-lit shallow waters. In fact, the coral reefs that live...

This is a popular guide to the Latest IPCC Reports presents the substance of the Climate Change 2007 Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in...

The United Nations organisations are responsible for an impressive number of meetings each year, ranging from small meetings of 10 people, up to large events with several...

The scale of capital expenditure needed over the next decades to effectively address climate change will have to come jointly from public and private sources. This paper...

Investors and financial institutions are, and will continue to be, exposed to downside risks as a result of climate change. The risks include: macroeconomic impacts such as the...

This paper will provide business perspectives on the convergence of the UN Post- 2015 Development Agenda, the UN climate change negotiations and UNEP’s strengthened role as the...

This paper on the Rio Principle 10 and the Guidelines on the Development of National Legislation, Access to Information and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (hereafter...

Data Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, National Drought Mitigation Center, GISData DownloadUpdate Frequency: Weekly, typically on Friday around 10:00AM UTC. Using the Aggregated...