Climate change alters different localities on the planet in different ways. The impact on each region depends mainly on the degree of vulnerability that natural ecosystems and human-made infrastructure have...  Read More

This paper explores how climate finance additionality is being defined by different political actors and what the implications are of these different definitions.

In Europe, forest policy discussions are moving towards a European-Union-wide strategy. This will further strengthen the relations between the European countries in the field of forests and forest management. European-wide...  Read More

This paper presents a societal level exergy analysis approach developed to analyse transitions in the way that energy is supplied and contributes to economic growth in the UK, the US,...  Read More

Climate change poses the most significant foreseeable threat to the development of humankind. Among the parts of the globe liable to be affected, the developing world is the most vulnerable...  Read More

Global demand for biofuels has risen sharply over the last decade, driven initially by oil price hikes and the need for greater energy security. Support measures were established in many...  Read More

This report examines the impact of international mitigation policies on economic opportunities in developing countries.

The latest in our Healthy Futures series, HF#9 looks at how NHS commissioners can use their buying power and influence to embrace sustainable development, and by doing so achieve a...  Read More

This report presents the outcome of four dialogues on frameworks for the financing and implementation of REDD-plus, which were organized by The Forests Dialogue (TFD) between April and August 2009....  Read More

Examining the arguments that countries can have either economic growth or environmental sustainability, but not both, this Opinion argues that developing countries need to find climate resilient growth strategies (i.e....  Read More

Prosperity Without Growth? says that the current global recession should be the occasion to forge a new economic system equipped to avoid the shocks and negative impacts associated with our...  Read More

Prospects for making the big changes needed to prepare for REDD-plus in Ghana.

Forests may be about to get a lucky break. If opportunities are seized and...  Read More

This report looks at how Information Communications Technology (ICT) could transform the way we choose to travel, and so make both our travel and our lifestyles more sustainable. It concludes...  Read More

The State of the World's Forests reports on the status of forests, recent major policy and institutional developments and key issues concerning the forest sector. It makes current, reliable and...  Read More

The SDC's contribution to 'Fair Society, Healthy Lives (2010) The Marmot Review' finds measures such as active travel, promoting green spaces and healthy eating will yield co-benefits for both health...  Read More

Agricultural production and nutrient loads to the Baltic Sea are likely to increase following Poland's and the Baltic States' entrance into the EU. According to HELCOM these trends will be...  Read More

The choice we face is how much effort do we invest to make the transition from unsustainable to sustainable? We could let nature and physics do it for us which...  Read More

The physical infrastructure in our villages, towns and cities requires significant upgrading and in doing so we have the opportunity to tackle climate change, deliver reliable and efficient transport networks,...  Read More

Livestock contribute 40 percent of the global value of agricultural output and support the livelihoods and food security of almost a billion people. Rapidly rising incomes and urbanization, combined with...  Read More

The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2009 is the third issue of a new biennial publication that is intended to expand FAO's existing series of “The State of …” reports....  Read More