Nairobi, 3 September 2021 - WHO, UNDP, UNEP and UNICEF have partnered to create a new compendium of 500 actions aimed at reducing death and diseases driven by environmental risk factors, the first such resource to unite this...
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Sustainable and Disaster-resilient Development in Vulnerable Countries Context : The degradation of ecosystems – such as forests, wetlands, coastal and marine systems, and drylands – is a major driver of disaster risk and a key...
Publication Date: May 2013 This report argues that greening global trade is a vital step towards achieving sustainable development, and developing countries with abundant renewable resources are well-positioned to capitalize on...
Publication Date: 2012 Peru’s BioTrade sector offers tremendous potential, with its vast biodiversity, to develop new production lines that will help consolidate its current range of goods and services. Peru has 84 of the world’s...
Publication Date: 2012 This report examines the potential for growth of biotrade of medicinal and aromatic plants in Nepal. The report shows the incentive for Nepal to protect its biodiversity and hence these plants, which could...
Issue date: 2012 The report finds that the contribution of BioTrade to Namibia's economy could increase by 50 per cent over the next 10 years, to 7 per cent of GDP. In terms of poverty reduction, BioTrade has the potential to...