Wastewater is a growing health and environmental threat, accounting for almost as many planet warming emissions as the aviation industry. Yet, with the right policies, wastewater could be an invaluable resource, providing...
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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released a new strategic document outlining its freshwater-related priorities for implementing UNEP’s Medium-Term Strategy (MTS), 2022-2025. These aim to galvanize urgent...
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...
The Mediterranean region hosts a remarkable diversity of life and is a vital breeding area for key pelagic species, some of which are endangered. At the same time, the Mediterranean Sea has been described as one of the areas most...
Publication Date: October 2013 This eighth annual report on the partnership between the United Nations and the European Union focuses on the critical field of food and nutrition security. It reflects how the United Nations and the...
Publication Date: 2013This article explores a number of projects in Africa which demonstrate the great potential of ecosystem-based approaches to harness multiple ecosystem services, ultimately helping to alleviate food crises. A...
Publication Date: June 2013 Food security globally is highly dependent on crop production, which has been subjected to increasing pressures emanating from both an increasing demand for food and a deteriorating health of the...
Publication Date: June 2013 This report states that supporting smallholder farmers to play a greater role in food production and natural resource stewardship is one of the quickest ways to lift over one billion people out of...
Publication Date: June 2013 About 24 percent of all calories currently produced for human consumption are lost or wasted. This paper examines the implications of this amount of loss and waste, profiles a number of approaches for...