Browsing Briefs, Summaries, Policies and Strategies by Language "Portuguese"
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Action Plan for the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration in Latin America and the Caribbean
(2021)This document describes the Action Plan that Latin America and the Caribbean wishes to undertake for the next ten years to promote, improve, accelerate and scale-up ecosystem restoration in the region. It is a regional-level ... -
Building Resilient Societies after the COVID-19 Pandemic: Key Messages from the International Resource Panel
(2020)The world is experiencing an unprecedented moment in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. For us at the International Resource Panel (IRP) it is also a moment to reflect. This document provides policy recommendations extracted ... -
Coastal Ecosystem Based Adaptation - Briefing Note 9
(2022-07)Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is a strategy for adapting to the adverse impacts of climate change by harnessing nature and the services it can provide. It uses biodiversity and ecosystem services to help people adapt ... -
Desarrollo sostenible en la práctica: La aplicación de un enfoque integrado en América Latina y el Caribe - Nota de Política
(2017)The note identifies points of entry and concrete methodologies that have ensured effective bridging of several SDGs and thereby advance faster and more practically on applying an integrated approach that maximizes the ... -
Ecosystem-based Adaptation and Forestry - Briefing Note 10
(2022-07)Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) is the utilization of biodiversity and ecosystem services as part of a strategy to aid people in adapting to the adverse effects of climate change. Forests are important ecosystems for ... -
Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Agriculture - Briefing Note 11
(2022-07)Conventional agriculture has been the major driving force of increased yields over the past decades and still makes up most agricultural production practices. However, this food production system and a significant amount ... -
Emissions Gap Report 2022: Key Messages - Emissions Gap Report 2022: The Closing Window – Inadequate Progress on Climate Action Makes Urgent Transformation Only Option
(2022-10)As climate impacts intensify, the Emissions Gap Report 2022: The Closing Window – Climate crisis calls for rapid transformation of societies finds that the world is still falling short of the Paris climate goals, with no ... -
Executive summary - Eye on Methane Report 2024
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Frontiers Report 2022 - Key Messages
(2022-02)Each edition of the Frontiers report introduces selected emerging environmental issues that present distinct challenges and require tailored solutions. These issues have profound effects on our society, economy and ecosystems. ... -
Global Waste Management Outlook 2024 - Beyond an Age of Waste: Turning Rubbish into a Resource - Executive Summary
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Human Rights, the Environment and COVID-19 - Key Messages: Human Rights at the Heart of Response
(2020)The COVID-19 crisis reveals a clear truth about catastrophic risk in an increasingly globalized world: an effective response requires immediate, ambitious and evidence-based preventive action at the international level. ... -
Perspectiva de la Gestión de Residuos en América Latina y el Caribe – Resumen para tomadores de decisiones
(2018)El informe responde a la solicitud del Foro de Ministros de Medio Ambiente de América Latina y el Caribe, así como de la Asamblea de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente, de disponer ... -
Policy Brief - Low Speed Zones in Brazil (Portuguese)
(2017-05)Over 1.2 billion people across the world loose their lives in traffic crashes each year. In Brazil alone this number exceeds 40, 000 per year and continues to grow. This policy brief looks at low speed zones as an important ... -
Policy Brief – Bus Rapid Transit Accessibility (Portuguese)
(2017-05)In Brazil, more than 30 cities hacve invested in bus priority systems to encourage the use of public transport. However, difficult pedestrian and cyclist access to public transport isolates the system from the user. This ... -
Policy Brief – Mobility at Schools (Portuguese)
(2017-05)In 2014, 1654 children between the ages of zero and 14 are killed in road crashes in Brazil. In addition, 14, 000 children are hospitalized each year. This brief highlights the reality children face trying to get to school ... -
The Sustainable Fashion Communication Playbook - Executive Summary
(2023)The Playbook is written for those communicating directly with individual consumer audiences about the fashion sector. This incorporates a wide range of roles and practitioners, from those in marketing, branding, advertising, ... -
Uncovering Pathways towards an Inclusive Green Economy: a Summary for Leaders
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)An Inclusive Green Economy (IGE) is focused on expanding options and choices for national economies, using targeted and appropriate fiscal and social protection policies, and backed up by strong institutions that are ... -
Urban Ecosystem-based Adaptation - Briefing Note 8
(2022-07)Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is a strategy for adapting to the adverse impacts of climate change by harnessing nature and the services it can provide. This strategy is crucial for cities and peri-urban areas, threatened ... -
Working with the Environment to Protect People: UNEP’s COVID-19 Response
(2020)The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) stands with the billions of people suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic. The immediate priority is to protect them. But UNEP also has a duty to help nations build back better ...
