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Nature-based Solutions: Opportunities and Challenges for Scaling Up - Summary
This document summarises a paper produced by UNEP synthesising the current state of knowledge and key actions to translate Nature-based Solutions (NbS) commitments into action.... -
Information Note on the Development of the Post 2020 Global Biodiversity...
This note provides an update on the negotiations towards the adoption of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). The Conference of the Parties, at its fourteenth... -
Global Environment Outlook for Cities – GEO for Cities: Towards Green and...
The environmental and urban challenges outlined in this report require urgent and sustained attention from everyone involved in building or managing cities. To achieve... -
Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI) Africa: Achievements and Lessons...
This Summary report reviews the Initiative’s successes and failures, and its responses to these. In so doing, it documents how robust and integrated evidence—along with changes... -
Briefing Note on the Task Force on Monitoring for The UN Decade on Ecosystem...
The Task Force on Monitoring (Monitoring TF) brings together 277 technical experts from 100 organizations tasked with collaboratively developing a monitoring framework for the... -
Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Challenges - Foresight Brief No. 023 March 2021
Climate change was recently added to the wide range of agelong social challenges stemming from urbanisation. These challenges are becoming increasingly urgent to address. This... -
An Assessment Report on Issues of Concern: Chemicals and Waste Issues Posing...
This report responds to Resolution 4/8 by the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) and aims to inform the international community about the current situation of specific... -
Sargassum: Brown Tide or Golden Jewel? - Foresight Brief No. 024 May 2021
Massive episodic inundations of floating sargassum seaweed have been impacting shorelines on both sides of the tropical Atlantic since 2011. These influxes are now widely... -
Global Mercury Assessment 2018: Key Findings
This summary document presents the main findings of the technical document in plain language. Recognizing the relevance of the results of the Global Mercury Assessment 2018 for... -
GRID Data Distribution Policy - GRID Information Series No. 17
This GRID Data Release Policy statement describes the types of data which have been collected, the archive and the guidelines for release of the data. -
Human Rights and the Environmental Rule of Law - Issue Brief SDG 16
This Summary Brief deals with Sustainable Development Goal 16, the environmental rule of law and the link between human rights and a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.... -
Charcoal as a Global Commodity: Is it Sustainable? - Foresight Brief No. 030...
Charcoal is typically made from trees, and is perceived to be a renewable resource, and is used in both low and middle-income countries as well as high-income countries. There... -
Environmental Sustainability in the Digital Age Convening: Meeting Synthesis
This synthesis report describes the main themes of the discussions held at the convening as well as participants’ reflections on the potential role of UNEP in leveraging digital... -
Food Loss and Waste in the Sustainable Development Goals’ Nexus - Foresight...
Food loss and waste, occurring on different stages of food production, distribution and consumption cycles, is now a truly global phenomenon. It results in humanity losing about... -
Criteria for Vietnam Green Label Copiers: Project "Stimulating the Demand...
Copiers affect the environment in a number of ways. From their energy consumption, paper use, ozone and other emissions during their operation, to the chemicals potentially... -
Market Study on Sustainable products prioritized for Sustainable Public...
This market study aims to contribute to the selection of two categories of sustainable goods, works and services to be purchased through the pilot tenders. It will do so by... -
Blockchain Technology and Environmental Sustainability - Foresight Brief No....
This Foresight Brief explores how blockchain technology could contribute to enhancing environmental sustainability management. The brief builds upon environmental use cases to... -
Summary of the Development of the Global Chemicals Outlook II - Information...
The first Global Chemicals Outlook was published in 2013. Decision 27/12, adopted by the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 2013, requested... -
GRID Data Distribution Policy – GRID Information Series No. 17, Rev.1
This GRID Data Release Policy statement describes the types of data which have been collected, the archive and the guidelines for release of the data. -
PM2.5 and Ozone Co-Control - Clean Air Policy Brief 2019
This policy brief aims to justify the need for co-control of PM (fine particles with a diameter of less than 2.5 um) and photochemical oxidant represented by ozone (O3).