Multilateral Environmental Agreements
- Promoting synergy among activities addressing biological diversity, desertification, and climate change
- This report recognises the potential of, and stresses the need for, synergy in the implementation of activities that link biodiversity conservation, mitigation of and adaptation to climate change, and land degradation. It assesses the potential consequences for biodiversity of particular adaptation activities under the Convention on Biological Diversity, provides methodological considerations when implementing these activities, and highlights research and knowledge gaps
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- Is water adaptation planning effective?
- ( G. Björklund (ed) / United Nations Development Programme , 2009)
- The Report looks at water adaptation aspects in ongoing processes of formulating and implementing National Adaptation Programmes of Action – NAPAs. ...
- Linking CBD 2010 targets and the MDGs
- ( B. Pisupati;R. Rubian / United Nations University , 2008)
- This report is a literature review to assess the current state of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) 2010 target. The authors explore the potential fo...
- Future prospects for Joint Implementation
- ( A. Korppoo;O. Gassan-zade / Climate Strategies , 2008)
- This paper looks at the likely future of Joint Implementation (JI) in the fight against climate change. It also compares JI to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and evaluates how things have been ...
- Framework for an agreement on adaptation to climate change
- ( E. Levina / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , 2007)
- In view of the climate change challenges, this paper aims to outline a possible framework for an agreement on adaptation. It highlights several issues that need to be recognised and clarified to make ...
- Are multilateral environment agreements the way forward for Virunga National Park?
- ( A. Crawford;J. Bernstein / International Institute for Sustainable Development , 2008)
- Focusing on the case of Virunga National Park (PNVi) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), this paper looks at Multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) and the impact of ongoing conflict. It ...
- Are countries meeting their commitments to preserve, protect and restore forest biodiversity?
- ( M. Lovera;S. Gauntlett, (ed);A. Laletin, (ed) / Convention on Biological Diversity , 2008)
- This paper assesses what progress different countries have made over recent years on preserving, protecting and restoring forest biological diversity. Specifically, the report presents the findings of...
- Funding mechanisms for climate change adaptation
- ( ActionAid International , 2007)
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There are significant gaps between funds pledged and the needs of developing countries struggling to adapt to the impacts of climate change. Additionally, there has been insufficient attention to t...
How have the UNEP, CSD and GEF contributed to environmental awareness and institution building in China
- ( G. Heggelund;E. B. Backer / Fridtjof Nansen Institute , 2007)
- The focus of this article is on whether, and to what extent, the major UN bodies for environmental issues – the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), the Commission for Sustainable Develo...
What are developing countries doing to regulate biosafety?
- ( K. Garforth (ed);S. Manga (ed);C. Frison (ed) / Centre for International Sustainable Development Law , 2008)
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This scoping study examines the current context for biosafety and how this has been applied in the development of new national biosafety regulatory regimes. The field of biosafety, which arose...
How can the "bushmeat crisis" be resolved?
- ( R. Nasi;D. Brown;D. Wilkie / Convention on Biological Diversity , 2008)
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This paper addresses the hunting of tropical forest wildlife for food (known as “bushmeat”, “wildmeat” and/or “gamemeat”). It argues that this is an issue of con...
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