Browsing Briefs, Summaries, Policies and Strategies by Topic "Environmental Governance"
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Human Rights, the Environment and COVID-19 - Key Messages: Human Rights at the Heart of Response
(2020)The COVID-19 crisis reveals a clear truth about catastrophic risk in an increasingly globalized world: an effective response requires immediate, ambitious and evidence-based preventive action at the international level. ... -
La Dimensión ambiental en la planificación del desarrollo sostenible en Costa Rica: La aplicación de un enfoque integrado para la implementación de los ODS
(2018)Esta nota presenta información práctica respecto a las brechas, retos y áreas de oportunidad de Costa Rica para avanzar en una planificación de largo plazo que integre la dimensión ambiental y logre el desarrollo sostenible ... -
Labelling Refrigerant Cylinders: Why Set Up National Legislation on Labelling Refrigerant Cylinders?
(2021)This technical brief encourages Governments and National Ozone Officers to establish or amend national legislation requiring mandatory labelling of refrigerant cylinders and explains what information should be included ... -
Leveraging Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) for COVID-19 Recovery in the Caribbean SIDS
(2022)We are pleased to announce that the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will initiate the project Leveraging Sustainable Public Procurement for COVID-19 Recovery in the Caribbean SIDS in six Small Island Developing ... -
Marine Spatial Planning: a Step-by-Step Approach Toward Ecosystem-based Management
(2009)Briefs, Summaries, Policies and Strategies Descriptions: This step-by-step approach toward ecosystem-based management is a guide to practitioners and managers on how to set up and apply MSP. The guide explains why MSP ... -
Nature-positive Trade for Sustainable Development: Opportunities to Promote Synergies Between the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and Work on Sustainable Trade at the WTO
(2023-11)This policy brief seeks to present a mutually supportive vision for biodiversity, sustainable trade, and sustainable development towards 2030 and beyond, using the WTO’s multilateral trade framework as its backdrop. -
Navigating New Horizons Key Messages
(2024-07)Navigating New Horizons – A Global Foresight Report on Planetary Health and Human Wellbeing, from the United Nations Environment Programme and the International Science Council, calls for the world to pay heed and respond ... -
People and Planet: Faith in the 2030 Agenda
(2020)In March 2020, Sida, UNEP, SIWI, and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency convened actors from around the world in a digital, flight-free conference entitled People and Planet: Faith in the 2030 Agenda. The event ... -
Policies, Regulations and Strategies in Latin America and the Caribbean to Prevent Marine Litter and Plastic Waste: Information Report to the XXII LAC Forum of Ministers of Environment UNEP – Latin America and the Caribbean Office
This report intends to be an initial attempt to provide member states and decision makers with an overview of existing and on-going regional, national, and local efforts in the LAC region, that contribute to the adoption ... -
Policy Guidance on Environment, Human Rights and Addressing Inequalities: Integrating Human Rights in the UNEP Organizational Culture and Programmatic Activities
(2016)https://www.unenvironment.org/explore-topics/environmental-governance -
Poverty-Environment Action's Integrated Approach - Poverty-Environment Action Policy Brief
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2022-08)This policy brief highlights key lessons from Poverty-Environment Initiative/Poverty-Environment Action experience, notably on: * The constraints imposed by fragmented and outdated institutional structures and information ... -
Quarterly Report to the 151st Meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives: Ninth Issue - April to June 2020
(2020)COVID-19 response and impact remained a critical factor during this period. There were opportunities for innovation and there was a greater appreciation of the importance of nature-based solutions and the link between ... -
Quarterly Report to the 154th Meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives - January – March 2021
(2021)Main highlights: The first virtual UNEA session took place from 22 to 23 February 2021. The UNEP Adaptation Gap Report 2020, was launched on 14 January 2021. The UNEP synthesis report, “Making Peace with Nature: a scientific ... -
Regional Seas Strategic Directions 2022-2025: Guiding the Regional Seas Towards Global Ocean-related Goals for the Period 2022-2025
(2021)The Regional Seas Strategic Directions (RSSD) 2022-2025 aims to more effectively mainstream the conservation and sustainable use of oceans into policies and programmes, harmonize methodologies for tracking progress, and ... -
Regional Seas Strategic Directions 2022-2025: Guiding the Regional Seas Towards Global Ocean-related Goals for the Period 2022-2025 - Policy Brief
(2021)The Regional Seas Strategic Directions (RSSD) 2022-2025 aims to more effectively mainstream the conservation and sustainable use of oceans into policies and programmes, harmonize methodologies for tracking progress, and ... -
Resource Mobilization Strategy 2021
(2021)The objective of this strategy is to ensure that funding is available for the implementation of the Medium-Term Strategy (MTS) 2022-2025 and related Programmes of Work and for the associated costs of the work of the governing ... -
The Role of Environmental and Spiritual Ethics in Global Environmental Governance - Policy Brief
(2021)The COVID-19 pandemic has brought home the reality of pan-global challenges, and the need for paradigmatic shifts to address them. Transitioning to a more sustainable future requires a new environmental governance system ... -
The Role of Sustainable Food Consumption and Production for a Healthy Planet and Prosperity for All: An important contribution to Stockholm+50
(2022-03)Key messages on Sustainable Food Systems for Stockholm+50