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Cold Chain Technology Brief: Vaccines
(2021)This note provides an overview of the vaccine cold chain in general and COVID-19 in particular, its requirements and challenges. First, the effects of temperature on these vaccines, old and new, and their storage and ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Gender and REDD+: Promoting Transformational Change and Innovation in REDD+ Action. UN-REDD Programme Info Brief Global
(2024-02)The concept of gender support within the Programme has evolved and grown over time through the use of a “learning by doing” approach. Through experience across regions, it has been found most effective to integrate gender ... -
Land-use Planning and Integrated Approaches to Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation. UN-REDD Programme Info Brief Global
(2024-02)The planet and its resources are under pressure. Forests, agricultural land and other natural resources are increasingly subject to conflict, and negotiation is needed on multiple land uses and between users. Integrated ... -
Lao PDR: Building Resilience of Urban Populations with Ecosystem-based Solutions - Policy Brief: Gender Action Plan
(2023-02)The Gender Action Plan aims to create gender parity in the involvement of women in the planning, implementation and monitoring phase of the Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) project activities. The two main goals of the ... -
Lessons Learned from Technical Assistance on Economic Valuation, Business Analytics and Mobilizing Public and Private Finance: A Summary of Technical Assistance on Economic Valuation, Business Analytics and Mobilizing Public and Private Finance. UN-REDD Programme Info Brief Global
(2024-02)The present brief begins by examining good practices implemented or promoted over the past five years under the Programme to stimulate partner countries to transition to a green economy, in which forest protection is ... -
Linking REDD+, the Paris Agreement, Nationally Determined Contributions and the Sustainable Development Goals: Realizing the Potential of Forests for NDC Enhancement and Implementation. UN-REDD Programme Info Brief Global
(2024-02)The UN-REDD Programme has been delivering a knowledge management workstream to provide technical analysis and practical knowledge to countries on how to better mainstream their REDD+ efforts and align them with the provisions ... -
National Funding Mechanisms for REDD+: Lessons Learned and Success Factors. UN-REDD Programme Info Brief Global
(2024-02)UN-REDD technical assistance as it relates to national REDD+ funding mechanisms focuses on helping countries to create structures that meet the requirements of various sources of international funding while fitting into ... -
Plastic Material Flow and Value Chain Analysis (Thailand)
(2022-08)This report was developed as part of the SEA circular project – Reducing marine litter by addressing the management of the plastic value chain in South-East Asia – implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme ... -
Recognizing and Empowering Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities as Critical Partners in Forest Solutions to the Climate Emergency. UN-REDD Programme Info Brief Global
(2024-02)Over the past decade, UN-REDD has developed and deployed a rich set of policies and practices to advance social inclusion and equity in REDD+ endeavours, with a focus on the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities ... -
The Role of Market Mechanisms in Bridging the Gap
(2021)UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report 2021 finds that annual greenhouse gas emissions need to almost halve by 2030 to limit global warming to 1.5°C, but the updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement ... -
Safeguarding People and Nature in REDD+: Meeting the Safeguards Requirements Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. UN-REDD Programme Info Brief Global
(2024-02)The implementation of activities under the REDD+ mechanism has the potential to deliver social and environmental benefits that go beyond the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, but it may also entail potential risks to ... -
Setting up Equipment Logbooks & Databases
(2023-07)This technical brief reflects the Polish experience of setting up and managing logbooks for refrigeration, air-conditioning, heat pump (RACHP) and other types of equipment. It also provides examples of similar equipment ... -
Tasks and Responsibilities of Assessment Report Co-chairs and Vice-chairs
(2022-10)Assessment report co-chairs and vice-chairs are responsible for ensuring that an assessment report is completed to the highest scientific standard. The names of all assessment report co-chairs and vice-chairs will be ... -
Zeroing in on Net Zero
(2021)UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report 2021 finds that annual greenhouse gas emissions need to almost halve by 2030 to limit global warming to 1.5°C, but the updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement ...