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This background paper has three main sections. The first section is an introduction to this discussion document. The second section provides an update of the implementation of...

The Senior Official’s meeting at the Second Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia Pacific will review progress of the United Nations Environment Assembly...

Pacific Islands policy frameworks do not capture the full life cycle of plastics. Yet, plastics emit greenhouse gases and ozone depleting chemicals, create marine litter, shed...

Once produced, plastics never disappear. They are released into the environment, where they break up into tiny (micro and nano-sized) fragments. They leach toxic chemicals and...

Despite the known environmental and human health harms of plastics, the Pacific Islands are under tremendous pressure to continue to import plastic products, to meet the high...

Plastics pollution, including marine litter, is a global social, economic, and environmental emergency requiring urgent attention. Plastics are produced from fossil fuels, and...

Global plastics production is a significant contributor to climate change impacts in the Pacific Islands region. Ninety-nine percent of plastics come from fossil fuels, and...

What are children’s rights? Children’s rights are what every child should have or be able to do, to have a good life. They include things like the right to be safe and have a...

Beyond production, food may be contaminated during storage, processing or transportation, and in the kitchen or consumer levels. In other words, food contamination may happen at...

Established in 2006 by the first International Conference on Chemicals Management – the Quick Start Programme (QSP) concluded in December 2019. This year is significant and...

This case study demonstrates market-based solutions towards “less plastic wasted”, exemplary solutions for transformational changes in the way the plastic is managed in the...

The Lower Mekong River Basin (shared by Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Viet Nam) is one of the most advanced river basins in the world in terms of transboundary Climate Change...

This good practice case study is part of a series of knowledge products developed by the SEA circular project to showcase exemplary market-based solutions that bring about...

On World Ozone Day (16 September), commemorating the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, UNEP and its partners were pleased to announce the 36 artists...

This fact sheet shows the objectives of the ACP MEAs III Programme under UNEP’s leadership, to support the ACP countries in addressing the environmental challenges they face by...

To support UNEP’s focus on “Circular Economy’” a JPO will strengthen UNEP’s outreach to member states, private sector and other partners to advance the best practices in areas...

This report describes the outcomes of the Asia Pacific consultations conducted on the implementation of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) Resolution 4/19 on Mineral...

This report offers a comprehensive framework for understanding how gender, climate and security are linked (section II), and shares – through a series of brief case studies –...

A Network for Industrial Environmental Management (NIEM) was established comprising of research institutions, laboratories, government agencies, and pulp and paper mills located...

This report identifies 25 clean air measures that can positively impact human health, crop yields, climate change and socio-economic development, as well as contribute to...