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Human Rights and the Environment
This document is not meant to be exhaustive as these rights exist across numerous instruments and laws. The following rights are addressed in the document: The right to a... -
WIPO-UNEP Study on the Intellectual Property Rights in the Share of Benefits...
The objective of the Study is to identify and explore the role of intellectual property rights in the sharing of benefits arising from the use of biological resources and... -
International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy Review 2006
The articles in the present Review are based on lectures given during the third University of Joensuu – UNEP Course on International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy,... -
Skálholt III Recommendations
The Faith for Earth Initiative of UNEP has been gaining momentum for some years. At the Faith for Nature: Multi-Faith Action convened in Iceland from 5-8 October 2020, which... -
ACP MEAS 3 Digest Volume 1 Issue 8 September 2021 - A Monthly Information...
The key highlights of this month’s issue include international ministerial conference draft resolution on marine litter, dealing with natural capital accounting, orientation... -
A Preview from the “Earth Defenders” Graphic Novella - The Keepers
Six original stories that shine a spotlight on environmental defenders, climate change, and the urgent need to protect human rights in the environmental context. -
People and Planet: Faith in the 2030 Agenda
In March 2020, Sida, UNEP, SIWI, and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency convened actors from around the world in a digital, flight-free conference entitled People and... -
Closing Data Gaps is Essential to Achieving the Environmental Dimension of...
The Sustainable Development Goals Policy Briefs highlight a hotspot of environmental change. The evidence provided builds on the scientific data and information hosted on... -
SDG 10 Issue Brief: Sustainable Development Goal 10 (SDG 10) - Reduce Income...
The UN Environment Assembly 4 resolution on the poverty-environment nexus urges Member States to apply integrated, innovative and coherent approaches in developing and... -
Future Data and Knowledge Needs - Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6):...
This chapter discusses emerging areas of environmental information and statistics, including citizen science, big data and traditional knowledge. It aims to summarize the gaps... -
GEO-6 The Current State of Data and Knowledge
Big data is one of the world’s emerging valuable resources changing environmental assessment processes.