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2021 was a year in which environmental issues reached an unprecedented prominence on the global stage. The eyes of the world focused on the United Nations Climate Change...

Na 21ª Conferência das Partes (COP21) da UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), em Paris, foi adotado um novo acordo com o objetivo central de dar uma...

This Background Note provides a brief review of our present understanding of Green Jobs and the impact of climate change on the world of work highlighting the potential role of...

The “carbon sink” service is one of the numerous important benefits blue carbon ecosystems provide to human well-being, along with food security, water quality improvement, raw...

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...

Le present Rapport sur I'Etat de l'Environnement, premier du genre réalisé par notre pays, intervient a un moment ou l'Afrique bénéficie des domaines de concentration des...

The aim of the report is to assess the status of the protected area network of the Republic of Korea and propose priorities for expansion to support the implementation of...

In 2014, the UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL, working with and on behalf of the Banking...

The Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans adopted the next Regional Seas Strategic Directions (2017-2020) at the 17th Global Meeting of the Regional Seas Conventions and...

This document explores the ways in which community groups could use Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) to run a seagrass conservation project. It outlines the requirements of...

The Action Plan for Low Carbon and Resource Efficient Accommodation in Mauritius sets out a roadmap to a sustainable and resilient tourism accommodation sector in Mauritius. It...

UNEP’s Faith for Earth Initiative, in partnership with the United Religions Initiative (URI), launched an innovative training in 2021 to bring interfaith and intra-faith...

Le présent rapport relatif à l’état des lieux sur les Modes de Consommation et de Production Durable “MCPD” en Algérie concrétise l’engagement fort de l’Algérie dans le domaine...

The report seeks to fill knowledge gaps on the costs of current agricultural support in terms of impacts on nature, climate change, nutrition, health and equity, and convey key...

Climate change and management of hazardous chemicals and wastes are two of the many challenges facing policy and decision makers committed to meeting the Sustainable Development...

This report is produced by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as part of its Green Economy Initiative. The purpose of this report is to present an overview of the...

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has a strong history of supporting the development and implementation of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA). Since the term EbA was...

This report highlights the achievements of South Africa and its host cities—from Durban to Nelspruit — in respect to environmental measures planned and implemented during the...

This brochure highlights key UN Environment events during COP22.

South Sudan’s NAPA specifies five priority activities (referred to as Priority Adaptation Projects) for effective climate change adaptation across the five identified priority...