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The National Green Growth Roadmap - Cambodia
Cambodia

National Sustainable Development Strategy
Kazakhstan

Framework Act on Low Carbon, Green Growth
Republic of Korea

National Adaptation Plan of Action
Maldives

Low Carbon Transition Plan
United Kingdom

National Plan on Climate Change
Brazil

Twelfth Five Year Plan
China

National Action Plan on Climate Change
India

Energy Saving and Efficiency Strategy
Spain

Transforming Guyana's Economy while Combating Climate Change
Guyana

The Medium Term Strategic Framework
South Africa

National Action Plan Addressing Climate Change
Indonesia

The Singapore Green Plan
Singapore

Europe 2020: A Strategy for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth
Geneva

Grenelle Environment Roundtable
France

National Strategy of Sustainable Development Action Plan
Montenegro

Strategic Development Plan
Fiji

National Development Plan
Mexico

Partnership for a Resource-Efficient Green Economy
Barbados

Policy on Green Procurement
Canada

The National Strategy for Sustainable Development
Finland

100% Renewable Electricity Supply by 2050
Germany

CO2 Tax
Japan

Feed-In Tariff on Electricity from Renewable Energy
Kenya

Long-Term Economy-Wide Transformational Effort to Enable Carbon-Neutrality
Costa Rica

Papua New Guinea: Carbon neutral by 2050
Papua New Guinea

Congestion Charge System in London
London,United Kingdom

PlaNYC City-Wide Sustainability Plan (New York City)
New York City, United States of America

Ethiopian Coffee Cooperatives
Ethiopia

The N'hambita Community Carbon Project
Mozambique

Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration
Niger

Uganda Organic Agriculture Standards and Policies
Uganda

Solar Drip Irrigation
Benin

Sao Paulo Climate Change Policy (Sao Paulo City)
Sao Paulo City, Brazil

Top Runner Program
Japan

PROSOL- Solar Programme
Tunisia

Management of Aquatic Ecosystems through Community Husbandry Program
Bangladesh

Locally Managed Marine Areas
Fiji

Community Forestry Enterprise
Guatemala

Community Based Natural Resource Management Programme
Namibia

Community Forestry
Nepal

Planting Mangroves for Disaster Mitigation
Vietname

Green Skills Agreement
canberra

Natural Rural Employment Guarantee Act
India

Reward-Penalty Scheme for Personal Cars
France

Mexico City Bus Rapid Transit
Mexico City, Mexico

Masdar City Special Economic Development Zone
Masdar, United Arab Emirates

Fund for Protection of Water
Ecuador

Sustainable Water Resource Management
Singapore

Towards Greener Development: On a Coherent Environmental and Development Policy (White Paper)
Norway

Water Efficient Maize for Africa
Africa

Astana Green Bridge Initiative
Europe, Asia and the Pacific

Sustainable Urban Planning (Curitiba City)
Curitiba City, Brazil

Global Warming Solutions Act (State of California)
State of California, United Sates of America

Evergreen Cooperative Initiative (State of Ohio)
State of Ohio, United States of America

China's National Climate Change Programme
China

Carbon Tax
South Africa

Renewable Energy Plan
Spain

National Green Growth Development Strategy for 2008-2030
Republic of Korea

New Growth Strategy: Blueprint for Revitalizing Japan
Japan

The Edison Innovation Green Growth Fund (State of New Jersey)
New Jersey, United States of America

Individual Transferable Quota System
Iceland

Swiss Cleantech Masterplan
Switzerland

Welfare For The Future
Iceland

Environment Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund
Croatia

Lithuanian Innovation Strategy
Lithuania

National Sustainable Development Policy
Maldives

Energy Star
United States of America

The draft Barbados Energy Policy
Barbados

Environmental Technologies Action Plan
Europe

The Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
USA

One Wales: One Planet
Wales, United Kingdom

Eco-Tax
Montenegro

Extended Producer Responsibility System
Republic of Korea

Green Jobs in China
China

Government Broad Program on Sustainable Development (KADO)
Netherlands

Sustainable Consumption and Production and Sustainable Industrial Policy (SCP/SIP) Action Plan
Europe

The Innovation Europe Flagship Initiative
Europe

The European Reference Framework for Sustainable Cities
Europe

The National Environmental Policy
Ecuador

Sustainable Development Strategy
spain

Sustainable Skylines Program
USA

Biodiversity Strategy of the Republic of Serbia
Serbia

Ecological Tax Reform
Germany

Policy Committee on Innovation and Intellectual Property
Japan

Renewable Energy Sources Act
Germany

Renewable Energies Heat Act
Germany

The Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)
United States of America

