Browsing Discussion Papers, Concepts and Proposals by Topic "Nature Action"
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4 Million Trees in 4 years Initiative (4MT4Y)
(2019)In the fight against climate change and protecting our environment and rich biodiversity, the Fijian Government is embarking on the ‘4 million trees in 4 years initiative’(4MT4Y) as it recognizes the important service that ... -
Accelerating Adaptation by Spurring a Paradigm Shift in Water Engineering in Indonesia, with Replication in Asia and Globally
(2019)It is MMAF’s ambition to spur a paradigm shift in hydraulic engineering in Indonesia, Asia and ultimately worldwide through the establishment of a BwN platform, to convene public private and civil society actors in the ... -
Agroecology: A Nature-based Food System - NBS Proposal from the AgroEcology Fund
(2019)In India, the state of Andhra Pradesh is investing $200 million to convert its farmers to the agroecological practice known as zero budget natural farming, which uses from-the-farm nutrients to grow crops without using ... -
Agroforestry a Nature Based Solution for Sustainability
(2019)The contribution will evaluate the five types of agroforestry practices: silvopasture, silvoarable, homegardens, riparian buffer strips and forest farming in the different types of land use across the world (table 1) as a ... -
The Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART): Attracting New Investment to Protect and Restore Forests
(2019)ART will provide a credible, independent program overseen by a global Board, and run by a Secretariat. It includes a rigorous Standard to quantify emissions reductions from REDD+ activities at a jurisdictional and national ... -
Background Paper Prepared by UNEP to Support the Intergovernmental Consultations on Nature-based Solutions
(2023-04)This paper contains background information to inform the intergovernmental consultations on nature-based solutions. UNEP was requested to convene these consultations in United Nations Environment Assembly Resolution 5/5 ... -
Bankable Water Solutions (BWS) - Engaging with the Nature-Based Solutions coalition for the Climate Action Summit
(2019)Investors, banks and private companies are investing heavily in water-related infrastructure and they are hungry to invest in more sustainable water projects, but there is no pipeline of viable projects. WWF is taking ... -
Bringing Concrete to Life - Enhancing Natural Processes on Concrete Based Coastal and Marine Infrastructure (CMI)
(2019)The ecological engineering of shorelines schemes is an evolving discipline (Mitsch., 2012) with the aim of building more inclusive, resilient and safe coastal and marine structures for people and nature that maximize ... -
Building a global soil movement through philanthropic investment
(2019)The Global Alliance for the Future of Food is an alliance of 25 philanthropic foundations, which invests in projects on all five continents. The Global Alliance works with its members and with others to transform global ... -
Building the Business Case for Nature-based Solutions for Watersheds
(2019)A private-public initiative to scale private investment in nature-based solutions by developing: a standardized framework to demonstrate and value stacked water-carbon benefits associated with the implementation of ... -
Climate Change and the Ocean - Adaptation Strategies for Fisheries and Aquaculture (FAO)
(2019)This contribution highlights FAO’s new adaptation toolbox for fisheries and aquaculture. This toolbox provides guidance on the tools and methods available to facilitate and strengthen adaptation, thus contributing to ... -
Climate Solution: Protecting Primary Forests is Essential for a Safe Climate
(2019)Protecting Primary Forests is Essential for a Safe Climate (Wild Heritage, CLARA) -
Comprehensive Treatment Project of Rocky Desertification in Karst Area
(2019)Rocky desertification is the most serious ecological problem in the karst area of southern China, affecting the ecological safety of the Pearl River and the Yangtze River, and seriously restricting the sustainable economic ... -
Concept Note - National Training Workshop: Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics (FDES 2013) in the Republic of South Sudan
(2024-10)Before South Sudan gained independence in 2011, the region faced severe environmental challenges due to decades of civil war, limited infrastructure, and weak governance. Conflict led to widespread displacement, deforestation, ... -
Contribution to the Nature-based Solutions Proposition for the Climate Action Summit 2019
(2019)Under the International Platform for Insetting (IPI), sustainability leaders who are pioneering the concept of insetting collaborate in order to further enhance and develop this emerging and promising approach. They work ... -
Contributions of the UN Environment Assembly to the 2019 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
(2019)Ensuring the health of the environment is essential to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In particular, taking urgent action to curb global average temperature rise to well below 2C will prove critical ... -
COP29 Declaration on Water for Climate Action - [Declaration]
(2024-11)The COP29 Declaration on Water for Climate Action will launch the Baku Dialogue on Water for Climate Action (Baku Dialogue) to serve as a COP-to-COP collaboration platform fostering continuity and coherence on water-related ... -
COP29 Water for Climate Action initiative: Enhancing ambition and enabling action on climate change and water nexus
(2024-11)The Initiative focuses on issues stemming from the climate and water nexus, in particular: - water scarcity and water security (availability, access and safe use) - water pollution, water quality and sanitation - ... -
Developing a Scalable Business Model to Support Large-scale Global Coral Reef Restoration
(2019)Coral Vita’s land-based farms integrate breakthrough methods to accelerate coral growth up to 50x (microfragmenting) while enhancing their resiliency to warming and acidifying oceans (assisted evolution). And our model ...
