ELD Initiative: Practitioner's Guide: Principles of economic valuation for sustainable land management based on the Massive Open Online Course "The Economics of Land Degradation"

The Economics of Land Degradation (ELD)

Framework / Guidelines | Free | Jan 01, 2014

This Practitioner’s Guide reaches out to provide practitioners and decision-makers with the skills necessary to make an economic case for preventing or reversing land... Read More

Focused acceleration: A strategic approach to climate action in cities to 2030

C40 | McKinsey

Book / Report | Free | Nov 01, 2017

This report identifies 12 opportunities that have the greatest potential in most global cities to curb emissions and put cities on a 1.5°C pathway through 2030.

Natural Capital Assessments at the National and Sub-national Level

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) | World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC)

Framework / Guidelines | Free | Mar 01, 2016

Natural Capital Assessments at the National and Sub-national Level presents a stepwise guidance document to conducting a natural capital assessment. The steps presented in... Read More

Towards Understanding Sustainable Textile Waste Management: Environmental impacts and social indicators

Chalmers University of Technology (CUT)

Article | Free | Jan 01, 2014

Global population growth and rising living standards have increased apparel consumption, and thegeneration of textile and clothing waste. This has raised concerns about... Read More

Toolkit: Reducing the Food Wastage Footprint

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Suite of Tools | Free | Feb 01, 2013

The aim of the Toolkit is to showcase concrete examples of good practices for food loss and waste reduction, while pointing to information sources, guidelines and pledges... Read More

Zero Waste Design Guidelines

American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York | Kiss + Cathcart, Architects | ClosedLoops | Foodprint Group

Framework / Guidelines | Free

Design Strategies and Case Studies for a Zero-Waste City The Zero Waste Design Guidelines address the crucial role that design plays in achieving NYC’s ambitious goal,... Read More