Blue Angel
Germany

The National Development Plan of Ireland (2007-2013)
Ireland

The Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy of Rwanda
Rwanda

Climate Change Act
United Kingdom

Energy Act
United Kingdom

Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE)
United States of America

Low-Carbon Fuel Standard (State of California)
United States of America

Bus Rapid Transit System
India

The Oakland Green Jobs Corps (State of California)
United States of America

Japan Paper Association?s Voluntary Action Plan
Japan

Phase-Out of Inefficient Incandescent Light Bulbs
Australia

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive
Europe

Packaging Ordinance
Germany

A Renewable Portfolio Standard (State of Texas)
United States of America

Waterford County Council Climate Change Strategy 2008-2012 (Waterford County)
Ireland

Economic Plan 2010 ? 2014 (Waterford County)
Ireland

Enabling the Transition to a Green Economy: government and business working together
United Kingdom

The Soil Conservation Plan
Iceland

Organic Farming
Hungary

National Foresight Report on Long-term Climate and Energy Policy
Finland

Natural Resource Strategy for Finland
Finland

National Bio-Economy Strategy
Finland

Taxes on Fossil Fuels and Electricity
Finland

Barbados Sustainable Finance Group
Barbados

Clean and Efficient programme
Netherlands

Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariffs
Serbia

Renewable Energy Promotion Plans
Spain

Energy Saving and Efficiency Strategy
Spain

Competitiveness Programme for the Automotive Sector
Spain

National Strategy for the Electric Vehicle
Spain

Sustainable Operations on the Government Estate targets
Untied Kingdom

SmartWay Transport Partnership
United States of America

Renewable Energy Utilization Strategy
Hungary

The Barbados Sustainable Development Policy
Barbados

Programme on Sustainable Consumption and Production
Finland

Tax on Waste (Landfill Tax)
Finland

Waste charges
Finland

Tax on disposable beverage containers
Finland

Eco Charge
Finland

Sustainable Public Procurement
Finland

Panel on Environment Innovation
Finland

Green Public Procurement Action Plan
Iceland

National Waste Management Plan
Iceland

Municipal Waste Fees at Recycling or Waste Treatment Facilities
Iceland

Recycling Fees
Iceland

Hazardous waste fees
Iceland

End-of-life vehicles
Iceland

Act on the Emission of Greenhouse Gases
Iceland

GreenTech Made in Germany
Germany

Regional Development Strategy
Montenegro

Green Investment Scheme
Lithuania

Strategy for Waste Management
Serbia

The Integrated National Waste Plan
Spain

Strategy for Sustainable Mobility
Spain

Environmental taxes
Sweden

Eco Cycle Strategy
Sweden

CO2 Act
Switzerland

Performance-related Heavy Vehicle Fee (HVF)
Switzerland

Incentive Tax on Volatile Organic Compounds
Switzerland

Sufficient Economy Philosophy
Thailand

Towards a Low Carbon Economy for Scotland
United Kingdom

Greening the Government
United States of America

The Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool
United States of America

Economy, Energy, and Environment (E3) Program
United States of America

Responsible Appliance Disposal (RAD) Program
United States of America

Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants
United States of America

Building Ireland's Smart Economy - A Framework for Sustainable Economic Renewal
Ireland

Working for Water Program
South Africa

Long-Term Plan for Wind Energy
Egypt

Indonesia?s Second Medium Term Development Plan
Indonesia

National Strategic Plan of Barbados
Barbados

Environment and Natural Resources Sector Plan
rwanda

Sixth Five-Year Plan
Egypt

The Nepal Trade Integration Strategy
nepal

The National Framework for Sustainable Development
South Africa

Ecosystem Restoration in Rwanda
rwanda

National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan
Barbados

Fuel efficiency standard
japan

Fuel Economy Standards
china

Low-Interest Loans For Investments In Installations For Electricity Production
germany

New Sunshine Program
Japan

Renewable Electricity Production Credit
United States

Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Assembly Project
kenya

Eco-Car
thailand

Registration Tax on Passenger Cars
finland

Carbon Tax (CO2 Tax)
finland

Excise Duties on Fossil Fuels for Transport Purposes
iceland

The National Housing and Refurbishment Plan
spain

Technical Code for Building
Spain

Regulation for Thermal Installations of Buildings
Spain

Green Capacity Building Grants
United States

Water supply and sewerage policies
finland

Water Sector Sustainability
United States

The Icelandic National Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities
iceland

Iceland's Climate Change Strategy
iceland

National Strategy and Action Plan for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
finland

Education for Sustainable Development: The Barcelona School Agenda 21 Program
Barcelona, Spain

Solar energy legislation
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

The Renewable Energy Reference Centre
Betim, Brazil

Local water and soil conservation
Bogor, Indonesia

The Nearby Useful Bike
Changwon, Republic of Korea

Urban biodiversity for a sustainable city and climate change resilience
Chiang Rai, Thailand

Green City Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany

Groundwater conservation: mineral water from the tap
Kumamoto, Japan

Mexico City's Green Plan
Mexico City, Mexico

Improving the district heating system
Milan, Italy

Greenhouse gas emissions inventory: First experiences
Montevideo, Uruguay

From mining to re-claiming spoilt lands
Pangkalpinang, Indonesia

The Bandeirantes Landfill Gas to Energy Project
Sao Paolo, Brazil

Integrated coastal management: The crab condominium example
Sriracha, Thailand

Water Smart Parks
Stirling, Australia

Mangrove conservation
Surabaya, Indonesia

Live Green Toronto
Toronto, Canada

Urban development and biodiversity conservation
Trang, Thailand

Greenhouse gas
Vaxjo, Sweden

Eco-oil Programme
Volta Redonda, Brazil

Tax mechanisms to conserve privately-owned green areas: Yokohama Greenery Plan
Yokohama, Japan

Programme d?Action National d?Adaptation a la Variabilite et aux Changements Climatiques
Burkina faso

Programme d?Action National d?Adaptation aux Changements Climatiques
Benin

Programme d?Action National d?Adaptation aux Changements Climatiques
Togo

Programme d?Action National d?Adaptation aux Changements Climatiques
Mali

Programme d?Action National d?Adaptation aux Changements Climatiques
Senegal

Programme d?Action National d?Adaptation aux Changements Climatiques
central African republic

Programme d?Action National d?Adaptation aux Changements Climatiques
chad

Programme d?Action National d?Adaptation au Changements Climatique
Democratic Republic of Congo

Programme d?Action National d?Adaptation aux Changements Climatiques
djibouti

Programme d?Action National d?Adaptation aux Changements Climatiques
guinea

Lighting Africa Initiative
Africa region

Vo�te Nubienne (Nubian Vault)
Burkina faso

Sustainable Sydney 2030
Sydney, Australia

Nairobi Metro 2030 Strategy
Nairobi, Kenya

Phnom Penh Urban Poor Development Fund

Mumbai Disaster Risk Management Master Plan

Baoding, China- The world's first "carbon positive" city
Baoding, China

Bilbao R�a 2000- Transformation of Bilbao, Spain through public/private partnerships
Bilbao, Spain

San Jose Green Vision
San Jose, California

Berlin's Low Emission Zone
Berlin, Germany

Waste Concern: Public/Private partnership and community based composting in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Transforming Shanghai: World Expo 2010
Shanghai, China

Aichi 2005: The first Eco-Expo
Aichi, JApan

Beijing Olympics 2008: An urban transformation
Beijing, China

London Olympics 2012: Planning a sustainable Olympic Games

Cogeneration for Africa
Africa

Principles for the Green Economy
San Jose, Costa Rica

The Earth Charter and the Green Economy
San Jose, Costa Rica

National Climate Change Action Plan 2008-2012
santiago

Santiago Climate Exchange
Santiago

Agua Para Todos (Water for All)
Cochabamba

Guyana's Low Carbon Development Strategy
Georgetown

Gross National Happiness Index
thimphu

Botswana Excellence Strategy for Economic Diversification and Sustainable Growth
gaborone

Quisqueya Verde
santo domingo

International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE)
washington

Asian Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Network
bangkok

Renewable Energy Policy of Bangladesh
dhaka

Bolsa Floresta (The Forest Conservation Grant Fund)
manaus

Fund for the Protection of Water (FONAG)
quito

Payment for Environmental Services pilot project in Lake Naivasha basin, Kenya
nairobi

Medium-Term National Development Policy Framework, Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda: 2010-2013
accra

The Clean Energy Legislative Package
canberra

Ethiopia's Climate-Resilient Green Economy Strategy
Addis Ababa

Grenelle II Law
paris

Indonesia's Green Economy Corridor Initiative
indonesia

South Africa's New Growth Path - Green Economy Accord
cape town

Ecoeuskadi 2020: Basque sustainable development strategy 2020
Basque Country, Spain

Promotion of Renewable Energy
Nadi, Fiji

Green ICT Application Challenge & Hackathon ?Sustainable Energy for All?

