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The primary objective of this document is to present a strategy for a national effort to ensure sustained recovery of depleted sea turtle stocks. To reach this objective, the...

Unhealthy diets exact a high health cost, cause environmental destruction, increase the risk of pandemic outbreaks and lead to massive greenhouse gas emissions and global food...

This is a presentation of the chronology and evolution of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) governing bodies since the establishment of UNEP in 1972 through General Assembly...

Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) has the potential to significantly enhance the resilience of society to climate change and could be a key part of national and global adaptation...

This Disaster waste management policy and Strategy is expected to contribute for Eco friendly reconstruction and new construction works via the reuse of disaster debris. Thus,...

The assessment will highlight the critical role that cutting methane emissions, including from the fossil fuel industry, will play in slowing the rate of global warming. Cutting...

This Framework Manual introduces, in a structured way, various facets of green and sustainable chemistry, with the intention to foster general learning, reflection and scaling-...

Motivated by spiritual values and driven by an ethical responsibility to mitigate human impact on the environment, several barriers stated in the UN Decade can be overcome by...

The global goal to minimize adverse impacts of chemicals and waste will not be achieved by 2020. Solutions exist, but more ambitious worldwide action by all stakeholders is...

The Covid-19 pandemic is increasing poverty and threatening food security. Governments around the world have already invested more than $12 trillion to counteract the economic...

The essential contribution of nature to addressing climate change provides an opportunity to strengthen the links between the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...

This document contains the UNEP Implementation Plan for the Danish earmarked donation of 10 Million DKK (1.486 Million USD), for the initiative “Support from Denmark for...

The objective of this strategy is to ensure that funding is available for the implementation of the Medium-Term Strategy (MTS) 2022-2025 and related Programmes of Work and for...

The purpose of this paper is to carry out a scoping study and gap analysis that examines existing ocean governance mechanism; and to provide recommendations that may provide...

This Business Plan describes the main objectives and activities of the Mercury Waste Management Partnership Area of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Global...

In the context of growing environmental challenges, China needs to urgently transition toward a green and sustainable growth model. It is estimated that an annual investment of...

Biodiversity loss is caused by a range of different pressures, from habitat loss due to agricultural expansion, pollution or desertification to invasive alien species and...

Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) is a strategy for adapting to the adverse impacts of climate change by harnessing nature and the services it can provide. This strategy is...

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought home the reality of pan-global challenges, and the need for paradigmatic shifts to address them. Transitioning to a more sustainable future...

The objective of this policy brief is to give practical information to policymakers and health authorities on reducing exposure to particulate matter (PM) in indoor environment...