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2020/2021 Data Collection for SDG Indicator 12.7.1: Main Results and Conclusions from the First Reporting Exercise
(2021)The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, “a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity”, was adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015. It includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and seeks to ... -
Appendices - Emissions Gap Report 2021: The Heat Is On – A World of Climate Promises Not Yet Delivered
(2021)APPENDIX A: Chapter 2. Trends in global emissions, new pledges for 2030 and G20 status an outlook (A1. Limitations of the analysis of G20 economies toward their NDCs; A2. Definitions of scenarios investigated (adapted from: ... -
Assessment of the Economic Impacts of Hurricane Gilbert on Coastal and Marine Resources in Jamaica. CEP Technical Report No. 4
(Caribbean Environment Programme, 1989)Hurricane Gilbert struck Jamaica on 12th September 1988, causing loss of life and considerable property damage. The Government and the scientific community acted quickly to establish several working groups to assess the ... -
Assessment of the Economic Impacts of Hurricane Gilbert on Coastal and Marine Resources in Jamaica. UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 110
(1990)Hurricane Gilbert struck Jamaica on 12th September 1988, causing loss of life and considerable property damage. Government and the scientific community acted quickly to establish several working groups to assess the damage ... -
Bilateral Finance Institutions and Climate Change: A Mapping of 2009 Climate Financial Flows to Developing Countries
(2010)The present report is an effort by the UNEP Climate Change Working Group for Bilateral Finance Institutions (‘Working Group’ – see p. iii) to both transparently disclose their part of the present story of climate change ... -
Chapter 2: The state of the environment - Measuring Progress: Water-related Ecosystems and the SDGs
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-03)This chapter aims to showcase the progress in data availability in relation to specified SDG indicators. The purpose is not to explain why indicators’ trends are increasing or decreasing. The change in category (that is, ... -
Closing Data Gaps is Essential to Achieving the Environmental Dimension of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development - SDG Policy Brief No. 008 October 2019
(2019-10)The Sustainable Development Goals Policy Briefs highlight a hotspot of environmental change. The evidence provided builds on the scientific data and information hosted on Environment Live and is complemented by stories ... -
Collecting Baseline Information - Lecture 3
(2017)Estimating Mercury Use and Documenting Practices in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) - Methods and Tools Version 1.0 -
Concept Note - Global Webinar on Geospatial and Other Data Sources for Environment Statistics: Assessing the Impact of the Economy on the Environment
(2023-03)The Global Webinar on Geospatial and Other Data Sources for Environment Statistics: Assessing the Impact of the Economy on the Environment will be organised as a series of online meetings on 21, 22 and 23 March 2023. The ... -
Concepts and Strategies for Biological Monitoring
(1989)This handbook is the first of three which deal with the design of monitoring programmes using biological monitoring methods, many of which are simple and cheap. The methods discussed are based on the effects on organisms ... -
Consulta de Expertos Sobre el Proyecto Conjunto Coordinado Relativo a Ia Contaminacion en el Mediterraneo: Informe Resumido de Ia Reunion Celebrada
(1975)La consulta estaba encargada de preparar los documentos operacionales de dos proyactos experimentales: estudios basicos y vigilancia del aceite y los hidrocarburos del petroleo en eguas marinas y problemas del transporte ... -
Convention for Co-operation in the Protection and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the West and Central African Region: Protocol concerning Co-operation in Combating Pollution in Cases of Emergency [Abidjan Convention]
(1981)In accordance with resolution 2997 (XXVII) of the United Nations General Assembly, UNEP was established "as a focal point for environmental action and co-ordination within the United Nations system". The Governing Council ... -
Converting Waste Plastics to Fuels: Baseline Study Project - Activity II-2: Assessment of Plastic Waste Management Systems and Practices
(2009)complement the Plastic Waste Analysis and Characterization Study conducted in Cebu City. The goal of the data collection for waste plastics and the city solid waste management (SWM) system is to develop a viable plan for ... -
Cost Benefit Analysis of NMT Infrastructure Projects
(2015)This report and its supplement aim to advance the development of NMT-PAT for UNEP’s ‘Share the Road’ programme. This advancement is facilitated by testing its suitability for the African context by analysing four case study ... -
Data Management, Governance: Foundations for Achieving the Global Biodiversity Framework - Supporting Environmental Policy and Governance:
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-10)The paper is divided into two sections, the first providing an overview of key issues and processes to be considered while working on data and information governance and the second a set of principles and standards to be ... -
Data Profiles for Chemicals for the evaluation of their Hazards to the Environment of the Mediterranean Sea Volume 1
(1978)The present compendium of data profiles for chemicals for the evaluation of their hazards to the environment of the Mediterranean Sea is a first attempt by the International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals (IRPTC) ... -