ITU-UNU-UNEP-StEP Initiative-CEDARE Joint Survey on E-Waste
switzerland

Guidelines for Environmental Sustainability for the ICT Sector
switzerland

ITU-UNESCO/IOC-WMO Joint Task Force to investigate the potential of using submarine telecommunications cables for ocean and climate monitoring and disaster warning
geneva

National programs and international initiatives of Turkmenistan to meet sustainable development goals on regional and international arena
Mary, Turkmenistan

Green Bridge Partnership Programme 2011-2020
astana

National Program - Green Belt
Baharden, Turkmenistan

Initiative to establish, in cooperation with the UN, a specialized body - Interregional Center on Climate Change in Ashgabat
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Initiative to organize a Caspian Environment Forum
Balkanabat, Turkmenistan

Initiative to establish the Interregional energy dialogue under UN auspices
Sarakhs, Turkmenistan

Asian Productivity Organization's Green Productivity Initiative
Jakarta, Indonesia

Tokyo Cap-and-Trade Program
Tokyo

Financing Energy Efficiency Projects
Serbia

Sustainable Transport Award - San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, USA

Sustainable Transport Award - Medellin
Medellin, Colombia

Sustainable Transport Award - Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires

10 GREEN GROWTH CHOICES FOR WATER RESOURCES IN THE MENA REGION
Amman

Sustainable Transport Award - Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa

Sustainable Transport Award - Guangzhou
Guangzhou, China

Appraisal of a decade of Local Sustainability in the Basque Country 2000-2010
Bilbao

Flexitarianism: flexible or part-time vegetarianism
Perth, Western Australia

Republic of Rwanda - Green Growth and Climate Resilience: National Strategy for Climate Change and Low Carbon Development
kigali, rwanda

State Programme ?Energy conservation and energy efficiency for the period till 2020?
Moscow

Sustainability Dashboard
S�o Paulo, Brazil

Internet portal ?Energy efficient Russia?
Moscow

Main Directions for the State Policy to Improve the Energy Efficiency of the Electricity Sector on the Basis of Renewable Energy Sources for the Period up to 2020
Moscow

Climate Doctrine of the Russian Federation
Moscow

Russian Tsunami warning service
Vladivostok

Practical Application of the Earth Charter
Kazan

All-Russian competition ?The most comfortable urban (rural) settlement?
Moscow

Conservation of Wetlands Biodiversity in the Lower Volga Region
Astrakhan

Biodiversity Conservation in the Russian Portion of the Altai-Sayan Ecoregion
Kyzyl

Strengthening Protected Area System of the Komi Republic to Conserve Virgin Forest Biodiversity in the Pechora River Headwaters Region
Syktyvkar

Conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity in Russia?s Taymir Peninsula: Maintaining connectivity across the landscape
Dudinka

Mainstreaming biodiversity conservation into Russia?s energy sector policies and operations
Yakutsk

Integrated Natural Resource Management in the Baikal Basin Transboundary Ecosystem (Russia, Mongolia)
Irkutsk

Greening 2014 Sochi Olympics
Sochi

Ecological rating of the Subjects of the Russian Federation
Moscow

Sustainable development rating of regions of the Russian Federation
Moscow

Improve the capacity of member countries to reduce the impact of climate change by building community and environmental resilience through the promotion of Green Economy
Kathmandu

Minimum Agenda for Sustainability ABRAPS
Brazil

Dhaka Bus-Rapid-Transit
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Ortigas Greenways
Manila Philippines

Railway Electrification Project
Marakand, Uzbekistan

ENO Green Cities Network
Finland

cape verde

One Planet Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

One Planet Sutton
sutton, united kingdom

Environmental rating systems to promote green industry
Catalonia

Recovery of the first sale of fish in Sitges, Catalonia
Sitges

Science Across the MENA Initiative (SAMI)
Egypt

Financing Sustainable Development on Cape Verde
Cape Verde

Education and sustainable development
Cape Verde

Sustainable Tourism Development
Cape Verde

Consolidation of Cape Verde protected Areas
Cape Verde

One Planet Sutton
sutton, united kingdom

Rio +20. Green economy: the experiences of the Italian Civil Society
Rome

Public administration as an example in reducing emissions and saving energy
catalonia

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