Greening the Blue Report is a UNEP initiative to engage and support the UN system in the transition towards greater environmental sustainability in the management of its facilities and operations. It provides information on the...
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To limit warming to 1.5°C or well below 2°C, as required by the 2015 Paris Agreement, the world needs to wind down fossil fuel production. Instead, governments continue to plan to produce coal, oil, and gas far in excess of the...
Mobility and public transit play a key role in achieving the Global Sustainable Development Goals for sustainable cities and communities as well as contribute towards achieving emission reduction targets. It also provides access...
A shift towards green economy is one of the key objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It was also one of the main themes addressed by the Eighth Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference, held in Batumi...
Walking and cycling are more than low-carbon modes of transport that enhance urban quality and facilitate social cohesion; they are cheap, flexible, personal modes without which the majority of people in low- and middle-income...
The Toolkit for Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) Revised (2014) is used as a starting point for the present toolkit. This toolkit for LCMP caters to a global audience, and provides a simplified approach for LCMP preparation for...
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...