Ecosystems & biodiversity

GGGI Green Growth Index 2020

GGGI Green Growth Index 2020 – Measuring performance in achieving SDG targets is a technical report published by the Global Green Growth Institute in collaboration with other expert partners such as the World Bank Group, UNEP and FAO. It saw the contribution of many distinguished authors from governments, the scientific community and the private sector/NGOs. The Green Growth Index measures a country’s performance in achieving sustainability targets including Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Paris Climate Agreement, and Aichi Biodiversity Targets for four green growth dimensions – efficient and sustainable resource use, natural capital protection, green economic opportunities, and social inclusion (Acosta et al., 2019a).

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Ecosystems & biodiversity

Measuring the extent and condition of European ecosystems – EEA briefing

The EU biodiversity strategy for 2030 and the European Green Deal urge policy-makers to enhance the protection of ecosystems and biodiversity worldwide. This EEA briefing presents the Agency’s work on ecosystems extent and condition accounts in the EU INCA project. It includes examples on the potential use of ecosystem accounting results for the creation of policies aimed at protecting and restoring EU ecosystems.

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