161 datasets found

This evidence-based scientific assessment has identified the following key messages for decision-makers: 1) De-risking food systems; 2) Urgency; 3) Report audience; 4) Scope of...

Global investment needs for sustainable development in developing countries-for power, transport, telecoms, water and sanitation, food security and agriculture, climate change,...

The assessment focuses on the linkages between ecosystems and human well-being and, in particular, on "ecosystem services." An ecosystem is a dynamic complex of plant, animal,...

This Summary for Decision-Makers, together with the main document, State of the Science of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals—2012 presents information and key concerns for policy-...

UNEP’s Environmental and Social Sustainability Framework (ESSF) aims to strengthen the sustainability and accountability of UNEP programmes and projects. It respects human...

This report presents a flexible scientific blueprint for how the climate change, biodiversity and pollution emergencies can be tackled jointly within the framework of the SDGs....

The overall objective of the Sudan First State of the Environment and Outlook 2020 Report (SoE) is to document and to assess the current status of the environment in Sudan and...

This Summary for Policymakers provides an overview of the Working Group's full report. It reviews the developments in our scientific understanding since the first IPCC...

This policy guidance serves two purposes: • To highlight key features of urban agriculture taking an urban-rural systems perspective, drawing on a synthesis literature review...

Unlike most industrial chemicals, pesticides and fertilizers (both inorganic and organic) are deliberately released to the environment to provide specific functions. These...

The Adaptation Gap Reports focus on providing policy-relevant information to support such efforts. The focus of the 2018 report is dual: The first part examines the gaps that...

Foresight Foresight Briefs highlight a hotspot of environmental change, feature an emerging science topic, or discuss a contemporary environmental issue. They provide a...

In this chapter, we de ne the vision used for the scenario analysis of GEO-6, taking a long-term perspective, beyond 2030. This vision uses the SDGs as an overarching,...

In the GEO-6 regional assessments, air pollution, climate change and energy development, as well as the intersection of these three issues, were identi ed as top priorities in...

As understanding of the interdependence between a healthy planet and healthy people becomes more developed, complex issues that thread through systems and societies gain new...

The document lists links to the individual chapters of the sixth edition of the Global Environment Outlook

With the support of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, UNEP China Office and UNEP Ecosystem Management Partnership (UNEP-EMP), the Chinese language edition of the...

2019 was a flagship year for UNEP’s flagship environmental assessment, the sixth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6). After nearly 2 ½ years of working with more than 150...

The Inception Meeting of the Advisory Committee for GEO for Business was held in Paris, France on 24 September 2019 at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development...