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• The value of forests: payments for ecosystem services in a green economy

  Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) describes the situation where the user of an environmental service, such as water purification, pays the landowners who provide that service. For PES to exist, there

  • 01/05/2014

  • UNECE
  • • Forests
    • Ecosystem Services
    • Ecosystems
    • Europe
    • Economy
    • Environment Economics
    • N C America
    • Asia
    • Biodiversity

• Towards energy-efficient housing: prospects for UNECE member States

  This paper discusses the multiple benefits and opportunities that improved energy efficiency in housing brings for all the three pillars of sustainable development. Environmental, macroeconomic, microeconomic benefits, social implications and energy security issues are discussed, along with a specific case of the transition country.

  • 01/03/2009

  • UNECE
  • • Environment
    • Energy Efficiency
    • Housing
    • Green Buildings
    • Energy Technology
    • International Cooperation
    • Asia
    • Europe
    • Sustainable Development
    • Green House Gases