Environment & green economy

A healthy environment and equitable access to ecosystem goods and services are crucial for sustainable development, but they are increasingly threatened. To improve lives around the globe for the long term, we must change our relationship with the environment: growth and sustainability can go hand in hand if this imperative is met at all levels. An inclusive green economy offers a possible pathway.

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Building natural capital: how REDD+ can support a Green Economy - Summary for policy makers

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) uploaded a new Document | 26 March 2014

irpbuildingnaturalcapitalpolicymakersummary.pdf 5.42 MB

Publication Date: 2014 This summary report highlights key findings from the report of the international resource panel: building natural capital: How REDD+ can support a Green Economy. It should be read in conjunction with the full REDD+ Report.

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Building Natural Capital: How REDD+ Can Support a Green Economy

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) uploaded a new Document | 26 March 2014

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Publication Date: March 2014 This report by the International Resource Panel (IRP) and the UN REDD+ Programme provides a concise summary of the elements necessary for integrating REDD+ into a Green Economy. It provides policymakers with innovative ideas for supporting economic development while...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Registration has opened for the EU Green Week Conference 2014: 'Circular economy - saving resources, creating jobs'

Katharine Mill posted Information | 26 March 2014

EU Green Week 2014 will focus on the circular economy, resource efficiency and waste. More info and registration at: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/greenweek/

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
UNEP Compendium On Human Rights and the Environment - Advance Version

Alexa Froger uploaded a new Document | 21 March 2014

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Publication Date: March 2014 The Compendium on human rights and the environment takes stock of the normative and jurisprudential developments in the field of human rights and the environment. It describes international instruments that relate to human rights and the environment, such as...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Conference Summary: The Caribbean Green Economy Conference 2013

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) updated the Information | 12 March 2014

Information on t he Caribbean Green Economy Conference 2013 Green Economy as a Vehicle for Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication in the Caribbean 4-6 June 2013 Saint Lucia CONFERENCE SUMMARY Background To advance thinking and action on green economy in the Caribbean region, the Council of...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Global Green Economy Partnership Calls for Fundamental Shift in Investment to Green Jobs, Industry and Trade

Alexa Froger posted Information | 12 March 2014

Dubai , 6 March 2014 - Countries that have begun to embrace a green economy approach say that they realize a fundamental change in national planning and investment is required to reach their sustainable development and poverty eradication ambitions. More than 450 participants from 66 countries -...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Moving towards a climate neutral UN. The UN System's footprint and efforts to reduce it.

Alexa Froger uploaded a new Document | 12 March 2014

moving_towards_a_climate_neutral_un_0.pdf 1.82 MB

Publication date: 2014 Emission reduction efforts in the UN System are as diverse as the organizations themselves. They include reductions in travel-related emissions, schemes to improve the energy efficiency of buildings and raising awareness among staff. Organizations have been working to...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Laura Giappichelli commented on an event | 12 March 2014

Training course: Country-led environmental and climate change mainstreaming

Hello, next week it will be in Brussels. Then in Nairobi from 13-11 June, in Nicaragua from 8 to 11 July and probably after in Mexico.

Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Introduction to Green Economy

Capacity4dev Team created a new WIKI page | 11 March 2014

Practical Information This training lasts 2-4 days (depending on possible field visits and additional modules on environment integration) and is provided in Brussels (HQ) as well as delegations. Training Objectives The purpose of the course is to develop the capacity of participants to: understand...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Dr Victor Fodeke Appointed as the Director General of Africa Clean Energy Summit and the Africa Climate Solutions Centre

Juddie Passion posted Information | 11 March 2014

DR. VICTOR FODEKETechnical Advisor; African Union Commission (a 1988/89 Fulbright Exchange Fellow (Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow) has been appointed the Director General of the ACES 2014 and ACSC. He is the Founder and Member of Board of Trustees of AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION NETWORK a.k.a. EANet –...

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Group: African Renewable Energy Technology Platform - AFRETEP

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