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This report on the environmental dimension of the SDGs in Latin America and the Caribbean aims to explore the relationship between the environment and the issues prioritized in...

Public understanding of plastic pollution has risen consid¬erably in the last couple of years. Far less understood is the broader context in which this pollution exists, and of...

This book provides an analysis of the state of the environment as viewed by the United Nations organization responsible for the safety and better management of the environment...

Knowledge about aflatoxine has developed during an era of increasing awareness of the importance of natural as well as man-made chemicals as environmental contaminants

Environmental law is an essential tool for the governance and management of the environment and natural resources. It is the foundation of national and regional policies and...

Vietnam’s measures to prevent environmental deterioration and to respond to climate change are increasingly driven by commitments under multilateral environmental agreements on...

The package is intending at raising awareness to chemical hazards and risks, and to the benefits of systematical chemical safety management, within a value-chain approach. For...

The many guides and tools available in this approach for chemical hazard management can be gathered into three groups: safer production - operational and management systems and...

This presentation will take us through the steps in the process of detecting, investigating, and prosecuting possible waste offences. This presentation is based on the Guidance...

Concern regarding the handling, treatment and disposal of hazardous wastes is growing, as is the need to develop appropriate hazardous waste management strategies. Questions are...

The sustainable procurement guidelines for Information and Communication Technology(ICT) for the Mauritius Public Procurement System have been developed with the twin objectives...

This Toolkit is a methodology to help countries just developing their inventories to estimate releases of PCDD/PCDF and also leads them through the process of how to enhance and...

The present document proposes criteria for the ecotoxicological hazard of wastes. It is an aim of the Basel Convention that the management and transboundary movement of...

UNEP Training Manual on International Environmental Law

The purpose of these Guidelines is to support countries with clear advice for their efforts to introduce or enhance their waste management legislation. The principles these the...

The project aims to raise awareness and educate young schoolchildren on the adverse effects of hazardous chemicals. This book aims to provide basic understanding of chemical...

Environmental protection often Involves Costs to the enterprise. In the first four units, we have analysed the reasons why these costs must be accepted, how to minimize them,...

This directory has been prepared, to identify and describe ESTs which are suited to the environmental, economic, climatic, cultural, and social context of the IMA/SIDS Region....

The purpose of this support kit is to help UN Environment staff understand the relevance of gender in their specific field and provide entry points for integration of gender in...

This Guidance is intended to provide guidance and practical information for authorities involved in the prosecution of cases of illegal traffic in hazardous or other wastes....