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Assessing Mineral Resources in Society: Metal recycling - Opportunities, Limits, Infrastructure - Summary
(2013)A Product-Centric approach is necessary to promote metals recycling in the 21st century. This means the application of economically viable technology and methods throughout the recovery chain to extract metals from the ... -
Building Natural Capital: How REDD+ can Support a Green Economy: Summary for Policy Makers
(UNEP, 2014)This summary report highlights key findings from the report of the international resource panel: building natural capital: How REDD+ can support a Green Economy. It should be read in conjunction with the full report. -
Buildings and climate change: status, challenges and opportunities
As one of the products of the Sustainable Buildings and Construction Initiative (SBCI), this publication outlines the salient features of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions from building use and construction. The ... -
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 ... -
Food Systems and Natural Resources: Summary for Policy Makers
(2016)The IRP Food Systems and Natural Resources report assesses the current status and dynamics of natural resource use in food systems and their environmental impacts, identifying opportunities to move towards more resource-smart ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
One Health Joint Action Plan of Action (2022-2026): Working together for the Health of Humans, Animals, Plants and the Environment
(2022-10)The scope of the OH JPA is guided by the imperative for an inclusive One Health approach to addressing the health threats of humans, animals and plants in an integrated manner, while promoting environment and biodiversity ... -
TEEB for Business – Executive Summary
(The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity, 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). -
The Emissions Gap Report 2015 – Executive Summary
The year 2015 has the potential to become a turning point in global efforts to transform the prevailing social and economic development paradigm into a more sustainable one. The global community reached agreement in September ... -
Towards Sustainable Production and use of Resources: Assessing Biofuels - Summary
(2009)This report was produced by the Working Group on biofuels of the International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management. It provides an overview of the key problems and perspectives toward sustainable production and use ...