Briefs, Summaries, Policies and Strategies: Recent submissions
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UNEA-Accredited Faith-based Organisations: Platform for Enhanced Coordination
(2022-07)As of June 2022, there are 58 accredited faith-based organisations to UNEA, classified within the NGO Major Group. Accredited FBOs account for approximately 10% of the total accredited organisations. At the ‘Faith for ... -
Leveraging Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) for COVID-19 Recovery in the Caribbean SIDS
(2022)We are pleased to announce that the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will initiate the project Leveraging Sustainable Public Procurement for COVID-19 Recovery in the Caribbean SIDS in six Small Island Developing ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Plastics in Agriculture - an Environmental Challenge - Foresight Brief No. 029 July 2022
(2022-07)Plastics are used extensively in farming, from plastic coated seeds to mulch film. They also make their way into biosolid fertilizer which is spread on fields. All these products have helped increase crop yields, but there ... -
Executive Summary - Sustainable Development Goal Indicator 6.3.2: Options for Maximising the Indicator's Positive Impact
(2022-06)This report assesses the suitability of various options laid out in the most recent indicator progress report (UNEP 2021) and outlines a roadmap for the future implementation of this indicator. -
Regional Strategy for the Control of Lionfish in the Mesoamerican Reef (MAR) - CEP Technical Report 77
(Mesoamerican Reef Fund, 2014)The intent of this strategy, shared with the Regional Strategy for the Control of Invasive Lionfish in the Wider Caribbean Region, is to facilitate this collaboration in order to provide a framework for action to: 1. Promote ... -
Regional Strategy for the Control of Invasive Lionfish in the Wider Caribbean: International Coral Reef Initiative - CEP Technical Report 76
(International Coral Reef Initiative, 2013)The lionfish is the first reef fish invasive species to become established in the Wider Caribbean Region threatening coral reef ecosystems and associated ecological and economic benefits. Although eradication is now unlikely, ... -
The Global Environment Monitoring System for the Ocean and Coasts - Strategy Brochure
(2022-06)This document outlines a strategy to guide the operations and workplan development of the newly established Global Environment Monitoring System for the Ocean and Coasts (GEMS Ocean) Programme. The strategy provides direction ... -
Action Plan for a Sustainable Planet in the Digital Age - Executive Summary
(2022-06)The main aim of this Action Plan is to catalyse collective action by the international community and the members of CODES towards the implementation of the 3 shifts and the associated 18 strategic priorities and outcomes ... -
Mapping Global and Regional Stakeholders Working on Digital Sustainability - Supplement Number 2 to the CODES Action Plan for a Sustainable Planet in the Digital Age
(2022-06)This Supplement Number 2 to the CODES Action Plan for a Sustainable Planet in the Digital Age reflects the outcomes of a collective intelligence process across the CODES community to map key international and regional ... -
Accelerating Sustainability through Digital Transformation: Use Cases and Innovations - Supplement Number 1 to the CODES Action Plan for a Sustainable Planet in the Digital Age
(2022-06)This Supplement Number 1 to the CODES Action Plan for a Sustainable Planet in the Digital Age reflects the outcomes of a collective intelligence process across the CODES community to identify use cases and innovations that ... -
Designing the Article 6.4 Mechanism: Lessons Learned from the CDM
(2021-10)Key messages and recommendations - The operational rules of Article 6.4 under the Paris Agreement would influence the supply of carbon credits on the market; however, the demand for credits cannot be controlled entirely ... -
Robust Accounting Under Article 6: Key to the Integrity of the Paris Agreement
(2021-10)Key messages and recommendations - A robust accounting system for Article 6 transactions will be key to the environmental integrity of the Paris Agreement. Article 6 transactions, if not properly accounted for, would provide ... -
World Environment Day 2018: The Day the Tide Turned 0n Single-Use Plastics
(2018-06)In 2018, World Environment Day reached new heights. With India as host country, the world rallied around a movement to “Beat Plastic Pollution”. This simple yet ambitious call to action, inspired governments, institutions ... -
Roadmap ODS 12: Uma rota para a sustentabilidade
(2021)Este roadmap tem o propósito de contribuir para o atingimento do ODS 12, em sintonia com a promoção de uma Economia de Baixo Carbono, por meio do fomento à rotulagem ambiental de produtos e serviços no Brasil. Para tanto, ... -
World Environment Situation Room and WESR CCA: Executive Briefing - March 2022
(2022-03)The main highlights of this brief include: Official Launch of WESR; Overall Architecture of WESR; Technical Implementation of WESR; Thematic Implementation of WESR; Impact of WESR CCA; Interactive Country Fiches; Lessons ...
