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Building Urban Resilience: Assessing Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in Kathmandu
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2014)
This report presents the findings of a knowledge assessment on peri-urban agriculture in the Kathmandu Valley. This assessment locates peri-urban agriculture within larger, ongoing change occurring in the Kathmandu Valley's ...
Accelerating youth action towards Africa’s Greener Future
(UNEP, 2015)
This paper retraces the path that UNEP has travelled in its dealings with African youth. The paper casts an eye on the past in order to draw vital lessons that inform the way forward. It discusses and lays out a roadmap ...
The importance of mangroves to people: a call to action
(UNEP, 2014)
Mangroves are a type of tropical forest, uniquely positioned at the dynamic interface of land and sea. They are found along coasts and estuaries throughout the tropics and subtropics and are capable of thriving in salt water
Sustainable Consumption and Production: a Handbook for Policymakers
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)
This Handbook is an output of UNEP’s work towards the implementation of the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP). This global edition is based on a pilot edition for Asia and the ...
GEO-6: Global Environment Outlook: Regional assessment for West Asia
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2016)
In this assessment, the UNEP Secretariat and the authorsprovide an objective evaluation and analysis designed tosupport environmental decision making. Expert judgmentis applied to existing knowledge to provide scientific ...
Global Environment Outlook: Small Island Developing States : Outlook - GEO SIDS
(2014)
GEO SIDS Outlook is a contribution to the 2014 Third International UN Conference on Small Island Developing States, which has an overarching theme of the sustainable development of Small Island Developing States through ...
The open ocean: Status and trends volume 5 - Summary for policy makers
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2016)
The Open Ocean Assessment provides a baseline review of issues linking human well-being with the status of the open ocean through the themes of governance, climate change, ocean ecosystems, fisheries, pollution, and ...
Africa Mountains Atlas
(UNEP, 2014)
The mountains of Africa provide water and food, rich biodiversity, recreational areas and serve as important centres of cultural integrity and heritage. However, Africa faces growing challenges in ensuring the sustainable ...
Frozen heat: a global outlook on methane gas hydrates - Volume 1
(UNEP, 2014)
In 2010, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) commissioned the Global Outlook on Gas Hydrates as part of its mandate to examine the environmental aspect of key emerging issues and provide accurate and objective ...
Building Urban Resilience: Assessing Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in Ibadan
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2014)
This report presents the findings of a knowledge assessment on urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) for the city of Ibadan, Nigeria that was conducted in 2012. It examines the state of UPA in the city through the lens ...