{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"organization":["Green Economy Coalition"]},"warnings":[]},"total":{"value":156,"relation":"eq"},"page":7,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?organization=green-economy-coalition&page=7","next":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?organization=green-economy-coalition&page=8","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"geconco-000140","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/geconco-000140","title":"Can we protect the rights of nature in a green economy?","publisher":{"name":"Green Economy Coalition","organization":"green-economy-coalition"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2012-06-05","source_url":"https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-resources/can-we-protect-rights-nature-green-economy","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The authors argue that the Green Economy approach, as defined by UNEP, fails to protect biodiversity because it treats nature as 'Natural Capital' and relies on market-based tools like Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES). They propose a shift toward a biocentric perspective that recognizes the intrinsic value and legal rights of nature, independent of human utility. The paper highlights Ecuador as a pioneer in constitutional recognition of nature's rights and suggests practical global targets, including the strict protection of 10% of the world's eco-regions and a transition to 100% organic production.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000140#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Green Economy approach is criticized for viewing nature through a utilitarian lens, treating ecosystems as 'Natural Capital' and fragmented 'natural resources' or 'goods' or 'services'. This perspective risks confusing economic value with the actual value of nature and suggests that conservation is only ensured if nature is integrated into 'profitable economic processes'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000140#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) is identified as a primary tool of the market-based Green Economy, but the authors claim there is a lack of evidence for its conservation effects beyond local scales. Furthermore, PES contracts are time-limited, which contradicts the long-term requirements of conservation and reduces environmental protection to a 'cost-benefit decision'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000140#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The authors advocate for a biocentric approach that recognizes the 'intrinsic value' of nature—value that exists independently of human needs or utility. This shift would move nature from being a 'basket of resources' to being viewed as 'Patrimony', granting species the legal right to exist and self-realization.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000140#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Ecuador is cited as the first country to formally recognize the rights of nature within its constitution, blending this biocentric view with traditional human-centered rights for environmental conservation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000140#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To implement a biocentric perspective, the authors propose three specific practical steps: the strict conservation of at least 10% of global eco-regions, the addition of 25% of natural areas allowing some human intervention, and a total transition to 100% organic modes of production.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000140#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["green economy","biodiversity conservation","natural capital"],"geography_discussed":["Ecuador","World"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["critical analysis","policy proposal"]},{"id":"geconco-000021","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/geconco-000021","title":"The Green Economy Pocketbook","publisher":{"name":"Green Economy Coalition","organization":"green-economy-coalition"},"document_type":"guide","language":"en","date_published":"2012-06-02","source_url":"https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-resources/the-green-economy-pocketbook","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Green Economy Pocketbook advocates for a systemic shift toward a green economy to combat economic instability and environmental decline. It proposes redefining progress through wellbeing indicators, redirecting financial flows via green public procurement and the removal of subsidies, and investing in high-impact sectors like renewable energy and sustainable agriculture. The guide emphasizes a just transition through education and skills training to reduce poverty and inequality, while warning that current resource-intensive growth is unsustainable. It also highlights the growth of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) and proposes nine guiding principles for a fair and inclusive green economy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000021#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Achieving a green economy requires redefining 'progress' by replacing or supplementing GDP growth with indicators that incorporate human wellbeing and environmental health to address both material and environmental poverty.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000021#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Governments can drive the transition by influencing financial flows through greening public procurement (which represents 13-17% of GDP), ending subsidies for energy, transport, and industry, and incentivizing business innovation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000021#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document identifies the need to green high-impact sectors—specifically renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and public transport—and notes that Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) were valued at US$77 billion annually in 2007, with a projection of US$300 billion by 2020.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000021#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["green economy","renewable energy","sustainable agriculture","public transport","climate finance","government procurement","just transition","green job","resource efficiency"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy recommendation","guide"]},{"id":"geconco-000002","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/geconco-000002","title":"Speeding the Transition","publisher":{"name":"Green Economy Coalition","organization":"green-economy-coalition"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2012-03-30","source_url":"https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-resources/speeding-transition","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The statement by the Green Economy Coalition emphasizes that while sustainable development models are proven, the global pace of transition is too slow, leaving many economies locked in unsustainable patterns. It calls for bold leadership to overcome government caution following the economic crisis and proposes specific actions for the Rio conference, including clarifying green economy principles, improving progress metrics, and redirecting investment flows to support sustainability.