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Growing a green economy in Africa: why forests matter
(UNEP, 2015)
There is economic potential in African forests but it is threatened by an increasing demand for forest products, and by encroachment from other sectors. The Briefing explores the potential of a ‘green economy’ approach to ...
Climate change challenges for Africa: evidence from selected EU-funded research projects
(UNEP, 2012)
Africa, while currently responsible for a negligible amount of total global greenhouse gas emissions, is under significant threat from climate change. Changes in precipitation levels, likely increase in temperature extremes ...
Policy statement by Achim Steiner
(UNEP, 2010)
This is the Policy Statement by Achim Steiner, United Nations Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme. At the opening of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment ...