Biblioteca

This paper considers the practicalities, opportunities and threats associated with one of the earliest proposed carbon-removal techniques: large-scale ocean fertilization, achieved by adding iron or other nutrients to surface waters. The intention is to enhance microscopic marine plant growth, on a scale large enough not only to significantly increase the uptake of atmospheric carbon by the ocean, but also to remove it from the atmosphere for long enough to provide global climatic benefit. 

This technical document aims to increase understanding of the tenure aspects of REDD+ readiness in the context of national tenure processes and the implementation of the Voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests in the context of national food security (Guidelines).

This briefing note provides a brief summary of some key concepts from the Derisking Renewable Energy Investment report: the impact of high financing costs on renewable energy; identifying a public instrument mix; the framework’s waterfalls; and the frameworks performance metrics.

This manual links classroom activities to real-life issues relating to climate change, environment, sustainable development, cultural diversity, science and more. It also stimulates and encourages practitioners, young and old, to take action by becoming involved in caring for their environment, and in understanding and influencing local government policy and action.

This technical document aims to outline a normative, policy and operational framework for UN-REDD Programme partner countries to seek Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC). It supports UN-REDD Programme partner countries to apply UN-REDD Programme guidelines and principles, undertake effective consultations and obtain consent as and when appropri­ate, as determined by the partner country in consultation with relevant rights-holders and consistent with their duties and obligations under international law.

This manual aims to support measuring or assessing forest governance. Forest governance comprises all the social and economic systems that affect how people interact with forests, including bureaucracies, laws, policies, traditional norms and culture, patterns of land tenure, and markets.

UNESCO Biosphere Reserves and World Heritage Sites provide good case studies on the sustainable use of renewable energy sources. The large number of UNESCO Sites around the world makes it possible to build and share a comprehensive knowledge base on good practices and their adaptation to local needs. This report looks to bring together a series of good examples for others to replicate.

This technical document describes the elements in National Forest Monitoring Systems (NFMSs) as they relate to REDD+ under the UNFCCC, and to describe the UN-REDD Programme approach to Monitoring and Measurement, Reporting and Verification (M & MRV) requirements. This paper is presented in a series of sections discussing the various elements of relevant texts of the UNFCCC and the methodological recommendations of the IPCC.

The analytical report includes a Global Good Practice Analysis, a joint initiative by the International Partnership on Mitigation and MRV and the UNDP Low Emission Capacity Building Programme, and documents 21 examples of mitigation-related good practice worldwide which demonstrate how Low-Emission Development Strategies (LEDS), Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) and Measuring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) systems are being effectively designed and implemented across a range of national contexts.

En Afrique, le changement climatique met clairement en péril la vie humaine et les moyens de subsistance. Les journalistes locaux ont des missions primordiales à accomplir. Pourtant, en Afrique, les médias peuvent et devraient en faire davantage pour parler du changement climatique. L’UNESCO a fait paraître cet ouvrage pour contribuer à remédier à cette lacune majeure.

This technical document aims to encourage public sector REDD+ planners and practitioners to engage with and mobilize the private sector through a range of possible interventions. It identifies relevant private sector actors, and outlines their potential role, in the context of REDD+.

The World Heritage Centre has developed this practical guide to assist those responsible for the management of natural World Heritage sites to better understand how climate change may affect those features of the site that contribute to its Outstanding Universal Value and offer ideas for identifying options for adapting to climate change with tailored management responses.

This technical document focuses is on safeguards created and implemented by government bodies and associated institutions. It was agreed at the UNFCCC Conference in Cancun in 2010 (COP16) that a set of seven safeguards should be promoted and supported when undertaking REDD+ activities. Safeguards are procedures and approaches that can help to ensure that REDD+ activities “do no harm” to people or the environment.

This technical document is a response to the UN-REDD Programme partner-country demand for practical guidance on Participatory Governance Assessments (PGAs), and its purpose is to outline the main steps of a PGA process, while allowing flexibility for variances across regions, countries, peoples, communities and circumstances. The guide draws on lessons, challenges and practical solutions taken from the experience of the four PGA pilots within the UN-REDD Programme to date: Ecuador, Indonesia, Nigeria and Viet Nam.

This activity report from Indonesia’s Participatory Governance Assessment provides a diagnosis of the condition of Forest, Land and REDD+ Governance comprising robust baseline data; policy recommendations; a roadmap and instrument to monitor specific forest governance issues.

This document uses an infographic design to present an overview of existing financing sources and additionally required funds to close the financing gap and reach climate resilience.

Through updated text and new graphics, this second edition of the publication ‘Time to Act’ explains what short-lived climate pollutants are and what effects they have on our lives. It demonstrates in a comprehensive way the challenges and opportunities presented by these pollutants, including their relevance to near-term climate change, public health and food and energy security. 

This analytical report highlights the centrality of women’s rights, empowerment and gender equality to sustainable development, and points the way forward with recommendations to build the future women want.

This analytical report focuses on the relationship between women and natural resources in conflict-affected settings, and discusses how the management of natural resources can be used to enhance women’s engagement and empowerment in peacebuilding processes.

In this report, a range of compelling, and in many cases highly cost- effective options for fast action on black carbon, methane and tropospheric ozone are outlined in this report. 16 control options are discussed that cover the wide range of sources of black carbon and methane emissions from cook stoves and diesel engines through to leaky gas distribution pipes and municipal waste.