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The UNCCD: Laying the groundwork for future security (2014-2015)
… evidence into policy -- including documenting the economic case for increased investment in sustainable land … demand for food and a growing productivity yield gap. In economic terms, on-site productivity loss due to land … (ELD) Initiative with a view to producing a global assessment of the costs and benefits of SLM and global tools …
Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
… the three dimensions of sustainable development: the economic, social and environmental. The Goals and targets … beings can enjoy prosperous and fulfilling lives and that economic, social and technological progress occurs in harmony … will be developed on the basis of an independent technical assessment which will take into account best practices and …
Conservation of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway and its threatened waterbirds
… irrespective of protection status, until a full assessment of the economics of ecological services and … that incorporates appropriate Strategic Environmental Assessment and Environmental Impact Assessment processes, … of managing intertidal wetlands that meet the needs of economic development and biodiversity conservation, and to …
Factsheet - Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities
… and ecosystem health, as well as the resulting economic and social benefits. In parallel, some of the … organisations to support decision making and planning; • Assessment. UNEP monitors, and reports on, innovative and … monitoring of progress; to support resource efficiency and economic development through waste prevention; to increase …
Guidelines for public use measurement and reporting at parks and protected areas
… deliver strategic knowledge to enhance the environmental, economic and social sustainability of tourism. CRC for … OF THE TRIP AND VISITOR CHARACTERISTICS 48 4.4 STUDIES OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY 48 4.5 STUDIES ON SATISFACTION: EVALUATING … data are used in forecasting park use, economic impact assessment of a park, and in transportation and planning …
IUCN Information Papers on Marine Genetic Resources
… Paper 3 – Technological, Environmental, Social and 17 Economic Aspects (Kim Juniper) Information Paper 4 – … innovation. Technological, Environmental, Social and Economic Aspects: There is little evidence of systematic … how often they are taken. The role of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) …
Atmospheric Brown Clouds (ABC) Emission Inventory Manual
… and other scientific studies, UNEP commissioned a global assessment of black carbon and tropospheric ozone. The UNEP … Program NAPSEA Nomenclature for Air Pollution Socio-economic Activity NCV Net Calorific Value (= lower heating … NOx Nitrogen Oxides (NO + NOx) OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development OFA Over-fire Air (a …
Volta River Basin Ghana & Burkina Faso - Transboundary water management through multi-level participatory governance and community projects
… (see Box 2). 8 WANI Case Study – Volta River Basin Socio-economic surveys Key knowledge and information systems were … making and monitoring of interventions. Detailed socio- economic surveys of the pilot communities on the banks of the … a scientifically sound decision support system for the assessment, sustainable use and development of water …
The Implementation cycle II - Preparatory phase
… MEAs 10. Facilitate research and monitoring 11. Promote Economic and Financial Instruments to Facilitate … and ecological conditions on one hand and the social and economic reality people face on the other. Ramsar’s CEPA … 11. Promote Economic and Financial Instruments to Facilitate …
The Tacaná Watersheds - Developing untapped potential: Strengthening resilience through cross-sectoral collaboration
… with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place … Problem Statement The hypothesis for the rapid resilience assessment of the Tacaná Watersheds was that environmental … Association of Guatemala AGEX- PRONT and USAID. Community economic develop-ment is fundamental to environmental …