Publications

Practitioner’s Guide: Pathways and options for action and stakeholder engagement, based on the 2015 ELD Massive Open Online Course “Stakeholder Engagement”

Policy publication by Nicola Favretto, Mark Reed, Sarah Buckmaster on 8 Dec 2020

Musekamp C, Quillérou E, Favretto N, Falk T, Salha A, Schmidt L, Reed M, Buckmaster S. 2015. Practitioner’s Guide: Pathways and options for action and stakeholder engagement, based on the 2015 ELD Massive Open Online Course “Stakeholder Engagement”. http://eld-initiative.org/

A 6+1 step approach to assess the economics of land management

Policy publication by Nicola Favretto on 8 Dec 2020

Favretto N, Quillérou E, Etter H. 2015. A 6+1 step approach to assess the economics of land management. ELD Initiative, GIZ: Germany. http://eld-initiative.org/fileadmin/pdf/ELD-UserGuide_07_web.pdf

The value of land: Prosperous lands and positive rewards through sustainable land management

Policy publication by Nicola Favretto on 8 Dec 2020

ELD Initiative (Favretto N: coordination and co-author). 2015. The value of land: Prosperous lands and positive rewards through sustainable land management. ELD Initiative, GIZ: Germany. http://www.eld-initiative.org/fileadmin/pdf/ELD-main-report_en_10_web_72dpi.pdf.

Sustainable Development Goals and the Economics of Land Degradation

Policy publication by Nicola Favretto on 8 Dec 2020

Favretto N. 2017. Sustainable Development Goals and the Economics of Land Degradation. UNU-INWEH Policy Brief. United Nations University Institute for Water Environment and Health: Hamilton, Canada. https://inweh.unu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Policy-Brief_Issue01.pdf.

The economics of land policy, planning and practice

Policy publication by Nicola Favretto, Martin Dallimer, Richard Thomas on 8 Dec 2020

Favretto N, Dallimer M, Johnson I, Kubiszweski I, Etter H, Thomas R. 2017. The economics of land policy, planning and practice. Global Land Outlook Working Paper. UNCCD: Germany. https://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/download/hash/xSUibZNa

Links between climate change mitigation, adaptation and development in land policy and ecosystem restoration projects: lessons from South Africa

Policy publication by Nicola Favretto, Andy Dougill, Lindsay Stringer, Stavros Afionis, Claire Quinn on 8 Dec 2020

Favretto N, Dougill AJ, Stringer LC, Afionis S, Quinn CH. 2018. Links between climate change mitigation, adaptation and development in land policy and ecosystem restoration projects: lessons from South Africa. SRI Briefing Note Series No 16. University of Leeds: UK. https://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/research/sri/briefing-notes/

Policy coherence for climate-sensitive planning in Ghana

Policy publication by Nicola Favretto, Philip Antwi-Agyei, Andy Dougill, Lindsay Stringer on 8 Dec 2020

Cárdenas B, Favretto N, Antwi-Agyei P, Dougill AJ, Stringer LC. 2018. Policy coherence for climate-sensitive planning in Ghana. SRI Briefing Note Series No 18. University of Leeds: UK. https://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/research/sri/briefing-notes/

Reviving global cooperation in challenging times

Policy publication by Amar Bhattacharya, Homi Kharas, Nicholas Stern, Chunping Xie on 25 Nov 2020

The world is currently facing two crises of potentially immense proportions: COVID-19 and climate change. The response to both must be global, urgent and on great scale, argue the authors of this paper, as they outline the need for a sustainable recovery, and also the importance of China’s role.

From rescue to recovery: towards a sustainable transition for China after the COVID-19 pandemic

Policy publication by Ehtisham Ahmad, Nicholas Stern, Chunping Xie on 3 Nov 2020

This paper sets out the role for the coordinated development of clean, compact and connected (CCC) cities alongside the restructuring of existing metropolitan areas, and describes the necessary drivers of structural change, in the economic recovery phase in China.

The design of an independent expert advisory mechanism under the European Climate Law: What are the options?

Policy publication by Alina Averchenkova on 3 Sep 2020

The aim of this report is to inform the debate on the need for, and the design of, an independent expert advisory mechanism under the European Climate Law, based on experiences with the implementation of national climate change legislation.