Browsing Factsheets, Infographics and Brochures by Subject "LAND USE"
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Assessing Global Land Use: Balancing Consumption with Sustainable Supply - Factsheet
(2014)Global land use plays a central role in determining our food, material and energy supply. Many countries have started to support the use of biomass for biofuels and biomaterials, and, at the same time, are becoming concerned ... -
A New Facility to Promote Investment in Forest Landscape Restoration: Supporting Forest Restoration in Developing Countries, Contributing to Climate Adaptation and Mitigation, Biodiversity and Sustainable Livelihoods
(2020)Half of all forest has been cleared and degraded. An investment in forests is an investment in our future. The Restoration Seed Capital Facility will help the powerful forces of private finance recognize and seize the ... -
A Task Force on Best Practices: Preparing the Ground for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021–2030
(2021)Unsustainable land use and the destruction of natural ecosystems have contributed to global land degradation, climate change and biodiversity loss. To prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems worldwide, the ... -
Towards Zero-Pollution Cities: Making Mega Cities Resource Efficient, Inclusive, and Low Polluting - Delhi, India Case Study
(2017)Delhi, India is typical of many megacities in Asia and Africa, with large populations, swift economic growth that spurs in-migration, and an already stressed built environment with significant underserved populations lacking ...