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A comprehensive review of constraints to improved management of fertilizers in China and mitigation of diffuse water pollution from agriculture
Complex and inter-related factors explain the excessive use of fertilizer observed in many intensive farming systems in China. This review provides an original and contemporary synthesis of these factors. -
Agriculture: Investing in Natural Capital - Towards a Green Economy Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication
This chapter provides evidence to inspire policy makers to support increasing green investments in the sector, and guidance on how to enable this transformation. It aims to enhance food security, reduce poverty, improve ... -
Annex I. COBSEA Regional Monitoring Inventory Sheet 1 - for Regional Guidance on Harmonized National Monitoring Programmes
(2022-02)Annex I. COBSEA Regional Monitoring Inventory Sheet 1. for Regional Guidance on Harmonized National Monitoring Programmes -
Bridging the Gap – the Role of Equitable Low-carbon Lifestyles - Emissions Gap Report 2020 Chapter 6
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2020)Understanding the distribution of lifestyle emissions among populations and by activities is important for equitable targeting of mitigation measures, in order to encourage reductions from households with high consumption ... -
Buildings: Investing in Energy and Resource Efficiency - Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication
The chapter makes a strong economic case greening the building sector, and provides guidance on policies and instruments needed to bring about this transformation. The chapter encompasses both new construction and the ... -
Cities: Investing in Energy and Resource efficiency - Towards a Green Economy Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication
The chapter makes a case for green cities. It describes the environmental, social and economic consequences of greening urban systems and infrastructure, and provides guidance to policy makers on how to make cities more ... -
The Community Benefits of Iran’s Traditional Qanat Systems - Case Study
Infrastructure should create employment, support local businesses, and build amenities that benefit communities, thereby maximizing and safeguarding its economic benefits. -
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Toolkit - Enhancing the Uptake and Impact of Corporate Sustainability Reporting: A Handbook and Toolkit for Policymakers and Relevant Stakeholders Section B
(2019)This section presents more specific direction on a number of the key elements of corporate sustainability reporting and provides readers with action-oriented guidance to apply the research to their work. The first chapter ... -
Cost-Effectiveness Payback Period Transformer Model for PCB Study
(2023-07)The model is an Excel spreadsheet developed in order to estimate the necessary investment and the benefits for upgrading the distribution and transmission transformers in service that may contain hazardous levels of PCBs ... -
The Emissions Gap and its Implications - The Emissions Gap Report 2017 Chapter 3
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2017)This chapter provides an update on the mitigation challenge associated with the global temperature goal of the Paris Agreement, and the estimated global emission levels under various assumptions regarding the implementation ... -
Enabling Conditions Supporting the Transition to a Global Green Economy - Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication
The report demonstrates that certain enabling conditions need to be created and maintained to attract investment in green economic activity. This chapter focuses on the measures that could be feasibly introduced in the ... -
Evaluation - UNEP Programme and Project Management Manual - 2023 Edition
(2023-05)UNEP is held accountable for the quality and delivery of its work through evaluations and other assessments, such as management-led Reviews. The evaluation function promotes learning and accountability and is a key source ... -
Finance: Supporting the Transition to a Global Green Economy - Towards a Green Economy Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication
The chapter examines how the green economy is currently being financed and explores the priorities and potential methods for increasing these investments. It makes the case for scaling up financing to help drive the ... -
Financial Management - UNEP Programme and Project Management Manual - 2023 Edition
the delivery of UNEP’s programmes and projects and should be properly managed throughout the Project Cycle. The Corporate Services Di vision (CSD) leads UNEP’s management of financial resources. At the project-level, a ... -
Fisheries: Investing in Natural Capital - Towards a Green Economy Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication
This chapter demonstrates the current economic and social value of marine fisheries to the world, and estimates the sector’s full potential if it were managed within the framework of a green economy. It also explores how ... -
Forests: Investing in Natural Capital - Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication
The chapter on forests assesses the gap between “business-as-usual” in the forest sector and the role of forests in a green economy. It reviews the current range of green investments in the sector and how they are likely ... -
Growing Popularity of Alternate Food Systems for Environment and Health - Foresight Brief No. 015 April 2020
A food system could be defined as the path that food travels - starting from conception in the field to the resulting nutritional outcomes for those consuming it. This includes the growing, harvesting, processing, packaging, ... -
How We Work - UNEP Programme and Project Management Manual - 2023 Edition
In September 2015, world leaders adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which cut across disciplines, sectors and institutional mandates. The goals ... -
Human Resources - UNEP Programme and Project Management Manual - 2023 Edition
Human Resources (HR) is a critical component in project delivery. Timely recruitment and effective management of personnel, along with learning and development for staff members are important elements of a Results Based ... -
Indicators of urban poor communities and their accessibility
Indicators of urban poor communiteies and their accessibility is part of a study on the Development of an Urban Poor Accessibility Assessment Tool