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000002#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The transition to a green economy must be accelerated because many global economies remain trapped in unsustainable production and consumption patterns, leading to the depletion of natural resources and increasing inequity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000002#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document outlines several specific priorities for the Rio conference to advance the green economy, including the need for better metrics to track sustainable development, integrated goals for 2030, a new corporate social responsibility framework, and the redirection of public and private investment toward sustainable projects.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000002#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The author asserts that the green transition requires bold leadership to counter the timidness of governments resulting from the economic crisis, suggesting that these changes would actually aid economic recovery.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000002#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["green economy","sustainable development","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":["Rio de Janeiro"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy recommendation"]},{"id":"geconco-000052","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/geconco-000052","title":"Energy equity: can the UN Sustainable Energy for All initiative make a difference?","publisher":{"name":"Green Economy Coalition","organization":"green-economy-coalition"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2012-03-30","source_url":"https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-resources/energy-equity-can-un-sustainable-energy-all-initiative-make-difference","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Green Economy Coalition supports the UN's Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative but argues it requires more ambition and a specific focus on energy equity. The authors contend that universal energy access is a prerequisite for achieving Millennium Development Goals, particularly in health and education. They advocate for a strategy that prioritises the poorest, measures success through development outcomes rather than infrastructure metrics, and promotes community-led stewardship of local resources. While acknowledging the role of the private sector, the document emphasizes that reaching the most impoverished will require significant public sector and NGO involvement, as 'base of the pyramid' business models often overlook the absolute poorest.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000052#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative has established three primary targets to be reached by 2030: achieving universal access to modern energy services, doubling the rate of energy efficiency improvement, and doubling the proportion of renewable energy within the global energy mix.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000052#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Global energy inequity is severe, with 20% of the population lacking electricity and approximately 40% lacking clean and efficient cooking technologies, which hinders human development and wellbeing.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000052#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The authors argue that SE4ALL should prioritise energy access for the poorest to reduce poverty and build climate resilience, noting that providing electricity to those in energy poverty via fossil-fuel grids would only increase global emissions by 1.6%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000052#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Success for energy programmes should be measured by development benefits—such as improvements in livelihoods, education, and health—rather than by the quantity of hardware distributed, such as cook stoves or light bulbs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000052#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"While the private sector is expected to provide finance and skills, 'base of the pyramid' business models typically target the 'relatively poor' rather than the poorest; therefore, the public sector, NGOs, and social enterprises are essential for delivering energy to the most impoverished.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000052#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"According to the International Energy Agency, universal energy access by 2030 is possible if global investment in energy infrastructure is increased by 3%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000052#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["energy access","energy efficiency","renewable energy","bioenergy","biofuel","fossil fuel subsidy","climate resilience","energy poverty","distributed generation","solar energy"],"geography_discussed":["Malawi","Ghana","Liberia","Nigeria","Uganda","Europe"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy critique","recommendations"]},{"id":"geconco-000094","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/geconco-000094","title":"Rationale for shifting to a green economy","publisher":{"name":"Green Economy Coalition","organization":"green-economy-coalition"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2011-03","source_url":"http://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/sites/gecnew.iiedlist.org/files/GEC_Caribbean_0_0.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document argues that Caribbean states are highly vulnerable to ecological limits, climate change, and economic instability, necessitating a shift toward a 'green economy'. It identifies systemic barriers such as political disincentives, brain drain, and outdated regulations, while proposing a foundation based on human security, good governance, and pan-Caribbean cooperation. The proposed green economy model emphasizes reducing dependency on high-carbon energy imports, optimizing domestic supply chains, and implementing 'triple bottom line' business principles to ensure long-term prosperity and social equity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000094#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Caribbean states face severe vulnerabilities including extreme poverty disparities—with per capita income ranging from $24,233 in Trinidad and Tobago to $949 in Haiti—and high disaster risks where natural hazards can cause economic impacts exceeding 180% of GDP in some cases.