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Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland: Site Specific Fact Sheets: Kebara - Kira
This fact sheet is part of a series prepared as part of the Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It provides the... -
The Quick Start Programme: 13 years of Advancing Sound Chemicals Management...
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... -
Refrigerant Blends: Calculating Global Warming Potentials - OzonAction Fact Sheet
The number of single component refrigerants with different thermodynamic properties suitable for different types of equipment is limited. Growing demand for refrigeration and... -
Global Warming Potential (GWP) of Refrigerants: Why are Particular Values Used?
In 2016, the Montreal Protocol was amended to phase-down the production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) which are commonly used alternatives to ozone depleting... -
Dental Amalgam and its Impact on the Environment: Some Facts and Figures -...
Dental amalgam is composed of approximately 50% elemental mercury and of 50% silver-zinctin-copper alloy. Mercury is toxic to human health and environment. -
Adoption of a Sustainable Green Technology Approach in Shoe Sole Production...
The manufacture of shoes is an important industry in Mexico—particularly in the Guanajuato region which produces each year around 244 million pairs of shoes in over 7,000... -
Current Use of HCFCs and HFCs - OzonAction Kigali Fact Sheet 2
An overview of the different sectors and markets where fluorocarbon chemicals and blends are used. -
Natural Resource Use in the Group of 20: Status, Trends, and Solutions -...
Indonesia Factsheet -
Protecting Habitats and Migration Corridors for Marine Mammals in the South...
The overall goal of the project is to contribute to the efforts on the establishment of comprehensive, effectively managed, and ecologically representative regional systems of... -
Environmental Audit of the Sites Impacted by the "Probo Koala" Toxic Waste...
On 19 August 2006, the ship Probo Koala off-loaded 528 cubic meters of liquid wastes in the port of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The material was transferred onto tanker trucks... -
Demonstrating the Feasibility of R-290 based AC Manufacturing: China’s Midea...
The project was designed so that the development of the new air-conditioning units and the new compressors could be done in parallel and in close cooperation between Midea and... -
Trends in Resource Use in Latin America and the Caribbean
Factsheet with the latest findings and trends in the use of natural resources in Latin America and the Caribbean. -
The Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) - [Factsheet]
The Strategic Approach To International Chemicals Management (SAICM) mandate expires in 2020, long before we will reach the target of minimizing the health and environmental... -
Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland: Site Specific Fact Sheets: Aabue -...
This fact sheet is part of a series prepared as part of the Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It provides the... -
Safe Use of HCFC Alternatives in Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning: Higher...
As the phase out of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) progresses, it is expected that there will be a considerably higher uptake, in particular in developing countries, of... -
4 Projects at a Glance: Burkina Faso - Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green...
This fact sheet highlights the progress in greening the business in the selected MSMEs in BUrkina Faso. The selected priority areas for Burkina Faso are Manufacturing,... -
Promoting Eco-Entrepreneurship in Africa
SEED’s has proven successful methodology, toolkits and expertise on eco-entrepreneurship. It provides unique and unrivalled value to policymakers and eco-entrepreneurs and... -
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... -
Strengthening the Caribbean Biological Corridor
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