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A Guide to Selecting Ecosystem Service Models for Decision-Making: Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa was developed for technical advisors to government officials, business people, investors, and others who need to draw on ecosystem assessments to inform decision-making.

The sourcebook Valuing the Benefits, Costs and Impacts of Ecosystem-based Adaptation Measures: A Sourcebook of Methods for Decision-making aims to assist in building awareness, knowledge and capacity about why, how and in which contexts Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) valuation can be used to inform, guide and influence adaptation decision-making.

The report Indicators for Managing Ecosystem Services – Options & Examples gives guidance for seeking information that supports the integration of ecosystem services into policy and public management.

This Lenders’ Guide for Considering Climate Risk in Infrastructure Investments discusses the acute and chronic impacts of climate change on infrastructure, and the associated risks and liability for infrastructure investors.

The guide includes ten “snapshots” or summaries of climate hazards and risks for the infrastructure sub-industries of: Airports; Marine Ports...

With this Climate Guide to Asset Owners, WWF tries to support asset owners and show how they can align their investments with the objectives set in the Paris Climate Change Agreement (‘Paris Agreement’).

This document is structured to assist asset owners in their efforts to address climate change. It...

The guidance note Learning for an Inclusive Green Economy provides methodological and organizational guidance to countries interested in taking a systematic approach to education and training for an inclusive green economy that goes beyond ad-hoc trainings.

UNDP has unique experience supporting countries to develop Intended NDCs (INDCs), leading global public consultations to define SDGs, and most recently to support governments in designing and implementing NDC and SDG roadmaps to meet these commitments.

This Operations Manual Planning Management for Ecosystem Services provides a practical method for including ecosystem management in sustainable development planning and implementation at the site and landscape levels and present’s six steps for planning management for ecosystem services. It is primarily designed to support the work of ICIMOD and its...

The Guidelines for Providing Product Sustainability Information offer value chain and public sector professionals clear guidance on making effective, trustworthy claims to consumers, on product-related sustainability information. They are applicable to all regions and companies of all sizes.

Sustainable products are a growing business opportunity, especially for emerging and developing...

The Green Energy Development Technical Guidelines are developed to assist member countries in developing strategic green energy development plans and implementation road maps at every stage of the GGGI value chain. They serve as reference for government officials of GGGI member countries, GGGI staffs and consultants, development partners, and relevant...