This document provides up-to-date information and confirms the close relationship that exists between the state of transboundary natural resources, poverty, and recurring social conflicts.

The Wampis nation of Peru is intrinsically linked to their environment. They have built their culture and knowledge from interacting with nature. Therefore when frequent and irreparable oil spills were occurring, the local ...

Environmental rule of law integrates the critical environmental needs with the essential elements of the rule of law, and provides the basis for reforming environmental governance. It prioritizes environmental sustainability ...

The Guide describes the key legal issues associated with efficiency and renewable energy resource development, and presents legislative options from both developed and developing countries for dealing with them, including ...

The aim of the Course is to convey key tools and experiences in the area of international environmental law-making to present and future negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements; and to contribute to the further ...

The papers in the present Review are based on lectures given during the eighth University of Eastern Finland – UNEP Course on International Environmental Agreements. It was held from 4 to 16 September 2011 at the Asian ...

In October 2014, the University of Eastern Finland and UNEP held the eleventh joint Course on Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in Joensuu, Finland. The papers compiled in this volume of the Review are based on ...

UN Environment this year commemorates 45 years of its existence with a track record in leading efforts to protect our environment. Established in December 1972 as a follow up to the Stockholm Conference on the Human ...

Over the past few years, UN Environment has led a multi-stakeholder process to identify options for enhancing synergies and cooperation among the global biodiversity conventions. To that effect, UN Environment organized a ...

The Expert Group for New Mechanisms for Stakeholder Engagement at UNEP (EG, or the Group) analyzed and advised on UNEP‟s future accreditation policy, working methods and processes for stakeholder contributions towards ...