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PROVISIONAL AGENDA 1) Opening sessions, introductory remarks. 2) Introduction of meeting officials. 3) Expert dialogues 4) Review of GEO-7 scoping document. 5) Review of the...

The resumed fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.2) requested the preparation of the seventh edition of the Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7). This request...

The Global Environment Outlook (GEO) is often referred to as United Nations Environment Programme’s flagship environmental assessment as it fulfills the core functions of the...

The relationship between humankind and nature is out of balance. The planet is facing several fundamental crises brought on by human actions. These include the climate crisis,...

An Executive Summary is, in principle, located at the start of each chapter to outline its key findings. These summaries are crucial to communicate the outcomes of the...

This document provides guidance on how the advisory bodies of the sixth Global Environment Outlook should interact with the authors or author teams during the drafting process...

The present appendix is provided to ensure that the GEO’s process for the use of literature is open and transparent. In the assessment process, emphasis is to be placed on the...

Indigenous peoples and local knowledge holders serve as primary sources of data and information that may be of direct relevance to GEO assessments. The challenge is to identify...

The appendix is taken verbatim from appendix I of the IPBES Procedures for the preparation of Platform deliverables and edited based on previous GEO experience. Footnotes and...

The UNEP Global Environment Outlook (GEO) process involves a large number of external experts and collaborators who work together in different roles to ensure an expert analysis...

Errata referring the GEO Cities Methodology (page 18 of the English version and page 16 of the Spanish version)

Permafrost thaw is seen as one of the most important “tipping elements” that could precipitate a runaway greenhouse effect, or an uncontrollable “Hothouse Earth”. To avoid such...

Every year a network of scientists, experts and institutions across the world work with UN Environment to identify and analyze emerging issues that will have profound effects on...

Extreme climatic conditions reduce yields and increase postharvest losses. They also trigger biophysical reactions in plants in response to environmental stresses. These...

The UNEP Frontiers 2016 edition presents six emerging issues. It highlights, for example, that the global significance of the financial sector should not confine itself only to...

The UNEP Frontiers 2016 edition presents six emerging issues. It highlights, for example, that the global significance of the financial sector should not confine itself only to...

Antibiotic pharmaceuticals are used around the world to treat and prevent bacterial infections in humans, animals and even plants. They have also been used widely as growth...

The recent advances in nanotechnology and nanoscience have introduced nanoscale materials with emergent physical and chemical properties to transform the world.

Marine protected areas offer one of the best options for maintaining or returning ocean and coastal ecosystems to healthy conditions, particularly when developed as part of a...

Sand and dust storms are inter-connected with a range of environmental and development issues that extend across national, regional, and continental bounds. Anthropogenic...