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This UNCCD technical report presents the results of an analysis of the key elements of the LDN framework developed by the UNCCD, the LDN voluntary commitments adopted by countries and the CBD and its Strategic...

This paper assesses how the norms defining Secretariats' functions differ and also reflect on actual functions for three MEAs, namely (1) CITES (2) CBD and (3)...

This paper traces the forces underlying paradigm shifts in biodiversity conservation, presenting global conservation governance as configured via constantly shifting assemblages of state and non-state actors, devices...

This study explores whether polycentric regional clusters can provide the ‘missing link’ for achieving global ocean governance objectives. Regional approaches are prominent in the 2030...

This publication describes the ongoing work of the Global Ocean Biodiversity Initiative (GOBI), a voluntary group of marine institutions and scientists dedicated to conserving and protecting marine biodiversity, in particular...

This is an assessment report by the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (2019).

Conceptual and practical challenges are inevitable when trying to understand and model the fundamentals of innovation at the national level worldwide. In its 12th edition, the Global Innovation Index...

Development of sensitive methods for the determination of E. coli bacteria contamination in water distribution systems is of paramount importance to ensure the microbial safety of drinking water. This work presents...

This report, prepared by the OECD for the G7 environment ministers’ meeting in May 2019, presents a preliminary assessment of global biodiversity-related finance flows and examines data gaps to be...

This report, produced by the International Resource Panel (IRP) of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), presents an analysis of the impacts of the growing use of renewable and non-renewable natural resources...