Browsing Technical Reports by SDGs "SDG 14 - Life Below Water"
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Decades of Mangrove Forest Change: What Does it Mean for Nature, People and the Climate?
(2023-04)Decades of Mangrove Forest Change: What does it mean for nature, people and the climate? reviews the extent of mangrove forest cover and considers the potential consequences of changes in mangrove extent for more than 1,000 ... -
Environmental impact of the conflict in Gaza: Preliminary assessment of environmental impacts
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-06)This Preliminary Assessment was prepared by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in response to an official request from the State of Palestine for an assessment of the environmental impacts of the conflict in ... -
Greening the Blue Report 2023: The UN System’s Environmental Footprint and Efforts to Reduce it
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-12)This digital PDF component of the Report provides the UN system-wide 2022 results on the five environmental impacts areas: greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, waste, air pollution, water and biodiversity; on the overarching ... -
Human Migration and Natural Resources: Global assessment of an adaptive complex system
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-06)The report uses a hybrid, interdisciplinary approach based on a range of methods and varied data sources, with a view to producing a significant and globally relevant assessment of the relationship between resource management ... -
Inclusive Wealth Africa 2024: Moving beyond GDP
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-10)IWR Africa 2023 presents three key messages: • The renewable natural capital of African countries is in historic decline and there is no room for its mismanagement. A significant proportion of the African population relies ... -
Into the Blue: Securing a Sustainable Future for Kelp Forests
(2023-04)Into the Blue: Securing a Sustainable Future for Kelp Forests global synthesis report is the most comprehensive knowledge review on kelp to date, revealing the state of science on the world’s kelp forests and providing ... -
Planning action on nature: Using spatial planning approaches to implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework - Conceptual guidelines
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-02)The aim of this report is to demonstrate how spatial planning approaches can be used to support the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework specifically focusing on the marine realm. Practical ... -
Regional Ocean Governance: A Review of Existing Formalised Cooperation between Regional Seas Organisations and other Intergovernmental Organisations
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-06)The last 20-30 years have seen widespread and repeated calls for enhancing cooperation and coordination in the realm of regional ocean governance. This report provides an overview of existing formalised cooperation between ... -
Regional Seas Biodiversity: Harmonized Reporting Between Regional Seas Programmes National Reporting and the Convention on Biological Diversity National Reporting (NBSAP)
(2023-06)The overall objective of this report is to review national planning reporting mechanisms under the Regional Seas Conventions and Actions Plans (RSCAPs), select relevant case studies, and analyse possible harmonization ... -
Seaweed Farming: Assessment on the Potential of Sustainable Upscaling for Climate, Communities and the Planet
(2023-06)This report collates and scrutinizes existing research on the quantifiable climate benefits, as well as the associated environmental and social risks and benefits, of global seaweed farming. The scope of the report includes ... -
State of Finance for Nature 2023: The Big Nature Turnaround - Repurposing $7 Trillion to Combat Nature Loss
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-12)Almost $7 trillion is invested annually in practices detrimental to nature from both public and private sector sources globally. For the first time, the 2023 edition of the State of Finance for Nature report estimates the ... -
Towards Zero Waste: A Catalyst for delivering the Sustainable Development Goals
(2023-11)Sustainable waste management is crucial to delivering the Sustainable Development Goals. Prioritising waste reduction, recycling and safe disposal can address some of the most pressing social, economic and environmental ... -
Transboundary landscape management tools and key strategies in the Lancang-Mekong region
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-11)This report aims to collect, analyse and disseminate the knowledge base for practitioners and policymakers on tools, key strategies and good practices on integrated ecosystem management in connection with livelihoods in ... -
Trends and Outlook of Natural Resource Use in West Asia
(2023-06)This piece of work is framed by the set of initiatives rolled out by the Global Opportunities for Sustainable Development Goals (GO4SDGs) in West Asia to enhance the knowledge and capacity of policymakers. It is the first ...