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UNU-Vie SCYCLE, StEP Initiative, and UNEP IETC have been working on E-Waste issues greatly and initiated an activity to assess the foresight challenges in the E-Waste stream to...

With the formation of the World Climate Programme after the 1979 World Climate Conference, the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme -...

The objective of this consultancy is to carry-out a market readiness analysis for the sustainable public procurement of construction materials in three pilot OECS countries...

This chapter on “current pesticide risk reduction and risk management” is the 6th in a series of 12 chapters that make up a comprehensive compilation of scientific information....

This report synthesizes information on environmental problems - status and trends - related to existing and changing natural and socio-economic conditions in the NOWPAP region.

This chapter on “global drivers, actors and policies affecting pesticides and fertilizer use” is the 1st in a series of 12 chapters that make up a comprehensive compilation of...

This year’s Buildings Global Status Report provides an update on the drivers of CO2 emissions and energy demand globally since 2018, along with examples of policies,...

Infrastructure should create employment, support local businesses, and build amenities that benefit communities, thereby maximizing and safeguarding its economic benefits.

United in Science 2021 delivers on its mission, to present the very latest scientific data and findings related to climate change, to inform policy and decision-makers. This...

Chlordane is a viscous, light yellow to amber-coloured liquid. Technical chlordane is a mixture of at least 26 different components and up to 14 distinct chromatographic...

Circularity and the use of sustainable technologies and construction materials should be planned and designed into infrastructure systems to minimize their footprints and reduce...

This brochure gives some examples of joint activities between the European Commission and the United Nations Environment Programme towards the common aim of environmental...

Mini-grids are viewed as one of the key elements in securing universal energy access in the developing world. However, current levels of investment into renewable decentralized...

In Peru, Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) is an ancestral activity that experienced a great surge beginning in the 1980s because of the political and social...

Inventory for anthropogenic releases of mercury constitutes an important deci-sion making tool in the process of mitigating environmental impacts from this highly toxic...

Adverse environmental impacts from infrastructure should be minimized, and natural capital enhanced to the greatest degree possible. Construction should be avoided in areas...

Infrastructure development decisions should be based on strategic planning that is aligned with global sustainable development agendas and supported by enabling policies,...

This publication marks the second iteration of work produced by UNEP FI AMWG on the financial materiality of ESG issues. For this round, the AMWG requested ten sell-side...

This chapter on “status and trends of pesticide use” is the 2nd in a series of 12 chapters that make up a comprehensive compilation of scientific information. The chapters were...

This chapter on “the environmental, human health and economic impacts of pesticides” is the 5th in a series of 12 chapters that make up a comprehensive compilation of scientific...