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FLEGT Global
Countries around the world are acting to combat illegal logging and foster good forest governance. In this section of FLEGT.org you will find information about the approaches th...
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Biodiversity: Facts and Figures
Laura Hood summarises the latest data on the world's biodiversity, with facts and figures on its value and efforts to conserve it. This feature contains the latest data on th...
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REDD+ Readiness: An Introduction
A series of slides from the UN-REDD program describing the REDD+ Readiness process
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Who will bear the cost of REDD+? Evidence from subnational REDD+ initiatives
While REDD+ has increasingly been accepted in United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations and regional and voluntary markets for carbon offsets, ...
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Who is really bearing the cost of REDD+? The answer may surprise you
Estimates of REDD+ costs have long been criticized for excluding transaction and implementation costs and undervaluing informal market activities such as subsistence farming. ...
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From REDD+ projects to ‘jurisdictional REDD+’: more bad news for the climate and communities
For many people, REDD+ is about projects that save forests. In reality, however, REDD+ has never been about protecting forests and also no longer really is about projects but ab...
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What can Indigenous Peoples, local communities and women expect from Global Climate and Forests Funds in terms of their rights? An introduction and comparison of Safeguards and Participation Mechanisms
As a result of the regime on ‘Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation and enhancing forest carbon stocks’ (REDD+) adopted by the UN Framework Convention on ...
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The most cost-inefficient tree-saving scheme ever: The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
In August 2012, the Independent Evaluation Group of the World Bank published a review of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF). The review revealed some serious problems...
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Overview of UN-REDD
This is a powerpoint presentation outlining the REDD+ Readiness activities organised by the UN-REDD program.
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Dataset on Plastic Waste in LMCs (Jambeck)
Dataset from Jambeck Research Group on plastic waste, including only Lower Mekong Countries.
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Grassroots Capacity Building for REDD+ in Asia
The international debate on REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, conservation of forest carbon stocks, sustainable management of forests an...
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Presentation on Education 2030: Incheon Declaration and Framework for Action for the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 4
UNESCO together with UNICEF, the World Bank, UNFPA, UNDP, UN Women and UNHCR organized the World Education Forum 2015 in Incheon, Republic of Korea, from 19 – 22 May 2015, hoste...
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds...
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Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on Sub-Regional Cooperation for Achieving SDG4-Education 2030
The uniqueness of the SDG4-Education 2030 lies in its flexibility and adaptability at regional, sub-regional and country levels. While this is a welcome move to ensure greater n...
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SDG 4 Monitoring: Framework Development
Education is a central theme throughout the 2030 Agenda, which includes a standalone education goal and education related targets within seven other SDGs (UIS, 2016).1 In partic...
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SDG 4 Global and Thematic Indicator Lists
Complete list of SDG 4 indicators which includes the current set of 11 global and 32 thematic indicators are agreed upon by the United Nations Statistical Commission and the TCG...
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Global Education Monitoring Report, Accountability in Education: Meeting Our Commitments
The Education 2030 Incheon Declaration and Framework for Action specifies that the mandate of the Global Education Monitoring Report is to be “the mechanism for monitoring and r...
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Unpacking Sustainable Development Goal 4 Education 2030: Guide
This guide, organized around a set of questions and answers to “unpack” SDG4, provides overall guidance for a deeper understanding of SDG4 within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...
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ASEAN Education Ministers Meeting (ASED)
Education underpins ASEAN community building. Education lies at the core of ASEAN’s development process, creating a knowledge-based society and contributing to the enhancement o...
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Joint Statement of the Ninth ASEAN Education Ministers Meeting (9th ASED)
The Ninth ASEAN Education Ministers Meeting (9th ASED) was held on 25 May 2016 in Selangor, Malaysia, in conjunction with the Third ASEAN Plus Three Education Ministers Meeting ...