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Practical Guide Intro for the WED Website
(2024-04)Healthy land ecosystems - such as farmlands, forests, grasslands, savannahs, peatlands, mountains, and urban areas - provide us with basic services that make human life on earth possible. Aquatic ecosystems – such as oceans, ... -
Key Messages - World Environment Day 5 June 2024
(2024-04)All over the world, ecosystems are threatened. From forests and drylands to farmlands and lakes, natural spaces on which humanity’s existence depends are reaching a tipping point. This is why World Environment Day 2024 ... -
Weird and wonderful facts about terrestrial ecosystems - World Environment Day 5 June 2024
(2024-04)This year’s World Environment Day campaign focuses on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience under the slogan “Our land. Our future. We are #GenerationRestoration.” Drought and desertification are threatening ... -
Vulnerability Assessment focusing on Gender and Marginalized Groups
(2021)In the context of the project “Building the capacity to advance National Adaptation Plan Process in Mongolia”, a vulnerability assessment of gender and marginal groups was undertaken at the national level. This work aims ... -
Wasted Air: Impact of Landfill Fires on Air Pollution and People’s Health in Serbia - Working Paper. Air Pollution Series (Coming Soon)
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-04)Insufficient handling of municipal waste in the Republic of Serbia results in severe repercussions for both public health and overall well-being. The consequences of waste accumulation in unsanitary landfills, which are ... -
OzoNews Volume XXIV -15 April 2024
(2024-04-15)In this issue: 1. Kigali Amendment latest ratifications 2. Chemistry Contribution to Stratospheric Ozone Depletion After the Unprecedented Water-Rich Hunga Tonga Eruption 3. Call for proposals for innovation projects ... -
Continuing Regional Support for the POPs Global Monitoring Plan under the Stockholm Convention in the Asian Region - Regional Report
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-04)Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are characterized by certain toxic properties which include resistance to degradation in the environment, bioaccumulation across food chains and long-range transportation though air, ... -
Continuing Regional Support for the POPs Global Monitoring Plan under the Stockholm Convention in the African Region - Regional Report
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-04)Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are characterized by certain toxic properties which include resistance to degradation in the environment, bioaccumulation across food chains and long-range transportation though air, ... -
Continuing Regional Support for the POPs Global Monitoring Plan under the Stockholm Convention in the Latin American and Caribbean Region - Regional Report
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-04)Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are characterized by certain toxic properties which include resistance to degradation in the environment, bioaccumulation across food chains and long-range transportation though air, ... -
Continuing Regional Support for the POPs Global Monitoring Plan under the Stockholm Convention in the Pacific Islands Region - Regional Report
(2024-04)This report addresses activities and results in support of the global monitoring plan (GMP) as stipulated by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and coordinated by the United Nations Environment ... -
Caribbean Regional Consultation Meeting on Integrated Financing and Governance Workshop Report - Principles and Approaches for Integrated Financing
(2024-04)This is a Workshop Report on the Caribbean Regional Consultation Meeting on Integrated Financing and Governance organised by UNEP in partnership with the Cartagena Convention Secretariat and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) ... -
Strengthening Environmental Management and Reducing Pollution Risks from the Oil and Gas Sector in Uganda
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-04)In 2017, UNEP undertook an institutional capacity needs assessment (CNA) to evaluate environmental governance and management within the oil and gas sector in Uganda and developed a draft CNA report. An update to this ... -
Form A - Project Application: Special Programme - Eight Round of Application
(2024-04)Instructions: 1. Please read the Application Guidelines carefully before filling in the Application Form. 2. Please do not modify the form’s original format. Modified forms will not be accepted. 3. Please complete the ... -
Special Programme Application Guidelines: Eighth round of applications - Call for Applications Opens: 24 April 2024 -Application Deadline: 23 August 2024
(2024-04)This document sets out project development tools and considerations that may assist applicants in the conceptualisation of their project prior to fill in the application forms. -
Guidance on the scope of the Special Programme Eighth round of applications: Call for Applications opens: 24 April 2024 - Application Deadline: 23 August 2024
(2024-04)This guidance aims to assist applicants in understanding the scope of the Special Programme and the proposed projects to support institutional strengthening at the national level for implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam, ... -
Joining forces with Customs and Enforcement Officers for Safeguarding the Montreal Protocol
(2024-04)The ECA network has implemented enforcement–related activities since its inception in 2003 including regional enforcement meetings, border dialogues, and a series of awards for Customs and Enforcement Officers. -
Report of the Fifth Meeting of the UNEP Working Group on Nitrogen
(2024-01)The UNEP Working Group on Nitrogen was convened by UNEP’s Executive Director to facilitate the implementation of resolutions 4/14 and 5/2 on sustainable nitrogen management and to strengthen the engagement and ownership ...