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Environmental and Safety Incidents concerning Tailings Dams at Mines:...
This study aims to identify and to annotate major incidents involving mine tailings dams since 1980. Although mining in some form takes place in almost every country, it was not... -
Single-Use Plastics: A Roadmap for Sustainability (rev. 2)
The benefits of plastic are undeniable. The material is cheap, lightweight and easy to make. These qualities have led to a boom in the production of plastic over the past... -
The Impacts of Sustainable Public Procurement: Eight Illustrative Case Studies
The SPP impact study is a joint project of UNEP and of the Swiss-led Marrakech Task Force on SPP. The study aims at demonstrating the benefits of sustainable public procurement... -
Addressing the Used Vehicles Market: Potential Strategies for Importing and...
This report is prepared by a Working Group of the Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles and seeks to provide a menu of potential strategies that importing and exporting... -
The Societal Impacts Associated with the 1982-83 Worldwide Climate Anomalies
Report based on the workshop on the Economic and Societal Impacts Associated with the 1982-83 Worldwide Climate Anomalies, 11-13 November 1985, Lugano, Switzerland. But the main... -
Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2020
This report analyzes 2019 investment trends, and clean energy commitments made by countries and corporations for the next decade. It finds commitments equivalent to 826 GW of... -
Electronics Cleaning, Degreasing, and Dry Cleaning Solvents Technical...
The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer restricts the production and consumption of some ozone-depleting chemicals. Chlorofluorocarbon 1,... -
City-Level Decoupling: Urban Resource Flows and the Governance of...
These cases were selected to showcase innovative and visionary approaches to sustainable infrastructure change across a broad range of contexts, and are intended to demonstrate... -
Compendium of Technologies for the Recovery of Materials from WEEE / E-waste
This compendium describes information on commercially available or near commercially available technologies and associated techniques for resource recovery from WEEE/e-waste and... -
Compendium of Technologies for the Recovery of Materials / Energy from End...
This compendium describes, the environmental soundly way to recover materials and energy from waste tyres. General and specific technologies for the recovery of materials/energy... -
Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative: 2021 Science Report
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) North America Office, the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI), the University of Georgia’s Debris Tracker,... -
If You Ask Us…: Making Environmental Employee Engagement Happen - A Report...
The report takes stock of the activities that North American Task Force (NATF) members are currently undertaking in the field of Environmental Employee Engagement (EEE) by... -
Assessment of Urban Air Quality
The overall purpose of this report is: - to continue the ongoing process of producing periodic evaluations of the global air pollution situation in urban areas; - to continue to... -
Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative: Quad Cities Science Report
Hundreds of community volunteers surveyed targeted areas in the Quad Cities to understand the movement and accumulation of plastic pollution, generating key data through a... -
Fiduciary Duty in the 21st Century – Final Report
This report describes how the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into investment practice and decision making is an increasingly standard part of... -
International Best Practices: Sustainable and Clean Port Program
UNEP has conducted several environmental programs in Indonesia to improve air quality in Indonesia. Among other is the successful lead phasing out program for gasoline and Clean... -
A Framework for Freshwater Ecosystem Management Volume 3: Case Studies
This volume illustrates various case studies from around the world, detailing how steps from the Framework for Freshwater Ecosystem Management have been incorporated in... -
Hazardous Waste Storage and Disposal in the South Pacific - UNEP Regional...
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Waste Management Outlook for Mountain Regions: Sources and Solutions
Mountains play an essential role in supplying water, energy, food and other services to millions of people living in the mountains and downstream. Ensuring the continued supply... -
Vital Graphics on Payment for Ecosystem Services: Realising Nature’s Value
This publication highlights the concept and selected market segments relating to payments for ecosystem services. It emphasises the role natural capital can play in both...