scholarly journals Assessing the Progress of REDD+ Projects towards the Sustainable Development Goals

Forests ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Milbank ◽  
David Coomes ◽  
Bhaskar Vira
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Small Subset ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Goal Level ◽  
Certification Standards ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Project Objectives ◽  
Development Agendas ◽  
Monitoring Progress

Almost a decade since the establishment of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+), this study investigates the extent to which REDD+ projects are delivering on the promise of co-benefits and the elusive ‘triple-win’ for climate, biodiversity, and local communities. The Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance (CCB) is among several leading REDD+ certification standards that are designed to support the delivery of social and environmental co-benefits, and ‘socially-just’ carbon. This study uses an in-depth content analysis of 25 subnational REDD+ project documents to assess the extent to which REDD+ project objectives align with Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets, and evaluates the reporting of progress towards meeting these objectives. Currently the CCB standards address a relatively small subset of SDG targets. Despite this, we find that REDD+ projects aspire to work on a much broader set of SDG target objectives, thus going beyond what the CCB Standards require for REDD+ validation. However, although reviewed REDD+ projects have these aspirations, very few are actively monitoring impact against the goals. There is a gap between aspiration and reported progress at the goal level, and for each project: on average, only a third of SDGs that are being targeted by REDD+ projects are showing ‘improvement’. The analysis shows which global goals are most frequently targeted, and which are the least. It also allows an analysis of which projects are following through most effectively in terms of monitoring progress towards the SDGs. This assessment provides insights into the priorities of REDD+ project proponents, suggesting that REDD+ has unfulfilled potential to elicit positive change in relation to the SDGs. Our analysis also shows that there is considerable potential for the safeguarding bodies to do more to ensure that real improvements are made, and reported against, aligning REDD+ projects more strongly with global development agendas.

scholarly journals Monitoring Menstrual Health in the Sustainable Development Goals

2020 ◽  
pp. 577-592
Author(s):  
Libbet Loughnan ◽  
Thérèse Mahon ◽  
Sarah Goddard ◽  
Robert Bain ◽  
Marni Sommer
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Systematic Overview ◽  
Menstrual Health ◽  
Monitoring Framework ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Monitoring Progress ◽  
Major Data

Abstract This chapter offers a systematic overview of the strong but currently under-recognized relationship between menstrual health and the main monitoring framework of progress in global development 2015–2030: the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Looking at the overarching principles and intent of the SDG framework, and then goal by goal, the authors draw out particular SDG indicators to explain how monitoring met and unmet needs for menstrual health is essential to planning for SDG success. This chapter then describes some of the major data collection efforts that operate at-scale and could most readily provide new avenues for monitoring progress on menstrual health. The chapter concludes by outlining a way forward to strengthen monitoring and accountability for menstrual health during the SDG era.

scholarly journals Providing an enabling environment to promote the Sustainable Development Goals: Coventry University’s experience

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Jaliyyah Bello ◽  
Selina Fletcher ◽  
Mojtaba Ammari-Allahyari
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Staff Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Enabling Environment ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Development Agendas

Higher Education Institutions provide a vital role in providing education towards solving sustainability issues. Hence, the adoption of development agendas, such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the SDG Accord, into curriculum. As a signatory of the sector SDG Accord, Coventry University Group has the responsibility of providing an enabling environment to promote the achievement of the Goals. This article introduces a model for embedding the goals into curriculum; with creative teaching practice and enriching student experience at the centre to the approach taken. The approach considers three dimensions: Staff Development, the Goals within Teaching, and Students' Activities.

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