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Information Note on Digital Sequence Information (DSI) on Genetic Resources...
In recent years, DNA sequencing technologies have become faster, cheaper and more accurate. Digital sequence information, or DSI, on genetic resources is used in a range of... -
Foundational Activity on Prevention and Reduction of Nutrient Pollution in...
The Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA) provides a regional intergovernmental mechanism for science-based policy setting and implementation. Deterioration of... -
[Executive Summary - Strategy of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration]
This strategy is the result of a global, open and inclusive consultation process in 2019 and 2020. It will be adapted periodically and will guide the implementation of the UN... -
Key Messages - Preventing the Next Pandemic – Zoonotic Diseases and How to...
This evidence-based scientific assessment has identified the following key messages for decision-makers: 1) De-risking food systems; 2) Urgency; 3) Report audience; 4) Scope of... -
Avancer grâce aux technologies pour l’eco-innovation - Résumé
Executive summary of the report 'Moving Ahead with Technology for Eco-innovation': As part of the Eco-innovation project, this report aims to inform about technological aspects... -
Building a Sustainable Financial System to Serve India's Development Needs:...
Global investment needs for sustainable development in developing countries-for power, transport, telecoms, water and sanitation, food security and agriculture, climate change,... -
HS Codes for HFCs: Advice for countries in Advance of the 2022 HS Code...
Until the World Customs Organization’s Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, or Harmonized System (HS) is revised in 2022, all HS codes for hydrofluorocarbons... -
Food and Ecological Security: Identifying Synergy and Trade-offs - UNEP...
Food security is at the top of the global agenda. Almost half a century of growth in food production notwithstanding, 1 in 7 people today receive insufficient protein and energy... -
Assessment of Options for Strengthening the Science-policy Interface at the...
This report seeks to facilitate and inform discussions on strengthening the science-policy interface for chemicals and waste management and thus support and promote science-... -
The Global Environment Monitoring System for the Ocean and Coasts - Strategy Brochure
This document outlines a strategy to guide the operations and workplan development of the newly established Global Environment Monitoring System for the Ocean and Coasts (GEMS... -
Creating Market Incentives for Greener Products: Roadmap for Policy Action
The Policy Manual “Creating Market Incentives for Greener Products” was developed within the framework of the “Greening Economies in the Eastern Neighbourhood” (EaP GREEN)... -
Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint - Action Plan for 2021–2023
This three-year Action Plan facilitates implementation of the Business Plan (and its Addendum) of the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint (Lead Paint Alliance) by providing... -
Environmental Rights Brief: Climate Justice in Southeast Asia
This thematic brief sets out the status of climate justice in Southeast Asia as well as obstacles and opportunities for implementing climate justice in the sub-region. Examples... -
Recommendations for the Tourism Sector to Continue Taking Action on Plastic...
The following five recommendations are addressed to tourism stakeholders with the aim of supporting them to continue fighting plastic pollution during the COVID-19 recovery.... -
UNEP@50: Narrative, Messaging and Communications Plan
Position UNEP at the forefront of a transformation of the global multilateral environmental system, towards a new social contract between people and planet -
GEMS/Air Strategy Version.1.2022
This document outlines a strategy to guide the operations and workplan development of the UNEP’s Global Environment Monitoring System for Air (GEMS/Air) Programme. It takes into... -
Summaries of Information: Initial Experiences and Recommendations on...
The present information brief explores the more recent country experiences and lessons learned in developing summaries of information, based on the review of an increased range... -
The Gathering Storm: Adapting to Climate Change in a Post-pandemic World -...
AGR2021 provides an update on current actions and the emerging results of regional-level to national level adaptation planning, finance and implementation worldwide (figure... -
Understanding the IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C
In 2015 governments adopted the Paris Agreement to tackle climate change (see below) and invited the IPCC to prepare a special report in 2018 to assess the impacts and related... -
Network for Industrial Environmental Management (NIEM) Phase I Final Report...
A Network for Industrial Environmental Management (NIEM) was established comprising of research institutions, laboratories, government agencies, and pulp and paper mills located...