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Building Urban Resilience: Assessing Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in Kampala
(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 Kampala, Uganda, that was conducted in 2012. It examines the state of UPA in the city through the lens ...
Guidance manual on valuation and accounting of ecosystem services for Small Island Developing States
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2014)
Valuation and accounting of island ecosystem services is fundamental to our ability to achieve sustainable green growth in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), also known as large ocean states. SIDS are characterized ...
Building Urban Resilience: Assessing Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in Dar es Salaam
(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 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania that was conducted in 2012. It examines the state of UPA in the city through the ...
Building Urban Resilience: Assessing Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in Tamale
(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 Tamale, Ghana, that was conducted in 2012. It examines the state of UPA in the city through the lens of ...
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 ...
Assessing Global Land Use: Balancing Consumption with Sustainable Supply - Summary for Policymakers
(2014)
This report was produced by the Land and Soils Working Group of the International Resource Panel. It explores how the management of land-based biomass production and consumption can be developed towards a higher degree of ...
Guiding Principles for Delivering Coastal Wetland Carbon Projects
(2014)
This guidance document distills best practice principles for coastal wetland carbon projects, drawing on a long history of project development and implementation in fields of wetlands restoration, terrestrial carbon projects, ...
Building Natural Capital: How REDD+ can Support a Green Economy: Summary for Policy Makers
(UNEP, 2014)
This summary report highlights key findings from the report of the international resource panel: building natural capital: How REDD+ can support a Green Economy. It should be read in conjunction with the full report.
Keeping track of adaptation actions in Africa: Targeted Fiscal Stimulus Actions Making a Difference
(UNEP, 2014)
With the African population expected to increase to 2 billion by 2050, and nearly 65% of African livelihoods directly linked to agriculture-dominated landscapes, it is critical to provide targeted solutions that stimulate ...
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 ...