Publication | 2009
Legal frameworks for REDD : design and implementation at the national level
This publication identifies and analyzes critical issues in the formulation and implementation of national and sub-national legal frameworks for REDD activities. It is based on substantive findings from four national case studies (Brazil, Cameroon, Guyana and Papua New Guinea) chosen for their…
Publication | 2009
The ocean and climate change : tools and guidelines for action
The ocean continues to get only peripheral attention in climate change research and policy, despite its enormous importance in regulating global climate and its sensitivity to the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification. This report provides an overview of the interactions between the…
Publication | 2009
The management of natural coastal carbon sinks
Grey literature | 2009
Training manual on gender and climate change
In 2007, IUCN, UNDP, UNEP and WEDO recognized the need for a coordinated strategy among global institutions working on gender and climate change. The result was the establishment of the Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA). The primary goal of the GGCA is to ensure that climate change…
Publication | 2008
Adapting to global change : Mediterranean forests
This book, in English, French and Spanish, provides an overview of the Mediterranean forest conservation and management challenges posed by climate change. It addresses relevant issues, like forests vulnerability to climate change and past climate change responses which may guide future…
Publication | 2012
Biodiversity plays an important role in the day-to-day life of a hotel. From the food in the restaurant and wood in furniture and fittings, to the amenities in the spa, the products of biodiversity are everywhere inside hotels. Outside, plants and animals make a hotel's public areas and gardens…
Publication | 2008
Managing seagrasses for resilience to climate change