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The Business of Plastics: The Impacts of Plastics Pollution on Human Rights...
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... -
Road Map for Establishing a National Eco-labelling System by Transposing...
The EU Eco-label system was established in 1992. The overall objective of the Eco-label system is to promote products with a low impact on the environment compared to similar... -
Global Environmental Governance [Frequently Asked Questions]
This factsheet answers the following questions: What is global environmental governance? What is the role of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in global... -
Sustainable Public Procurement in Israel: SwitchMed in Israel - SwitchMed...
The share of public procurement in GDP in Israel is high (10.24 per cent), and the public sector has been recognized as a key player in catalyzing the demand for green products... -
Be a Mountain Hero!:10 Simple Steps You Can Take to Protect Our Mountains [Social]
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Factsheet on Human Rights and the Environment: Linkages between human...
Linkages between human rights and the environment -
Children’s Rights to a Healthy Environment in the ASEAN Region: Principles...
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... -
Afghanistan Environmental Data Center (AEDC) Fact Sheet
Stories about global and ecological change in Afghanistan are manifold but fact-based knowledge is still poor. At the same time, environmental changes like water shortages and... -
The Environmental Rights Initiative: Promote, Protect, Respect Environmental Rights
UN Environment has been undertaking work on human rights and the environment for almost two decades. In a series of resolutions, the former UN Commission on Human Rights and the... -
UN Environment & the Global Environment Facility: A Natural Partnership for...
As a founding partner of the GEF, with the UN Development Programme and the World Bank, UN Environment has a close and enduring relationship with the Facility. These linkages... -
Trade, Development & Nature: An Introductory Learning Companion. 1st Edition / 2021
This Introductory Learning Companion has been developed with the aim of providing an up-to-date, evidence-based, interdisciplinary resource for all types of learners, including... -
Afghanistan: Building Environmental Resilience and Sustainability in...
Decades of conflict coupled with recurrent extreme weather events have had devastating impacts on the people of Afghanistan as well as the natural environment. Starting with a... -
The UNEP Sustainable University Framework: Defining a Sustainable University...
Across the world many universities do not benefit from access to a local or national university sustainability network where best practice is shared and action plans are... -
What is the Right to a Healthy Environment? - Information Note
This Information Note aims to improve understanding of the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment and why it matters. Further, the note traces the origins of... -
Tackling The Triple Planetary Crisis: A new Funding Paradigm
The interconnected triple planetary crisis which has been fueled by unsustainable production and consumption, has put the world’s economic and social well-being at risk, while... -
Haiti’s South Department: Major Achievements in Sustainable Development 2011-2016
This fact sheet outlines the major achievements in sustainable development in Haiti from 2011 to 2016. -
"Restoration Begins with Me!": Commemorating the launch of the UN Decade on...
This booklet summarizes the result of the "Restoration Begins with Me!" campaign in the Caribbean, to commemorate the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. The UNEP... -
Human Rights, the Environment and Gender Equality - Key Messages
This document highlights the key human rights obligations and responsibilities of States and/or other actors with respect to gender and the environment. -
Human Rights, the Environment and COVID-19 - Key Messages: Human Rights at...
The COVID-19 crisis reveals a clear truth about catastrophic risk in an increasingly globalized world: an effective response requires immediate, ambitious and evidence-based... -
Enhancing the Role of Environment Protection Agencies in Africa: Note by the...
One of the core mandates of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is to enhance the connection between science and policy in environmental matters through the...