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Information Note on the Development of the Post 2020 Global Biodiversity...
This note provides an update on the negotiations towards the adoption of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). The Conference of the Parties, at its fourteenth... -
Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Challenges - Foresight Brief No. 023 March 2021
Climate change was recently added to the wide range of agelong social challenges stemming from urbanisation. These challenges are becoming increasingly urgent to address. This... -
Human Rights and Biodiversity: Key Messages
This document highlights the key human rights obligations and responsibilities with respect to biodiversity-related agreements, policies, strategies and actions. -
Unveiling Plastic Pollution in Oceans - Foresight Brief No. 018 August 2020
Marine plastic litter pollution is a global concern that threatens seas and the ocean, biodiversity, human health and economic activities such as tourism, fisheries and marine... -
Summary of Informal Bilateral Consultation Between COBSEA Secretariat and...
Between mid-April and mid-May 2020 the COBSEA Secretariat convened informal bilateral consultation with each of the nine COBSEA countries through video/teleconferencing. The... -
Impacts of Sand and Dust storms on Oceans: A Scientific Environmental...
Sand and dust storms (SDS) are common in deserts and semi-deserts when strong winds blow over dry soils with little or no vegetation. Dust generated by SDS is often raised high... -
A Scientific Assessment of the Third Pole Environment - Executive Summary
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Innovative Solutions for the Environmental Dimension of the 2030 Agenda for...
The global environmental governance framework is not keeping pace with the rate of change that is driving environmental degradation and climate change. Innovative solutions are... -
A New Deal for Nature – Account for the True Value of Nature
Decisions that affect biodiversity have a key economic dimension. Global capital markets – responding to consumers – will determine in large part whether the Sustainable... -
A New Deal for Nature
In 2020, world leaders will meet in China to agree on a new set of commitments to conserve nature. They will also review progress towards targets set in 2010; but the news is... -
Becoming #GenerationRestoration: Ecosystem Restoration for People, Nature...
- Countries need to deliver on their existing commitments to restore 1 billion hectares of degraded land and make similar commitments for marine and coastal areas. 2....
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Information Note on Digital Sequence Information (DSI) on Genetic Resources...
In recent years, DNA sequencing technologies have become faster, cheaper and more accurate. Digital sequence information, or DSI, on genetic resources is used in a range of... -
Youth Paper: The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030 - Version: as...
A healthy and sustainable environment is the foundation of an equitable, functioning society and the basis for prosperity and security. There is no doubt about the ecological... -
Regional State of the Coast Report: Western Indian Ocean - A Summary for...
The Regional State of Coast Report for the western Indian Ocean (WIO) provides insights into the enormous economic potential around the WIO, the consequential demand for marine... -
The Democratic Republic of the Congo: Post-Conflict Environmental...
UNEP’s post-conflict environmental assessment aims to provide a better understanding of the underlying challenges facing the DRC and to help identify and develop promising... -
Unlocking the Sustainable Potential of Land Resources: Evaluating Systems,...
Better matching of land use with its sustainable potential is a “no-regrets” strategy for sustainably increasing agricultural production on existing land, targeting restoration... -
UNEP Environmental and Social Sustainability Framework (ESSF)
UNEP’s Environmental and Social Sustainability Framework (ESSF) aims to strengthen the sustainability and accountability of UNEP programmes and projects. It respects human... -
Key Messages and Executive Summary - Making Peace with Nature: A Scientific...
This report presents a flexible scientific blueprint for how the climate change, biodiversity and pollution emergencies can be tackled jointly within the framework of the SDGs.... -
El Peso de las Ciudades en América Latina y el Caribe: Requerimientos...
El presente resumen muestra las principales conclusiones de dicho informe , en el que se abordan las siguientes cuestiones: • Cuál es el peso actual de las ciudades (uso directo... -
South Sudan: First State of Environment and Outlook Report 2018 - Summary...
One of the top priorities of the Government of South Sudan is to develop and implement sustainable management plans in the sub-sectors of the environment sector, so that the...