Greening the Blue Report 2016
The United Nations emitted 2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent in 2015, according to the organization's annual report of its greenhouse gas emissions. The latest edition of the Greening
Nairobi
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The adaptation gap report 2014: a preliminary assessment
This first UNEP Adaptation Gap Report provides a framework for defining adaptation gaps and a preliminary assessment of the gap between adaptation needs and reality. It proposes an approach for identifying
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Carbon pools and multiple benefits of mangroves in Central Africa: assessment for REDD+
Carbon Pools and Multiple Benefits of Mangroves in Central Africa: Assessment for REDD+ provides the knowledge base for improving the management and reducing the deforestation rates of mangroves in Central
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Guidance manual on valuation and accounting of ecosystem services for Small Island Developing States
A new manual that will enable policymakers to calculate the true value of ecosystems for a transition to a green economy across the world's 52 small island developing states (SIDS), was launched by the
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Urbanization and climate change in Small Island Developing States
The purpose of this document is to provide a contextual understanding of the challenges and opportunities of climate change in relation to human settlements in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). It
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The importance of mangroves to people: a call to action
Mangroves are being destroyed at a rate 3 - 5 times greater than the average rates of forest loss, costing billions in economic damages and denying millions of people the ecosystem services they need to
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Assessment for decision-makers: scientific assessment of ozone depletion 2014
<p>The Earth's protective ozone layer is well on track to recovery in the next few decades thanks to concerted international action against ozone depleting substances, according to a new assessment by 300 scientists. The Assessment for Decision-Makers, a summary document of the Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion 2014, is being published by the UNEP and the WMO, and is the first comprehensive update in four years. The stratospheric ozone layer, a fragile shield of gas, protects the Earth from harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun. Without the Montreal Protocol and associated agreements, atmospheric levels of ozone depleting substances could have increased tenfold by 2050. According to global models, the Protocol will have prevented 2 million cases of skin cancer annually by 2030, averted damage to human eyes and immune systems, and protected wildlife and agriculture, according to UNEP.</p>
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Africa agriculture status report 2014: climate change and smallholder agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
As the second in the series of the African Agriculture Status Report, this volume seeks to provide an in-depth and comprehensive analysis of emerging issues and challenges faced by African smallholder
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Global environment outlook: small island developing states
GEO SIDS Outlook is a contribution to the 2014 Third International UN Conference on Small Island Developing States, which has an overarching theme of the sustainable development of Small Island Developing
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Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States Opens in Samoa
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.unep.org/newscentre/viewimage.aspx?img=10965&imgsize=4" style="width: 320px; height: 141px; margin: 9px; float: left;" />Apia, Samoa, 1 September 2014 - Heads of State,
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Climate finance for cities and buildings
This handbook provides local policy makers and other interested readers with an overview of climate and carbon finance mechanisms, both existing and in development, and their relevance to the urban context.