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Peer-reviewed Article

Understanding Jhum farmers’ place-attachment and ecocentric attitude: Towards a place-based approach for sustainable mountain agriculture in Nagaland, India

In Land Degradation and Development
Author:
Mrittika
Basu
Shalini
Dhyani
Shizuka
Hashimoto
Place attachment and ecocentric attitude are the important determinants of conservation behaviour, especially for traditionally managed landscapes. In this paper, we explore the relationship between place attachment and the ecocentric attitude of farmers engaged in Jhum cultivation ( aka shifting /slash and burn cultivation) in the Zunheboto...
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Conference Paper

Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs) and sustainability transitions during the Covid-19 pandemic: challenges and opportunities

Regions in Recovery Second Edition 2022: Re-imagining Regions
Author:
Marco
Reggiani
A Voluntary Local Review (VLR) is an instrument to review and follow-up progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), thus accelerating their localisation. Since 2018, a growing number of local governments worldwide are turning to the VLR process to articulate their sustainable development policies, highlighting the growing...
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Keywords:
VLR
SDGs
COVID-19
Conference Proceeding

Landscape approach for biodiversity, climate change and sustainable development co-benefits

Author:
Sacha
Amaruzaman
Verónica
Rojo
Bibiana
Vilá
Himangana
Gupta
On Thursday 2 December 2021, United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) and Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) convened a session entitled “Landscape Approaches for Biodiversity, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Co-benefits” at the 13th International Forum for Sustainable Asia...
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Policy Brief

Envisioning 1.5-Degree Lifestyles: Policies for Low-Carbon Cities in 2030

Author:
Luca
Coscieme
Bruno
Yamanaka
Fernanda
Iwasaka
Francisco
Javier Contreras Pineda
Flora
Lyn de Albuquerque Fujiwara
Victor
Alexsander Silva
Vimlendu
Kumar Jha
Ashim
Bery
Kuldip
Singh Sangwan
Kailash
Choudhary
Paul
Currie
Solophina
Nekasa
Jokudu
Guya
Pasicha
Chaikaew
Pongsun
Bunditsakulchai
Sittidaj
Pongkijvorasin
Michael
Lettenmeier
Jennie
Broman
Sumito
Shirane
Keiichiro
Tahara
Sayaka
Shinoda
Burcu
Tuncer
Francesca
Oberti
The concept of 1.5-degree lifestyles involves changes in household consumption for achieving levels of per person carbon footprint compatible with the 1.5°C target of the Paris Agreement (IPCC, 2018). This requires, on average, emitting the equivalent of 2.5 tons of CO₂ per person per year by 2030, and 0.7 tons of CO₂ per person per year by 2050...
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Commentary (Op. Ed)

How Can Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs) Amplify Local Sustainability?

IISD SDG Knowledge Hub
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The 2021 High-level Political Forum (HLPF) consolidated the prime role of VLRs (Voluntary Local Reviews) in localizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. A record number of local governments – 17 cites –presented a 2021 VLR by July 2021 according to UN-Habitat. By comparison, 26 VLRs were published in 2020. VLRs have also gained broader...
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Keywords:
VLR
SDGs
Sustainable Planning
Non Peer-reviewed Article

「未来の東京」にむけてー自治体がSDGs達成に取り組む理由

In Tokyo Updates
Author:
フェルナンド・オルティス-モヤIGES研究員が、より良い都市づくりにおけるVLR（Voluntary Local Review：自治体による自発的なSDGsレビュー）の役割を解説し、SDGs（持続可能な開発目標）の達成に向けた東京の取り組みを紹介します。
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Keywords:
VLR
SDGs
Sustainable Planning
Research Report

State of the Voluntary Local Reviews 2021: From Reporting to Action

Author:
Emma Saraff Marcos
Amidst the COVID-19 global pandemic, which spread across the whole world in 2020, local and regional governments have continued their work to localise the ambitious goals set by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Since 2018, local and regional governments began the review and follow- up process...
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Book Chapter
FFTC-Satoyama-book

A Gap Analysis of the Contribution of Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes to the Sustainable Development Goals

In Implementing the Satoyama Initiative for the benefit of biodiversity and human well-being
Author:
Raffaela
Kozar
Primary production, including agriculture, aquaculture, forestry and fisheries is the strongest driver of biodiversity loss globally. It can, however, contribute to biodiversity conservation if wisely managed such as in ‘Satoyama’ and ‘Satoumi’, or socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS), where production activities support...
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Conference Proceeding

Role of socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes in the face of COVID-19 and towards transformative change

Author:
Dang
Kien
Leni
Camacho
Maiko
Nishi
William
Dunbar
Makiko
Yanagiya
On Thursday 12 November 2020, United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) and Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) convened a session entitled “The Satoyama Initiative, transformative change, and societies in harmony with nature” at the 12th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the...
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