Greening the Blue Report 2016
The United Nations emitted 2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent in 2015, according to the organization's annual report of its greenhouse gas emissions. The latest edition of the Greening
Nairobi
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Sustainable consumption and production for poverty alleviation
This paper explores the type and quality of linkages between the objective of achieving sustainable consumption and production (SCP) patterns, and those of poverty alleviation and sustainable development.
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Sustainable urbanization in Asia: a sourcebook for local governments
Rapid urbanization -- together with climate change -- is emerging as the most challenging issue of the twenty-first century. As the region with the highest percentage increase in urban population over
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Climate change vulnerability of agroforestry
Not much research has been done on the impacts of climate change on agroforestry systems. Spatial dimensions, time to reach maturity and the complexities of above- and below-ground interactions between
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Green economy in a blue world
The objective of ‘Green Economy in a Blue World’ is to analyse the challenges and opportunities of a potential transition towards a green economy in key sectors heavily linked to the marine and coastal
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Global outlook on sustainable consumption and production policies: taking action together
<p><span id="itro1">This new report by UNEP provides a review of policies and initiatives promoting Sustainable Consumption and Production. It reviews 56 case studies, highlights the best practices and
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Moving towards a climate neutral UN: the UN system’s footprint and efforts to reduce it
This report is the third report of its kind since 2009 when the UN first published details of its annual carbon footprint. With a foreword from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and a preface from UNEP’s
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Releasing the pressure: water resource efficiencies and gains for ecosystem services
This report discusses the need to balance short-term water productivity gains, particularly in agriculture, with water flows’ long-term role in maintaining sustainable landscape ecosystem services and supporting human well-being.
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UNEP year book 2012
<p><span id="itro1">The UNEP Year Book 2012 depicts the status of key environmental indicators, shows that we have been experiencing an exceptional level of ecological extremes and highlights the benefits
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Global Environment Outlook-5 (GEO-5): summary for policy makers
<p><span id="itro1">This summary of the fifth Global Environment Outlook report released by UNEP focuses on deteriorating state of the global environment and lists priority areas for action and policy
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Taking the heat out of farming
The World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) has released a report on its “Taking the Heat Out of Farming” project that helps Indian smallholders to join the global carbon market in Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan.