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Intentionally Added Microplastics in Products - Assessment Report on Issues...
A two-page summary of the information on microplastics contained in the 2020 UNEP Assessment Report on Issues of Concern: Chemicals and Waste Issues Posing Risks to Human Health... -
Lead in Paint - Assessment Report on Issues of Concern
Lead is a metal and a multi-system toxicant for which no safe level of exposure has been identified. One major source of exposure, particularly for children, is through lead... -
Cadmium - Assessment Report on Issues of Concern
A two-page summary of the information on cadmium contained in the 2020 UNEP Assessment Report on Issues of Concern: Chemicals and Waste Issues Posing Risks to Human Health and... -
Sustainable Consumption and Production National Action Plan: SwitchMed in...
The Moroccan Sustainable Consumption and Production National Action Plan (SCP-NAP) was developed under the coordination of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable... -
Bisphenol A (BPA) - Assessment Report on Issues of Concern
A two-page summary of the information on bisphenol A (BPA) contained in the 2020 UNEP Assessment Report on Issues of Concern: Chemicals and Waste Issues Posing Risks to Human... -
Uganda : Demand-side Management of Water Use in Micro, Small and...
This impact sheet on ‘Demand-side management of water use in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Uganda through promotion of water use efficiency techniques and... -
Lead - Assessment Report on Issues of Concern
Lead is a toxic metal that occurs naturally in the Earth’s crust. It may exist in both inorganic and organic forms. The current global uses of lead are in batteries, rolled and... -
Arsenic - Assessment Report on Issues of Concern
A two-page summary of the information on arsenic contained in the 2020 UNEP Assessment Report on Issues of Concern: Chemicals and Waste Issues Posing Risks to Human Health and... -
Kenya: Greening MSMEs Leather Clusters and Leather Tanning Industry - SWTICH...
This impact sheet on Greening MSMEs Leather Clusters and Leather Tanning Industry provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business... -
Glyphosate - Assessment Report on Issues of Concern
Glyphosate is an organophosphorus herbicide for agricultural, forestry and residential weed control that kills or suppresses all plant types, with the exception of those... -
Neonicotinoids - Assessment Report on Issues of Concern
Neonicotinoids are a class of neuroactive insecticides chemically related to nicotine. Since the first neonicotinoid (imidacloprid) was commercialized in the 1990s, seven main... -
Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) - Assessment Report on Issues of Concern
Pesticides are widely used biologically active compounds designed to kill target organisms. A number of pesticides have also been shown to cause adverse effects on non-target... -
The Heat Is On: Emissions Gap Report 2021
In 2021, as climate impacts intensified around the world, and the IPCC warned we have a 50% chance of surpassing 1.5°C within two decades, there was still hope that COP26 could... -
Challenges that may be Specific to the Chemicals, Waste and Pollution Area -...
This info sheet was informed by: • Assessment of options for strengthening the science-policy interface at the international level for the sound management of chemicals and... -
Green Stimulus [Frequently Asked Questions]
This factsheet answers the following questions: What is Green Fiscal Stimulus? How does Green Fiscal Stimulus work, and who pays for it What UNEP doing to support green fiscal... -
Gender Mainstreaming - Montreal Protocol for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
This poster (png format) is produced by UNEP OzonAction, Latin America and the Caribbean for World Ozone Day, 16 September 2022. -
We Need to Fill the USD 4.1 Trillion Gap to Halt the Climate, Biodiversity...
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Mozambique: Ecosystem-based Adaptation 2019-2023
The Republic of Mozambique is located in South-eastern Africa, with over 2,500 kilometres of coastline. The Greater Maputo Area (GMA), which includes the nation’s capital, is... -
Mauritania: Ecosystem-based Adaptation 2017-2022
Mauritania is situated in North-western Africa, and approximately three-quarters of its land area is desert or semi-desert. A project is building the climate resilience of local... -
UNEP Global Mercury Partnership: Information on Becoming a Partner
This information sheet provides an overview of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Global Mercury Partnership for prospective partners. Further information is...