UNEP Publications Pre-2023
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Large marine ecosystems: A global comparative assessment of baseline - Status and future trends. Transboundary Waters Assessment Programme Volume 4 - Summary for policy makers
(2016)Recognizing the value of large marine ecosystems (LMEs) and other transboundary water systems (open ocean, groundwater aquifers, lakes and reservoirs, and river basins), their continued degradation, the fragmented approach ... -
Global Environment Outlook GEO-2000: UNEP's Millennium Report on the Environment
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2000)UNEP's Global Environment Outlook 2000 presents a comprehensive integrated assessment of the global environment at the turn of the millennium. Two over-riding trends characterize the beginning of the third millennium. ... -
TEEB Manual for Cities: Ecosystem Services in Urban Management
(United Nations Evironment Programme, 2011)This report highlights how a focus on ecosystem services and their valuation can create direct benefits for cities. It also provides stepwise guidance on how to do this illustrated by in-depth case studies. -
TEEB Climate Issues Update September 2009
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2009)This report demonstrates how climate change and biodiversity are inextricably linked and how investments in the restoration and conservation of our planet’s ecosystems, valued at several trillion dollars, can play a major ... -
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity Report for Business – Executive Summary
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2010)This document summarizes a major component of TEEB aimed at the business community (‘TEEB for Business’ or Deliverable 3). The full report sets out the business case for biodiversity and ecosystem services (BES). -
Why Value the Oceans? A Discussion Paper
(2012)This report seeks to draw attention to the economic benefits of ocean and coastal biodiversity and healthy ecosystems and emphasize the unrealized benefits of preserved and enhanced whole ecosystem structures, functions ... -
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity Valuation Database - Manual
(The Sustainable Ecosystems Team at the Scotland’s Rural College, 2013)The Manual presents an overview and explains the potential uses and functions of the TEEB Valuation Database. The Manual discusses the origin of the database; describes its content and structure; outlines its contents and ... -
Nature and its Role in the Transition to a Green Economy: A contribution to Rio +10
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2012-02)This paper looks at how nature and natural capital contribute to a green economy, both in terms of the benefits provide to society by maintaining nature as well as the losses avoided by conserving and rehabilitating natural ... -
Nature and its Role in the Transition to a Green Economy
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2012-02)This paper looks at how nature and natural capital contribute to a green economy, both in terms of the benefits provide to society by maintaining nature as well as the losses avoided by conserving and rehabilitating natural ... -
Natural Capital Accounting and Water Quality: Commitments, Benefits, Needs and Progress – A Briefing Note
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2013)The briefing note outlines existing guidance and examples on water quality accounting and identifies the ongoing challenges related to the development of natural capital accounting and water quality accounting. Inspired ... -
Mainstreaming the Economics of Nature: A Synthesis of the Approach, Conclusions and Recommendations of TEEB
(2012)TEEB Synthesis Report report was released at the 10th meeting of the Conference of Parties to the CBD in Nagoya, Japan in October 2010. Mainstreaming the Economics of Nature provides a synthesis of the approach, conclusions ... -
Executive summary: TEEB for Water and Wetlands
(2013-03)The report builds on the TEEB approach to generate a better understanding of the ecosystem service values of water and wetlands and encourage improved decision making and business commitment for their conservation, investment ... -
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Water and Wetlands
(2013-03)This report builds on the TEEB approach to generate a better understanding of the ecosystem service values of water and wetlands and encourage improved decision making and business commitment for their conservation, ... -
Guidance Manuel for TEEB Country Studies: version 1.0
(2013-02)The Guidance Manual for TEEB Country Studies provides both technical and operational guidance on how countries may conduct a TEEB Country Study. It outlines the various steps that may be taken to initiate and implement a ... -
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: Challenges and Responses
(2014-01)This report describes the life of TEEB to date, progress made towards its goal of mainstreaming the economics of nature, the main challenges as the initiative begins a phase of implementation, as well as the responses of ... -
TEEB for Agriculture & Food: Scientific and Economic Foundations Report
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2018-06)The TEEBAgriFood ‘Scientific and Economic Foundations’ report addresses the core theoretical issues and controversies underpinning the evaluation of the nexus between the agri-food sector, biodiversity and ecosystem services ... -
Decent Work in Nature-based Solutions 2022 [with appendices]
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2022-12)NbS are increasingly seen as a way to meet the objectives of several global agreements and can be central to a just transition – if the right mix of just transition policies are implemented. But there is currently no ... -
Case Studies on Ecosystem-based Approaches for Resilient Livelihoods in Developing Countries
(2022)The report features 10 case studies representing distinct freshwater, mountain and dryland areas at different sites across Asia and Africa, where local communities solve challenges of environment and livelihoods through ... -
Annex 1: Methodology - Turning off the Tap: How the World can End Plastic Pollution and Create a Circular Economy
(2023-04)This annex includes Annex 1.1: Key metrics and assumptions in the business-as-usual and systems change scenarios; and Annex 1.2 Methodology for the Economic analysis. -
World Atlas of Desertification
(Edward Arnold, 1992)This atlas represents the current stage of our understanding of desertification, its extent and its possible solutions. One of the clearest ways to depict a global problem is to show it in an atlas. If it is true that one ...
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