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Getting Climate-smart with the Mountain Gorilla in the Greater Virunga...
The brief examines how climate change has multiple, and often interacting, impacts on the mountain gorilla – be it on its physiology, on the ecosystems on which it depends, or... -
Emissions Gap Report 2020 - Executive Summary
As in previous years, this report assesses the gap between estimated future global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions if countries implement their climate mitigation pledges and the... -
COBSEA Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter 2019
The overall goal of the COBSEA Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter is to consolidate, coordinate, and facilitate cooperation, and implement the necessary environmental... -
Inclusive Wealth Report 2018 - Executive Summary
The correct measure of a nation’s opulence is its inclusive wealth. Inclusive wealth is the dynamic version of income. It is the accounting value of an economy’s stock of... -
A Case of Benign Neglect: Knowledge Gaps About Sustainability in Pastoralism...
Pastoralism is practiced by millions of people worldwide. It has roots in every part of the world and back thousands of years to the beginning of agriculture. But while pastoral... -
Green Economy Options for Ukraine: Opportunities for Organic Agriculture -...
The organic agriculture sector in Ukraine has experienced steady growth since the early 2000s. Nevertheless, there remains a significant opportunity for further growth in the... -
Cold Chain Technology Brief: Vaccines
This note provides an overview of the vaccine cold chain in general and COVID-19 in particular, its requirements and challenges. First, the effects of temperature on these... -
World Environment Situation Room and WESR CCA: Executive Briefing - March 2022
The main highlights of this brief include: Official Launch of WESR; Overall Architecture of WESR; Technical Implementation of WESR; Thematic Implementation of WESR; Impact of... -
Regional Seas Strategic Directions 2022-2025: Guiding the Regional Seas...
The Regional Seas Strategic Directions (RSSD) 2022-2025 aims to more effectively mainstream the conservation and sustainable use of oceans into policies and programmes,... -
Labelling Refrigerant Cylinders: Why Set Up National Legislation on...
This technical brief encourages Governments and National Ozone Officers to establish or amend national legislation requiring mandatory labelling of refrigerant cylinders and... -
Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan for Jamaica - CEP Technical Report No. 54
The primary objective of this document is to present a strategy for a national effort to ensure sustained recovery of depleted sea turtle stocks. To reach this objective, the... -
Healthy Food for All: How do We Make Healthy Diets Accessible and Affordable...
Unhealthy diets exact a high health cost, cause environmental destruction, increase the risk of pandemic outbreaks and lead to massive greenhouse gas emissions and global food... -
Evolution of UN Environment Programme Governing Bodies: 4th April 2019
This is a presentation of the chronology and evolution of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) governing bodies since the establishment of UNEP in 1972 through General Assembly... -
Harnessing Nature to build Climate Resilience : Scaling up the use of...
Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) has the potential to significantly enhance the resilience of society to climate change and could be a key part of national and global adaptation... -
Disaster Waste Management Policy/Strategy Nepal
This Disaster waste management policy and Strategy is expected to contribute for Eco friendly reconstruction and new construction works via the reuse of disaster debris. Thus,... -
Global Methane Assessment: Benefits and Costs of Mitigating Methane...
The assessment will highlight the critical role that cutting methane emissions, including from the fossil fuel industry, will play in slowing the rate of global warming. Cutting... -
Green and Sustainable Chemistry: Framework Manual - Executive Summary
This Framework Manual introduces, in a structured way, various facets of green and sustainable chemistry, with the intention to foster general learning, reflection and scaling-... -
A Strategy for Engagement: The Role of Faith Leaders and Faith-Based...
Motivated by spiritual values and driven by an ethical responsibility to mitigate human impact on the environment, several barriers stated in the UN Decade can be overcome by... -
Key Messages for Beyond 2020: Global Chemicals Outlook II - From Legacies to...
The global goal to minimize adverse impacts of chemicals and waste will not be achieved by 2020. Solutions exist, but more ambitious worldwide action by all stakeholders is... -
COVID-19, the Environment and Food Systems: Contain, Cope, and Rebuild...
The Covid-19 pandemic is increasing poverty and threatening food security. Governments around the world have already invested more than $12 trillion to counteract the economic...