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000094#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The region is locked into an unsustainable economic paradigm by several formidable obstacles: political disincentives to alienate powerful interest groups, a declining role for civil society, a shrinking human resource base due to brain drain and poor education performance, and regulatory frameworks that may encourage 'perverse practices'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000094#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A transition to a green economy in the Caribbean requires a foundation of human security, democratic governance, and pan-Caribbean cooperation to reduce dependence on external economic drivers and spread risk.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000094#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The characteristics of a proposed Caribbean green economy include the elimination of dependency on high-carbon energy sources, the application of 'triple bottom line' principles by businesses, and the creation of mutually reinforcing rural-urban and inter-sectoral economic linkages.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000094#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Immediate opportunities for implementing this transition include scaling up best practices, completing the Caribbean Single Market and Economy, creating incentives for renewable energy and waste recycling, and utilizing REDD+ facilities to stimulate green jobs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000094#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["green economy","climate change","renewable energy","energy efficiency","recycling","Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation","disaster risk","social equity"],"geography_discussed":["Trinidad","Trinidad and Tobago","Haiti","Grenada","Cayman Islands"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy briefing"]},{"id":"geconco-000062","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/geconco-000062","title":"Amazon: “Too big, to fail”: Transforming the Amazon’s Economy from Deforestation-Driven to Inclusive and Green","publisher":{"name":"Green Economy Coalition","organization":"green-economy-coalition"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/assets/reports/Amazon_-Too-Big-to-Fail-Discussion-paper.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Amazon is facing a systemic tipping point where deforestation rates approaching 20% have turned the rainforest into a net carbon source. The document proposes a shift toward an 'inclusive bioeconomy' that prioritizes the rights and livelihoods of local and indigenous peoples while preserving biodiversity and carbon storage. It highlights the success of the Fundação Amazonas Sustentável (FAS), which reduced deforestation by 76% in its programme areas since 2008 and increased community income by 202%. To scale such models, the Green Economy Coalition proposes the 'Amazon Green Economy Hub,' a cross-sectoral platform designed to rewire policy, financial, and business conditions to support micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and sustainable forest management.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000062#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Amazon rainforest is approaching a systemic tipping point of environmental and economic collapse, with deforestation rates nearing 20% causing the region to become a net source of carbon instead of a store.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000062#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Fundação Amazonas Sustentável (FAS) demonstrates that a people-centred approach to forest management can significantly reduce deforestation and increase local wealth. 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Its strategy centers on four core activities: global advocacy to build a 'compelling story' of transition, collaborative action across five policy building blocks (measurement, finance, sectors, fairness, and nature), mobilizing national action through regional hubs, and expanding its network to 100 collaborating organizations. The GEC seeks to influence global institutions and national governments to adopt new economic performance measures, reform the finance sector, and integrate social fairness into green planning.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000075#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The GEC intends to mainstream the global green economy concept by 2020, defining it as an economy that \"reduces inequality and poverty, increases the inclusion of all stakeholders and respects environmental limits.\"","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000075#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The coalition has identified five specific policy areas for transformative enabling policy by 2020: new measures of economic performance, finance sector development for green investment, improved sector transitions (specifically for SMEs), economic democracy and fairness, and tools to support the natural world.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000075#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The GEC's 'Measure What Matters' initiative seeks to redefine economic success beyond profit and GDP to include \"people's wellbeing and the health of the planet,\" utilizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to catalyze these frameworks.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000075#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To address the negative impacts of financialization and short-term speculation, the GEC aims to reform the finance sector to ensure investment flows to \"poorest countries and communities first.\"","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000075#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The coalition argues that fairness and inclusivity must be central to green policy to prevent continued inequality, proposing an \"SDG test\" in green economy planning to ensure a just transition.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000075#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The GEC plans to mobilize national action by launching hubs and multi-stakeholder policy processes in specific countries, including India, Caribbean, South Africa, Senegal, Uganda, Mongolia, and Peru.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000075#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The organization's growth targets for 2020 include expanding to 100 collaborating organizations, establishing a secretariat of 10 people, and doubling its funding from diverse government and foundation sources.