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Inventory for anthropogenic releases of mercury constitutes an important deci-sion making tool in the process of mitigating environmental impacts from this highly toxic...

Adverse environmental impacts from infrastructure should be minimized, and natural capital enhanced to the greatest degree possible. Construction should be avoided in areas...

Infrastructure development decisions should be based on strategic planning that is aligned with global sustainable development agendas and supported by enabling policies,...

This publication marks the second iteration of work produced by UNEP FI AMWG on the financial materiality of ESG issues. For this round, the AMWG requested ten sell-side...

This chapter on “status and trends of pesticide use” is the 2nd in a series of 12 chapters that make up a comprehensive compilation of scientific information. The chapters were...

This chapter on “the environmental, human health and economic impacts of pesticides” is the 5th in a series of 12 chapters that make up a comprehensive compilation of scientific...

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) promotes sustainable development by mainstreaming environment into economic development at a national and local level. SEA is a well-...

The Minamata Convention on Mercury is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of mercury. It was agreed at the fifth session of the...

This publication is intended to provide information for the general public, governments and private sector on the marine litter problem and its solutions in the NOWPAP region....

The document focuses on describing and evaluating the risks of epichlorohydrin for human health and the environment. Epichlorohydrin is a highly reactive and flammable chemical....

Decision 8/13 (C) of the eighth session of the governing council of UNEP called for the development of an action plan for the protection and development of marine and coastal...

This report lays out the agenda for integrating climate considerations into all aspects of our societies and setting up the right incentives to better align financial flows by...

This chapter on “the regulatory and policy environment for pesticide management” is the 3rd in a series of 12 chapters that make up a comprehensive compilation of scientific...

This concept note outlines a small project related to the reduction of marine litter associated with a major Caribbean cultural event – Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago. When the...

This chapter on “environmental and health effects of pesticide use” is the 4th in a series of 12 chapters that make up a comprehensive compilation of scientific information. The...

This report is about the contribution that organic agriculture can make in the EECCA region in the context of the green economy. It is mainly based on three national case...

This document is based on the work of GESMAP Working Group on Potentially harmful substances, sub-group on organochlorine compounds.

This paper investigates various roles that finance ministries can assume to promote those policies, regulations and standards which help to create a sustainable financial...

Ivar Andreas Baste – Report Lead (Norway) is the co-Chair for the Future of GEO process Steering Committee and a senior advisor at the Norwegian Environment Agency. He has also...

Since the global financial crisis, financial supervisors have developed a new macroprudential policy framework: mechanisms to identify systemic financial imbalances and...