Climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste –evidence that Earth is “code red” is all around us and growing more ominous every day. At the same time, billions of people are short of income, food, ...

Pursuant to paragraph 4 of decision SS.XII/2 of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme, the present document provides a progress report on the work of the Environment Management Group. It presents ...

The original aim of this study was to serve as an input for the Regional Preparatory Conference of Latin America and the Caribbean for the World Summit on Sustainable Development, which took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ...

Key actions through the programme in the last quarter include: Mainstreaming the Programme across UNEP programmes including the 2022-2025 MTS; Supporting national and regional preparations for CBD's OWG-3.1 meeting on GBF; ...

This report presents a package of practical interventions to assist the ongoing metamorphosis of Rwanda’s economy. It calls for mobilizing and focusing investments in key areas, including ecosystem rehabilitation, renewable ...

For many of those who were lucky enough to be there, the first United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, held in Stockholm, Sweden, from 5-16 June 1972 was truly memorable. Stockholm in high summer is a magical ...

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) would like to update the Committee of Permanent Representatives on its engagement with the private sector, since the last Report on 13 November 2020. This Report includes active and newly ...

In 2020, PEA continued to deliver on its objective of strengthening integration of poverty environment-climate objectives into policies, plans, regulations and investments of partner countries to accelerate delivery of the ...

This paper will explore the role of UNEP/UNEA in international environmental governance at the global and national levels,giving particular attention to the 2030 Agenda. The issues and themes themes described in this ...