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The overall purpose of this report is: - to continue the ongoing process of producing periodic evaluations of the global air pollution situation in urban areas; - to continue to...

This report describes how the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into investment practice and decision making is an increasingly standard part of...

This document provides an update to the 2008 “Marine Litter in the Wider Caribbean: A Regional Overview & Action Plan” (RAPMaLi). The primary action categories addressed in...

In 2013-2016, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the European Commission (EC) supported a pilot demonstration project on Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction...

This publication is devoted to promote the Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health concept and to disseminate the main conclusions of three international consultations held in 1999...

This volume illustrates various case studies from around the world, detailing how steps from the Framework for Freshwater Ecosystem Management have been incorporated in...

The goal of this report is to look at the environmental status and trends within some typical and/or important coastal localities of NOWPAP countries, and to correlate this...

Bizon 1 is a small company born out of an agricultural research institute struggling for finance after the fall of the Soviet Union. While this posed a challenge for research,...

The case studies here presented demonstrate issues of concern and solutions for the sustainable management of natural resources across sectors, and the positive impacts policy...

The present document aims at providing, for the benefits of the negotiation during the intergovernmental conference, practical information on how the selected regional seas...

Access to sustainable transport is critical for climate action. Walkable access to public transport is critical too for women, children, persons with disabilities and older...

These case studies provide concrete evidence of how communities are affected by marine litter, and presents an opportunity for us to contemplate measures that can be taken to...

The present publication comprises an expanded and updated compilation of case studies on lower-GWP energy efficient alternatives and technologies in the commercial refrigeration...

Mountains play an essential role in supplying water, energy, food and other services to millions of people living in the mountains and downstream. Ensuring the continued supply...

This case study focuses largely on recycling and the role that the government (Petaling Jaya City Council or MBPJ) as well as the private sector (Nestlé Malaysia and its...

While this report clearly demonstrates significant benefits of renewable energy and energy efficiency in developing countries, it also highlights untapped potential gains, which...

This case study on Waste Segregation at Source: Solving Plastic Pollution aims to reduce the usage of single-use plastic, promote waste segregation at source, increase the...

The specific objectives for Egypt Country Study are to: (i) Determine, on the basis of analysis of the past experience, the barriers against implementation of RETs in Egypt, and...

This work is an update for the mammals of Jordan, with emphasis on their distribution, ecology and conservation.

As the principal United Nations body on environment, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) had been tasked by UN-Water to lead on freshwater quality and aquatic ecosystem data and...