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The Social Capital Protocol aims to help companies understand their relationship with society and how to make decisions in a way that will enhance the stock of social capital for the benefit of society and business. The Protocol sets out a consistent process for business to measure and value both social capital impacts (the positive and negative effects business has on society) and social capital dependencies (the human and social resources and relationships that businesses rely on in order to create and sustain value).

It is notoriously difficult to obtain data for fisheries, especially for the more elusive small-scale sector, which tends to operate under the radar. These guidelines aim to assist national statistics officers and others improve the way they account for small-scale fisheries (SSF). We do this in two steps: 1)...

NDC Implementation Roadmap Development: Guidelines for Small Island Developing States is a step-wise guideline that provides a practical approach for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) implementing Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement to develop their own NDC Roadmap in an integrated manner. The guideline assists in planning for implementation of the mitigation (or carbon emission reduction) aspects of an NDC, although parts of the documents also deal with adaptation implementation planning.

This handbook presents a step-by-step guide on how to rehabilitate mangroves. Although the main purpose is to address coastal flooding, this handbook has been designed to be applicable to planting mangroves for all purposes, including carbon absorption, conservation, fisheries, and ecotourism. It outlines five activities, including: (i) creation of a project work plan, (ii) site preparation, (iii) planting, (iv) monitoring and training, and (v) project funding.

This report provides a step-by-step guide for financial institutions conducting a rapid natural capital risk assessment, with links to additional online resources. The guide was developed based on experience piloting the approach with banks across three countries: Colombia, Peru and South Africa.

Tools such as statistical databases and economic models are needed to quantify, qualify and project social and employment outcomes of policy options. This Training Guidebook from the Green Jobs Assessment Institutions Network (GAIN) supports countries to develop their own statistical databases, economic models and knowledge to make employment projections for national development planning centered on promoting decent work.

The GHG Protocol is working to give cities, which are responsible for more than 70 percent of global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions, the standards and tools they need to measure their emissions, build more effective emissions reduction strategies, set measurable and more ambitious emission reduction goals, and track their progress more accurately and comprehensively.

The handbook Ecosystem-based Adaptation: A handbook for EbA in mountain, dryland and coastal ecosystems is a tool guide to plan and implement ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in developing countries to help address the increasing impacts of climate change. It provides a practical guidance for EbA in drylands, mountains and coastal zones, since these ecosystems and the people living in them are particularly vulnerable to climate change.

This paper is intended for those who work with, research, and support green entrepreneurs, as well as for entrepreneurs who are starting a green business. It provides guidance in the process of elaborating a business plan and presenting it to potential partners and investors, based on the understanding of investors’ expectations.

In recent years, vulnerability assessments (VAs) have increasingly been used to identify climate change impact hotspots and to provide input for adaptation and development planning at local, national and regional levels. Vulnerability assessments assumed particular significance in the context of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process.

The Vulnerability Sourcebook: Concept...