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4 September 2018
Tools and Initiatives

South Africa's Ecological Accounts And Why They Matter

Salman Hussain
The UN Environment / TEEB Initiative (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) is collaborating with the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) and national partners to develop ecological accounts for South Africa. These accounts will enable decision makers to measure the long-term economic costs of degrading ecosystems to develop specific industries and compare them with the short-term economic gains of developing these industries.

Mongolia Sustainable Development Vision 2030

Country: 
Mongolia

By 2030, Mongolia aspires to be amongst leading middle-income countries based on per capita income.

2013 Report of the State of the Environment in China

Country: 
China
2013 Report of the State of the Environment in China states that the overall environmental quality was average in 2013. The focus areas in 2013 were atmospheric pollution, ecological conservation, reduction of major pollutants and energy and transport sector.
October 2012

Survival Options: Ecological Footprint in the Arab Countries

Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED)
The report Survival Options: Ecological Footprint in the Arab Countries examines sustainability choices in Arab countries, based on a survey of people's demand of natural capital and available supply.

2014 Report on the State of the Environment in China

Country: 
China
2014 Report on the State of the Environment in China provides the information on existing conditions of the pollution discharge, freshwater, marine, forest, atmospheric, acoustic, radiation, grassland, the natural and ecological environment of China.
January 2014

Demonstration of the Eco-town Framework Project in San Vicente, Palawan, Philippines

Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
This study, Demonstration of the Eco-town Framework Project in San Vicente, Palawan, Philippines, explores on this framework project that aims to build the foundation for establishing the Eco-towns in local communities.

Demonstration of the Eco-town Framework Project in San Vicente, Palawan, Philippines

Organisation: 
Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
Country: 
Philippines
This study, Demonstration of the Eco-town Framework Project in San Vicente, Palawan, Philippines, explores on this framework project that aims to build the foundation for establishing the Eco-towns in local communities.

China: Integrated Reform Plan for Promoting Ecological Progress

Country: 
China
The communist party of China (CPC) central committee and the state council, on September 21 published a reform plan Integrated Reform Plan for Promoting Ecological Progress . It was formulated with an aim to develop a systematic and complete system to improve the ecosystem and accelerate the environmental protection. The idea is to integrate development with conservation.
3 March 2015
Research

Show me the money! How to make Finance Ministers desire Ecological Fiscal Reform

Kai Schlegelmilch, Amani Joas
The GGKP's Fiscal Instruments Research Committee commissioned Kai Schlegelmilch to produce the paper 'Fiscal considerations in the design of green tax reforms', which he co-authored with Amani Joas. In this blog they discuss some of the conclusions from their paper.
January 2014

Stable Policies – Turbulent Markets, Germany’s Green Industrial Policy: The costs and benefits of promoting solar PV and wind energy

German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Green industrial policy (GIP) is the pursuit by governments of national economic excellence in key green economy sectors, with a view to creating globally competitive domestic firms.

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