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Global Outlook on SCP Policies: Taking Action Together [Preview of main report]
This report presents the first findings of the Global Outlook on SCP Policies, commissioned from UNEP by the European Commission, which provides a nonexhaustive review of... -
Economic Instruments for Environmental Management: A Worldwide Compendium of...
One of the most striking features of this collection of case studies is the diversity of environmental problems which have been targetted by these policy instruments, including... -
Single-Use Plastics: A Roadmap for Sustainability (rev. 2)
The benefits of plastic are undeniable. The material is cheap, lightweight and easy to make. These qualities have led to a boom in the production of plastic over the past... -
Fostering and Communicating Sustainable Lifestyles: Principles and Emerging...
This UN Environment report sets out a four-step strategy roadmap for fostering and communicating sustainable lifestyles, illustrated by 16 initiatives and campaigns from around... -
Green Economy and Trade Opportunities Project - Synthesis Report
This synthesis report summarizes lessons from the UNEP Green Economy and Trade Opportunities Project, which identified, assessed and harnessed trade opportunities arising from... -
Cleaner Production in the Mediterranean Region
The present report is a very valuable boost for the pioneering efforts in Mediterranean countries to implement cleaner production in our part of the world. -
Ecosystem Approaches in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM): A...
This research aimed to provide a detailed review of selected transboundary basins to ascertain the application of ecosystem-based approaches and draw specific lessons for... -
Towards Green and Inclusive Prosperity: Building Green Economies that...
This report, Towards green and inclusive prosperity – building green economies that deliver on poverty reduction, and its complementary set of Case Studies, has been prepared... -
Green Industrial Policy: Concept, Policies, Country Experiences
“Green industrial policy: Concept, policies, country Experiences” is a joint publication by UN Environment and the German Development Institute/ Deutsches Institut für... -
Master Plan for Coordination of Programmes for Combating Desertification /...
The Project RAF/88/047/B/01/5, funded by UNDP, is a multi-disciplinary programme for strengthening of economic cooperation and integration among West African States within the... -
Chemicals in Products: Toys Sector Case Study for UNEP
This case study was carried out as part of the activities under the Chemicals in Products (CiP) Project. In May, 2009, the second session of the International Conference of... -
Addressing the Used Vehicles Market: Potential Strategies for Importing and...
This report is prepared by a Working Group of the Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles and seeks to provide a menu of potential strategies that importing and exporting... -
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Developing Countries:...
A year ago, world leaders agreed to restrict global warming to 2°C above pre-industrial levels by the end of this century. Yet the latest Emissions Gap Report from UN... -
Case Studies on Tailings Management
With the cooperation of a large number of experts, ICME has compiled this collection of case studies of tailings management practices in operations in many parts of the world.... -
Putting It into Practice: Selected Case Studies on CBNRM Projects in Sudan
This report shares case studies that were presented at the Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) policy workshop held in Khartoum, 8–10 October 2013. The workshop... -
Nature-based Solutions for Wastewater Management: Barriers and Opportunities...
Wastewater pollution is a serious problem in the Caribbean. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is assessing wastewater management in four island nations—the Dominican Republic, Haiti,... -
City-Level Decoupling: Urban Resource Flows and the Governance of...
These cases were selected to showcase innovative and visionary approaches to sustainable infrastructure change across a broad range of contexts, and are intended to demonstrate... -
Compendium of Technologies for the Recovery of Materials from WEEE / E-waste
This compendium describes information on commercially available or near commercially available technologies and associated techniques for resource recovery from WEEE/e-waste and... -
Analysis of Formalization Approaches in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold...
The case studies were developed based on a common terms of reference that sought to identify similarities among countries as well as distinct or unique challenges and... -
Integrated Water Resources Management: Good Practices in Sudan - Adapt for...
This document is designed to collate information around Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) good practices and Sudanese case studies. It will form a baseline that can...