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000075#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["green economy","Sustainable Development Goals","climate finance","just transition","natural capital","sustainable agriculture","renewable energy"],"geography_discussed":["India","Caribbean","South Africa","Senegal","Uganda","Mongolia","Peru","Brazil","Europe"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["strategic planning","policy advocacy"]},{"id":"geconco-000076","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/geconco-000076","title":"Giving people a stake in the green economy","publisher":{"name":"Green Economy Coalition","organization":"green-economy-coalition"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/assets/reports/Cape-Town-Global-Meet-2019/GEC-PAGE-policy-priorities_final.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Green Economy Coalition (GEC) proposes a series of policy priorities to ensure a fair green transition. 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It advocates for the mainstreaming of natural capital accounting to better value ecosystem services and the adoption of inclusive policy processes that protect marginalised groups and workers. Additionally, it emphasises the critical role of SMEs and informal businesses in driving local innovation, noting that approximately 70% of MSMEs in emerging markets lack access to credit, creating a 'missing middle' financing gap.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000096#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The current financial system is hindered by short-termism, which prioritises immediate profit over sustainable investments and leaves fossil fuel companies vulnerable to stranded assets.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000096#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a significant funding gap for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), estimated at $2.5 trillion per year, necessitating decentralized financing that reaches local governments and community organisations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000096#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To better manage the economy's relationship with nature, governments should adopt a 'capitals approach' and natural capital accounting, moving beyond GDP to account for natural, produced, human, and social capital.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000096#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A truly inclusive green transition must address the needs of marginalised groups, including small-scale farmers, coal miners, and informal waste-pickers, to ensure political legitimacy and social stability.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000096#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are vital for local green innovation and employment, but they face a 'missing middle' financing gap, with the World Bank estimating that about 70% of MSMEs in emerging markets lack credit access.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000096#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Financial stability could be improved by implementing a 'brown penalising factor' to make it harder for banks to leverage loans for environmentally destructive investments, rather than using a 'green supporting factor'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000096#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["sustainable finance","green industrial policy","just transition","climate finance","green job","fossil-fuel divestment","ecosystem service","Paris Agreement","Sustainable Development Goals"],"geography_discussed":["Australia","Costa Rica","Netherlands","New Zealand","Uganda","United Kingdom","Peru","France"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","strategic recommendations"]},{"id":"geconco-000098","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/geconco-000098","title":"Recuperação Verde na Amazônia","publisher":{"name":"Green Economy Coalition","organization":"green-economy-coalition"},"document_type":"fact sheet","language":"pt","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/assets/reports/GEC-Reports/GR-Country-reports/GR-Brazil-hub-recuperacao-verde-factsheet.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document evaluates how fiscal, budgetary, monetary, and trade policies in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic integrated or ignored natural capital in the Legal Amazon. It finds that the vast majority of economic stimulus measures had a negative impact on natural capital, with 87.2% categorized as 'high negative'. While some positive measures exist in bioeconomy and low-carbon agriculture, the report argues that nature was not central to economic decision-making and recommends a shift toward a 'green recovery' that values standing forests.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000098#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The vast majority of economic stimulus measures analyzed had a negative impact on natural capital, with 87.2% rated as 'high negative', 9.7% as 'low negative', 2.9% as 'high positive', and 0.1% as 'low positive'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000098#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Despite Brazil spending over R$ 520 billion to combat pandemic effects, these measures did not centrally or marginally consider natural capital in their scope.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000098#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Positive impacts on natural capital were identified in family farming and bioeconomy, including R$ 4.9 billion (US$ 942.7 million) from the Plano Safra for Pronaf and the ABC Program in the nine states of the Legal Amazon between 2020 and 2021, and R$ 2.2 million (US$ 419 thousand) for Sustainable Bioeconomy Development in Amazonas state.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000098#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Negative impacts were driven by regulatory flexibility in mining and agribusiness, including four regulatory acts easing mining activities and an estimated R$ 462 million (US$ 126 million) impact on the Amazon from the Central Bank's flexibility regarding Agribusiness Credit Notes (LCA).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000098#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report concludes that extra-fiscal measures implemented before and during the pandemic failed to use natural capital as a guiding principle, and many positive budget lines saw decreased funding in 2021 compared to 2020.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000098#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["natural capital","biobased economy","biodiversity","fiscal policy","mining","deforestation","green recovery","sustainable development"],"geography_discussed":["Amazonas","France","India","Uganda"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy assessment","economic analysis"]},{"id":"geconco-000099","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/geconco-000099","title":"MAINSTREAMING SUSTAINABLE NATURAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INTO UGANDA’S COVID-19 RECOVERY PACKAGES","publisher":{"name":"Green Economy Coalition","organization":"green-economy-coalition"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/assets/reports/GEC-Reports/GR-Country-reports/GR-Uganda-GEC-PRS105.