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Inventory of Energy Subsidies in EU’s Eastern Partnership Countries:...
This study is the first comprehensive and consistent record of energy subsidies in the EaP region. It was prepared with a view to improving transparency, helping governments in... -
Getting Climate-smart with the Royal Bengal Tiger in Bhutan: A Species and...
This brief is one of three in a series that also includes the mountain gorilla and the snow leopard, produced under the Vanishing Treasures programme. Its goal is to highlight... -
Sixty Years of Paradigm Shift in China (1949-2010): Change of Policies and...
This paper reviews the changes in social and economic policies since 1949 that have significant implications for ecosystem management in China. The major policies relevant to... -
International Strategy for Action in the Field of Environmental Education...
The document is in two parts: Part one seeks to highlight certain needs and priorities in respect to the development of environmental education and training as they emerge from... -
China and UN-REDD Programme, What They Can Do Together to Mve the REDD+...
The United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD Programme) is an opportunity to... -
Getting Climate-smart with the Snow Leopard in Central Asia: A Species and...
This brief is one in a series that also includes the mountain gorilla and the royal Bengal tiger, produced under the Vanishing Treasures programme. Its goal is to highlight how... -
Youth Strategy for Africa 2019-2022: Environmental Sustainability for...
The objective of this strategy is to foster structured, sustainable, and meaningful youth engagement through socioeconomic models that espouse economic development while... -
Environmental Dimensions of Antimicrobial Resistance - Summary for Policymakers
For decades antimicrobials have contributed to the reduction of infectious diseases in humans, animals and plants, saving lives and increasing productivity. Their effectiveness... -
Policy Brief: The Impact of COVID-19 on Women
This policy brief focuses on each of these issues in turn, exploring how women and girls’ lives are changing in the face of COVID- 19, and outlining suggested priority measures... -
Progress Report: Action Plan for Regional Cooperation in the Sound...
The main objective of this Action Plan is to identify the priority areas for cooperation and actions at the sub-regional and regional levels to enhance implementation of the... -
Rules of Procedure of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment
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Engaging with Faith-Based Organization : UN Environment Strategy
UN Environment is taking the lead in establishing an innovative strategy to engage and partner with faith-based organizations to deliver on Agenda 2030. -
Promoting Upstream-downstream Linkages through Integrated Ecosystem...
In the context of supporting biodiversity conservation, sustainable development, and poverty reduction, this policy paper portrays the critical role that ecosystem management... -
Scaling Innovation at the Energy-Agriculture Nexus in East Africa: Sectoral...
With rising global demand for food, there is an urgent need to find climate-smart ways to intensify agricultural production. As the population expands, agribusinesses not only... -
Global Chemicals Outlook II: Summary for Policymakers - Report of the...
The Global Chemicals Outlook II has been prepared in response to Governing Council decision 27/12, adopted in 2013, which requested the Executive Director to continue work on... -
Urban Agriculture’s Potential to Advance Multiple Sustainability Goals -...
This policy guidance serves two purposes: • To highlight key features of urban agriculture taking an urban-rural systems perspective, drawing on a synthesis literature review... -
Economic Instruments for Managing Environmentally Harmful Products in...
The project’s objective was to help the government of the Republic of Moldova to improve the design of existing instruments and develop new ones in order to provide incentives... -
Message from UNEP Symposium on Plastic Waste Problems to G20 Osaka Summit...
The International Environmental Technology Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme organized a UNEP Symposium on Plastic Waste Problems on 22nd May 2019 in Osaka,... -
The Future of Electric Vehicles and Material Resources: A Foresight Brief
The main goals of this foresight brief are to: • highlight major opportunities and challenges in the mainstreaming of EVs, • examine the sustainability case of EVs by focusing... -
World Environment Day 2018: The Day the Tide Turned 0n Single-Use Plastics
In 2018, World Environment Day reached new heights. With India as host country, the world rallied around a movement to “Beat Plastic Pollution”. This simple yet ambitious call...