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Case studies of action taken on highly hazardous pesticides - Guidelines on Alternatives to Highly Hazardous Pesticides
(2023-09)Recognizing that highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) cause a disproportionate amount of harm to people and the environment, particularly in lower- and middle-income countries, many authorities have taken action to remove ... -
Case Study: Enaleia - Teaching Fishermen how to Fish: Reviving an Industry and dealing with Plastic
(2022-08)This case study demonstrates market-based solutions towards “less plastic wasted”, exemplary solutions for transformational changes in the way the plastic is managed in the value supply chain. Circular Economy approaches, ... -
Circular Solutions for Plastic Pollution: A Plastic Offset Programme is Encouraging Companies to Reduce their Plastic Footprint
This good practice case study is part of a series of knowledge products developed by the SEA circular project to showcase exemplary market-based solutions that bring about transformational changes in the way plastic is ... -
Circular Solutions for Plastic Pollution: Innovative Local Strategies for Effective Plastic Waste Management Models
This good practice case study is part of a series of knowledge products developed by the SEA circular project to showcase exemplary market-based solutions that bring about transformational changes in the way plastic is ... -
Circular Solutions for Plastic Pollution: Measurable Funding Mechanisms that Empower Communities and Clean Oceans
(2022-08)This good practice case study is part of a series of knowledge products developed by the SEA circular project to showcase exemplary market-based solutions that bring about transformational changes in the way plastic is ... -
Circular Solutions for Plastic Pollution: Sustainable Funding Mechanisms that Empower Communities And Clean Oceans
This good practice case study is part of a series of knowledge products developed by the SEA circular project to showcase exemplary market-based solutions that bring about transformational changes in the way plastic is ... -
Education to Empower: Citizen Science and Education to Empower Communities for Safer and Cleaner Environments
(2022)This case study demonstrates market-based solutions towards “less plastic wasted”, exemplary solutions for transformational changes in the way plastic is managed in the value supply chain. Circular Economy approaches, ... -
Land Degradation - Factsheet
(2017)Healthy landscapes are fundamental to the health of life on earth. From food production to quality air and water, nutrient cycling and soil formation, we depend on our land for the very basics of existence. Land degradation ... -
Mainstreaming Water-related Climate Risk Management in Uruguay’s Agricultural Sector
(2022-11)Uruguay, a middle-income country highly dependent on export-oriented agriculture for GDP and employment, is extremely vulnerable to fluctuations in precipitation and the ensuing availability of water resources needed as ... -
Nature-based Food Packaging: Alternatives to Plastic for Packaging Food
This case study demonstrates market-based solutions towards “less plastic wasted”, exemplary solutions for transformational changes in the way plastic is managed in the value supply chain. Circular Economy approaches, ... -
Participatory IWRM for Adapting to Unreliable Rainfall and Preventing Conflicts through Good Governance in North Darfur, Sudan
(2022-11)The Wadi El Ku catchment area, covering some 26,000 km² (slightly smaller than the size of Belgium) of the Sahel region of Darfur, Sudan, and receiving an annual average rainfall of just around 220 mm (far below the world ... -
Proposed Case Studies: Building National and Regional Capacity to Implement Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEA) by Strengthening Planning and State of Environment Assessment and Reporting in the Pacific - INFORM
(2024-02)The Pacific Islands are hard-hit by the economic, social, and environmental costs of climate change. Despite the region’s less than 0.02 per cent contribution to the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions, Pacific Island ... -
Proposed Case Studies: Enhancing Climate Information and Knowledge Services for Resilience in 5 Island Countries of the Pacific Ocean
(2024-02)A transformative new programme initiated by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) aims to establish climate and ocean information services and multi-hazard early warning systems in Pacific Small Island Developing States, ... -
Proposed Case Studies: Enhancing Early Warning Systems to Build Greater Resilience to Hydro-meteorological Hazards in Timor-Leste
(2024-02)Timor-Leste has a rich ecosystem of marine biodiversity coral reefs and mangroves. But this island nation in South East Asia is also one of the most vulnerable to extreme weather and slow-onset climatic events, like sea ... -
SeaNet Indonesia: Combatting ghost gear in the East Asian Seas case study series
(2023-08)TierraMar launched SeaNet Indonesia as a sustainable initiative aimed at improving the livelihoods in East Indonesia. This case study showcases one of the focus areas of the project, ghost gear recovery in local fishing ... -
Vanuatu: A flagship for the World
(2022-11)Climate adaptation is a question of survival for citizens of Vanuatu. And, because water is the major connecting element between the land and the sea, with rivers transporting drinking water, pollutants and sedimentation ...