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Data Reporting Tool for MEAs
(2021-07-07)DaRT is the first tool supporting Parties to effectively use synergies in the field of knowledge and information management for national reporting to biodiversity-related conventions. DaRT provides private and secure ... -
Decoupling Natural Resource Use and Environmental Impacts from Economic Growth - Summary
(2011)Humankind has witnessed phenomenal economic and social development in the past century. However, there are increasing signs that it has come at a cost to the environment and to the availability of cheap resources. Despite ... -
The Democratic Republic of the Congo: Post-Conflict Environmental Assessment: Synthesis for Policy Makers
(2011)UNEP’s post-conflict environmental assessment aims to provide a better understanding of the underlying challenges facing the DRC and to help identify and develop promising opportunities to support sustainable economic ... -
Desarrollo sostenible en la práctica: La aplicación de un enfoque integrado en América Latina y el Caribe - Nota de Política
(2017)The note identifies points of entry and concrete methodologies that have ensured effective bridging of several SDGs and thereby advance faster and more practically on applying an integrated approach that maximizes the ... -
Desert Locusts’ Upsurges: A Harbinger of Emerging Climate Change Induced Crises? - Foresight Brief No. 022 January 2021
(2021)The economic importance of locusts is evident from their impacts on livelihoods, food security and nutrition, economic development and on the environment. This foresight brief discusses some of these issues and highlights ... -
Designing the Article 6.4 Mechanism: Lessons Learned from the CDM
(2021-10)Key messages and recommendations - The operational rules of Article 6.4 under the Paris Agreement would influence the supply of carbon credits on the market; however, the demand for credits cannot be controlled entirely ... -
Developing a Gender Global Governance Strategy for the Faith for Earth Coalition
(2021)The Faith for Earth Coalition builds on the recognition that the full, meaningful and equal participation and leadership of women in all aspects of the Coalition’s governance and outputs is vital for achieving the targeted ... -
Developing Capacity for National Forest Monitoring Systems: UN-REDD Support and Innovative Solutions for Collecting, Managing and Reporting Forest Data. UN-REDD Programme Info Brief Global
(2024-02)National forest monitoring is a process that includes generating information to allow for the monitoring of changes and trends in forests over time, usually from cycles of data collection (both remote-sensing and field ... -
Developing the Economic Case for EbA - Briefing Note 5
(2020)This briefing note highlights the range of information that should be incorporated in making an economic case for EbA, and the relevance of compiling it for all adaptation solutions to help ensure that EbA options are ... -
Digital Transformation: Becoming an Innovative, Agile and Collaborative Organization, Fit for Purpose in the Digital Age - 2022 Version 1.0
(2022-04)This document sets out the vision for the Digital Transformation of the organization over the next four years, responding to a changing digital development landscape and the evolving needs of our partners, including ... -
Disaster Waste Management Policy/Strategy Nepal
(2019)This Disaster waste management policy and Strategy is expected to contribute for Eco friendly reconstruction and new construction works via the reuse of disaster debris. Thus, the Nation would be capable to achieve Economic ... -
Dominica: Sustainable Public Procurement Action Plan
(2021)To date, there have been no substantive initiatives undertaken by the Government of Dominica to implement SPP. There is a low level of awareness of SPP with the public sector and, as a result, no stimuli have yet been ... -
Early Warning for Environment (EWE) Workshop - Co-creating a Strategy for One UN Common Approach to EWE
(2023-11)This Early Warning for Environment Workshop was organized by UNEP and held in the International Environment House, Geneva, Switzerland (Hybrid), from 20 to 21 November 2023. It was attended by 11 other UN Agencies and 6 ... -
Early Warning Systems for Adaptation - Science for Adaptation Policy Brief #4
(2021-11)Key messages- i) Strengthening Early Warning Systems for Adaptation (EWSA) helps countries prepare for extreme weather events, now and in the future, and improves pathways towards sustainable development. ii) Past and ... -
EbA in Different Ecosystems: Placing Measures in Context - Briefing Note 3
(2020)This briefing note provides an overview of EbA measures commonly implemented in particular ecosystems (mountains, drylands, wetlands, coasts, and urban systems), reflecting interventions supported by UN Environment EbA ... -
Economic Analysis of Local Government Investment in Rural Roads in Nepal - Summary
(2011)The overall objective of this study is to inform policy-makers of the costs and benefits of alternative road construction approaches, including social and environmental concerns, and propose specific recommendations on ... -
Economic Instruments for Managing Environmentally Harmful Products in Moldova: Current Practices and Policy Recommendations
(2015)The project’s objective was to help the government of the Republic of Moldova to improve the design of existing instruments and develop new ones in order to provide incentives for both reducing pollution by environmentally ... -
Economic Instruments for Managing Environmentally Harmful Products in Ukraine: Current Practices and Policy Recommendations
(2015)Its objective was to help the government of Ukraine to improve the design of existing instruments and develop new ones in order to provide incentives for both reducing pollution and introducing greener. -
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Economics of Resource Efficiency
(2017)The International Resource Panel was established in 2007 to provide independent, scientific assessment on the sustainable use of natural resources and the impacts of resource use over the full life cycle.