Gender-based violence and environment linkages
<p>Around the world, it is estimated that one in three women and girls will experience gender-based violence (GBV) during her lifetime (World Bank, 2019). Rooted in discriminatory gender norms and laws
Switzerland
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Neighborhood watch: early detection and rapid response to biological invasion along US trade pathways
"Neighborhood Watch - Early Detection and Rapid Response to Biological Invasion along U.S Trade Pathways" identifies the crucial measures required to improve biosecurity measures at and around control points in international trade, especially U.S. ports, as well as a possible funding mechanism based upon the
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Neighborhood watch: early detection and rapid response to biological invasion along US trade pathways
"Neighborhood Watch - Early Detection and Rapid Response to Biological Invasion along U.S Trade Pathways" identifies the crucial measures required to improve biosecurity measures at and around control points in international trade, especially U.S. ports, as well as a possible funding mechanism based upon the
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Shared resources: issues of governance
The publication reviews a selection of transboundary governance systems from around the world tackling the issue of shared resources and environmental impacts affecting them.
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Everything you need to know about the UN Watercourses Convention
In 1997, more than 100 nations gathered to adopt the UN Watercourses Convention-a flexible and overarching global legal framework that establishes basic standards and rules for cooperation between watercourse states on the use, management, and protection of international watercourses.
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WWF expectations for the Copenhagen climate deal
This summary highlights WWF expectations for the global climate deal to tackle dangerous climate change, to be agreed at the Copenhagen Climate Summit in December 2009. It outlines WWF
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WWF position on forests and climate change mitigation
Forests have significant economic and ecological value as a provider of ecosystem services, being home to much of the world
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Guidelines on biofuels and invasive species
This set of IUCN guidelines highlights the risks of biological invasion by species introduced for biofuels production. Provide constructive recommendations on how to prevent the introduction, establishment and spread of invading species resulting from biofuel developments.
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Protection of endangered Ganges River dolphins in the Brahmaputra River, Assam, India
Ganges River dolphins (Platanista gangetica gangetica) occur in the Ganges-Brahmaputra River system primarily in India and Bangladesh. They are listed as Endangered by the IUCN due to a probable population decline of at least 50% over the last 50 years and projected future population declines. No quantitative estimates of abundance are available for the Ganges River
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Training manual on gender and climate change
For many years there has been the assumption that the negative impacts of climate change and the efforts to mitigate them have similar effects on both women and men. However, the world has progressively recognized that women and men experience climate change differently, and that gender inequalities worsen women
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Financing a global deal on climate change
The UNEP Finance Initiative is a unique global partnership between the United Nations Environment Programme and over 170 financial institutions from the banking, investment and insurance sectors across the globe. The Initiative aims to promote linkages between the environment, sustainability and financial performance through a comprehensive work programme, including research and training.