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An understanding of the key environmental and climate change issues related to a given country or region is important to make the most of opportunities to green EU cooperation programmes. This annex provides links to basic sources of information.

Environment

• EU supported Country Environmental Profiles (CEPs) and Regional Environmental Profiles (REPs)
• UNEP/EU Interactive Country Fiches. Provide a system of interactive and updatable environmental pro- files for the analysis of environmental situations and performances around the world.
• UN environmental statistics – country snapshots
• Environmental Performance Index (EPI) - a data-driven summary of the state of sustainability
• Land use – FAO country statistics and indicators
• Global Forest resources - country assessments
• State of the marine environment

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• NaturAfrica: The Green Deal approach for EU support to biodiversity conservation in Africa
• Inputs for a strategic approach to biodiversity conservation:

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  • • In Latin America and the Caribbean (Larger than jaguars)

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  • • In Asia (Larger than tigers)

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  • • In Africa (Larger than elephants)
  • National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs). Section VII of each Sixth National Report includes an updated biodiversity profile containing biodiversity facts and information on NBSAP implementation.
  • Maps on the status of implementation of each Aichi target.
  • Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Includes regional and thematic assessments on the status of ecosystems.
  • Endangered and threatened species:

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    • • Information on taxonomy, legislation, distribution and trade in species listed in multilateral environmental agreements notably the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

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    • • The Red List Index (RLI), trends in overall extinction risk for species

    Desertification

    • Country profiles of parties to the UNCCD, to maintain and restore land and soil productivity, and to mitigate the effects of drought

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    • National Communications to the UNFCCC
    • Registry of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)
    • World Bank Country Climate and Development Reports (CCDR)
    • Copernicus climate change service
    • Global Adaptation Index (ND-GAIN) on vulnerability and preparedness to climate change
    • Health and climate change country profiles
    • Climate risk regional or country profiles by international actors

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      • • World Bank

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      • • Asian Development Bank

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      • • African Development Bank

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      • • USAID

      Disaster Risk Reduction

      • INFORM, quantitative analysis relevant to humanitarian crises and disasters
      • UNDRR risk country profiles (search: profile)
      • GFDRR risk country profiles (select: Content / click: Country Profile)
      • National Sendai Framework platforms

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