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report finds that while Uganda's medium-term planning (NDPIII) is responsive to natural capital, actual budgetary allocations have declined, with only 28% of the 2021/22 recovery budget supporting natural capital management compared to 40% in 2020/21. It highlights significant degradation of forests and wetlands and warns that industrialization goals may further threaten biodiversity without dedicated monitoring and offset plans.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000099#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Uganda's natural capital is in a state of decline, with forest coverage dropping from 24 percent in 1990 to 12 percent by 2020, and wetland coverage falling from 15.5 percent to 8.9 percent in the same period.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000099#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The national budget for the financial year 2020/21 (USD 12.15 billion) was 40 percent responsive to natural capital management; of these interventions, 70 percent were strongly positive, 15 percent weak positive, and 15 percent strong negative.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000099#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Responsiveness to natural capital declined in the 2021/22 national budget (USD 12.1 billion), where only 28 percent (USD 3.36 billion) of interventions were responsive. 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Membership is free and open to individuals and organizations from the public, private, and civil sectors who commit to collaborative action and the diffusion of knowledge for eco-social transformation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000107#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The network's mission is to expand the understanding of a new eco-social contract, define terms that facilitate a just transition to fair, green, and climate-resilient economies, and identify the processes and institutions needed to integrate multiple justice frameworks, including human rights, gender equality, and the rights of the natural world.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000107#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The network is managed by a secretariat jointly hosted by the Green Economy Coalition (GEC) and the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), providing members with tools such as joint research, webinars, an online engagement platform, and capacity building.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000107#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Membership is free and open to individuals and organizations across research, advocacy, policy, and the public and private sectors, provided they possess expertise in human rights or sustainable development and commit to promoting the network's vision through their own activities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000107#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["just transition","climate justice","environmental justice","sustainable development","green economy"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":[]},{"id":"geconco-000110","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/geconco-000110","title":"Green Jobs in Mongolia","publisher":{"name":"Green Economy Coalition","organization":"green-economy-coalition"},"document_type":"fact sheet","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/assets/reports/Cape-Town-Global-Meet-2019/Mongolia-Country-Posters-GM2019-FINAL-PRINT.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"Mongolia's progress toward a green economy was ranked 3 out of 10 in a 2018 report. 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Transition efforts involve tax exemptions for renewables, the operation of 12 renewable energy sites (wind, hydro, and solar), and international support from entities like the Green Climate Fund and ADB to develop low-carbon eco-districts in Ulaanbaatar.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000110#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"A 2018 report ranked Mongolia's progress toward a green economy as 3 out of 10.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000110#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Mongolia faces several critical environmental and social challenges, specifically air pollution, water mismanagement and pollution, land degradation and desertification, increasing urbanization, a knowledge gap, inequality, poverty, and a discrepancy between official narratives and actual implementation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000110#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Water scarcity is a major issue, as 70% of Mongolian land lacks access to groundwater.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000110#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Mongolian government has established the National Green Development Policy and the Sustainable Development Vision 2030, provided tax exemptions for renewables, and identified five provinces to become model green provinces.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000110#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The private sector's contribution to the energy transition includes the operation of five wind farms, four hydropower stations, and three solar farms, as well as Xacbank's role as an Accredited Entity of the Green Climate Fund for low-carbon initiatives.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000110#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"International collaborations include support from the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), the EU Switch Asia Programme, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the latter of which will finance the transformation of 'Ger' areas in Ulaanbaatar into low-carbon eco-districts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"geconco-000110#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["green economy","air pollution","land degradation","desertification","urbanization","renewable energy","wind power","hydropower","solar energy","sustainable finance","Green Climate Fund"],"geography_discussed":["Ulaanbaatar"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy assessment","status report"]},{"id":"geconco-000112","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/geconco-000112","title":"Finance for a Green Economy","publisher":{"name":"Green Economy Coalition","organization":"green-economy-coalition"},"document_type":"policy brief","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/assets/reports/Cape-Town-Global-Meet-2019/PAGE-GEC-finance-policy-briefing_final.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document outlines the necessity of reforming financial systems to meet climate targets and support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 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