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Human Rights, the Environment and Gender Equality - Key Messages
(2021)This document highlights the key human rights obligations and responsibilities of States and/or other actors with respect to gender and the environment. -
A Human Rights-Based Approach to Preventing Plastic Pollution - SEA Circular Issue Brief 01
(2019)The human rights implications of environmental damage are felt most acutely by disadvantaged segments of society, including rural communities and the urban poor, women, children, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, ... -
Hydropower and the Right to a Clean, Healthy, and Sustainable Environment - Issue Brief SDG 7
(2023-04)This Issue Brief concerns Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7) - affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030. The brief focuses on hydropower and the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable ... -
Imperative for Resource Efficiency
(2017)The International Resource Panel was established in 2007 to provide independent, scientific assessment on the sustainable use of natural resources and the impacts of resource use over the full life cycle. -
Implementation of Governing Council decision 27/2: Access to information policy of the United Nations Environment Programme - Report of the Executive Director. UNEP/EA.1/2/Add.4
(2014-04)The present report has been prepared pursuant to paragraph 17 of decision 27/2 of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme and provides an update on the establishment of the access to information policy. -
Implementation Plan and Roadmap - WESR - CCA
(2021)This document contains the UNEP Implementation Plan for the Danish earmarked donation of 10 Million DKK (1.486 Million USD), for the initiative “Support from Denmark for Innovation Activities of UNEP: World Environment ... -
Improving Efficiency in Forestry Operations and Forest Product Processing in Kenya: A Viable REDD+ Policy and Measure - Summary for Policy Makers
(2017)This report analyses whether increased efficiency in forestry operations and forest product processing and utilization are interesting REDD+ policies and measures (PAMs) for the Government of Kenya (GoK) to pursue, with ... -
India's Faith for Earth Strategy and Action Plan
(2020)For more than 80% of the people living on earth, spiritual values have been the main driving force behind individual behaviours. Citizens perceive faith-based organizations to be trustworthy, credible, and networked with ... -
Information Note on Digital Sequence Information (DSI) on Genetic Resources - Prepared by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity for the Resumed eighteenth session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) (12-16 September 2022, Dakar, Senegal
(2022-09)In recent years, DNA sequencing technologies have become faster, cheaper and more accurate. Digital sequence information, or DSI, on genetic resources is used in a range of activities commercial and non-commercial such as ... -
Information Note on the Development of the Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework - prepared by the Co-Chairs of the Open-ended Working Group on Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework for the Resumed eighteenth Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) (12-16 September 2022, Dakar, Senegal)
(2022-09)This note provides an update on the negotiations towards the adoption of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). The Conference of the Parties, at its fourteenth meeting, adopted the preparatory process for the ... -
Innovative Solutions for the Environmental Dimension of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - SDG Policy Brief No. 007 May 2019
(2019)The global environmental governance framework is not keeping pace with the rate of change that is driving environmental degradation and climate change. Innovative solutions are required to accelerate the transition towards ... -
Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution and Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa - Summary for Decision Makers
(2022-11)The Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution and Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa is the result of a scientifically underpinned process aimed at catalyzing and supporting transformative development in ... -
Integrating EbA into National Planning - Briefing Note 6
(2020)To effectively address the negative impacts of climate change now and in the future, climate change adaptation strategies need to be integrated into wider national policies and planning processes – adaptation cannot stand ... -
International Strategy for Action in the Field of Environmental Education and Training for the 1990s
(1988)The document is in two parts: Part one seeks to highlight certain needs and priorities in respect to the development of environmental education and training as they emerge from the action taken in this field since the ... -
Inventory of Energy Subsidies in EU’s Eastern Partnership Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine – Policy Highlights
(2015)This study is the first comprehensive and consistent record of energy subsidies in the EaP region. It was prepared with a view to improving transparency, helping governments in the EaP countries to better understand existing ... -
Invitación a Presentar Expresión de Interés Para un Acuerdo de Financiamiento de Pequeña Escala (Small Scale Funding Agreement - SSFA)
(2021)Estructuración y Reglamentación del Fondo para el Cambio Climático de la República del Paraguay Resumen: El objetivo principal es desarrollar la arquitectura del Fondo para el Cambio Climático (FCC) de Paraguay, los ... -
Islam and Food Systems - Position Paper May 2021
(2021)Food plays cultural and spiritual roles for Muslims. The Qur’an makes special references to pure and lawful food and to the principles of balance, justice and health. However, our current extractive approach to food and ... -
Joint Technical Note by the UNFCCC And UNEP: The Reasons Behind the Differences in Projected Emissions Totals for 2030 Between the UNFCCC NDC Synthesis Report and the UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2021
(2021)The UNFCCC NDC Synthesis Report (published on 17 September, updated on 25 October 2021) and the UNEP Emissions Gap Report (published on 26 October 2021) present projections of global GHG emissions to 2030, and to some ... -
Joint Tripartite (FAO, OIE, WHO) and UNEP Statement Tripartite and UNEP support OHHLEP’s definition of “One Health
(2021)One Health is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems. It recognizes the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider ...