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E-Learning Module Kit on Life Cycle Thinking [Factsheet]
(2021)Life Cycle Thinking (LCT) is about going beyond the traditional focus on production site and manufacturing processes to include environmental, social and economic impacts of a product over its entire life cycle. The main ... -
E-waste 2.0: Recycling for sustainability
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2016)Infographic highlighting the hazards of ewaste and how to dispose of such waste -
E-waste Management in Ghana (E-MAGIN Ghana): From Grave to Cradle
(2019)Fuelled by the accelerated pace of digitalisation and the rise of a global middle-income class, the market for electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) is expanding rapidly. In Ghana, the vast majority of e-waste is managed ... -
Eco-Agriculture-Sesame Livelihoods and Organic-Green Business Opportunities for Young Rural People - Uganda
(2017)The project aims to contribute to change consumption management to reduce the negative environmental impact in the north area of Uganda. It will contribute to increase Livelihoods opportunities for sesame-farmers mainly ... -
Eco-Innovation Application in Jordan: SwitchMed in Jordan - SwitchMed Programme [Factsheet]
(2020)Eco-innovation is the development and application of a business model, shaped by a new business strategy that incorporates sustainability throughout all business operations based on life cycle thinking and in cooperation ... -
Eco-Trails in Palestine: SwitchMed in Palestine - SwitchMed Programme [Factsheet]
(2020)While hiking and walking on nature trails is popular in Palestine, no clear guidelines on selecting and rehabilitating eco-trails is available. Under the EU-funded SwitchMed programme Palestine’s Environment Quality Authority ... -
Ecosystem Management - United Nations Environment Programme
(2010)Factsheets in this series: Climate change, Resource efficiency, Disasters and conflicts, Environmental governance, Harmful substances and hazardous waste, Ecosystem management. -
Ecosystem-based Adaptation and an Integrated Resilient Rice Model in Madagascar - UNEP Lessons in Climate Change Adaptation
(2022-07)In Madagascar, deforestation for agricultural land is leading to widespread erosion from run-off, resulting in the loss of topsoil, depletion of soil nutrients, and landslides. The project therefore also applied an ... -
Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Albania 2016-2020
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2020)Albania is situated in southeastern Europe with a population of 2.85 million. The country has one of the largest and richest wetland systems – mainly in the form of coastal lagoons – in the Mediterranean region. This project ... -
Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Nepal, Mauritania & Seychelles (EbA South) 2013-2020 - Factsheet
(2021)The EbA South project has been identified as a flagship initiative for South-South cooperation on climate change. A key part of the project was to share lessons in Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) across 3 different ... -
EDCs Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
(2017)By promoting the sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle, the UN Environment works to protect people and the environment from the harmful impacts of chemicals and hazardous waste. -
EDCs Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: The Endocrine System and EDCs, EDCs in the Environment, EDCs and Human Health, Steps to Reduce Exposure, [and] Moving forward in the Face of Uncertainty
(2017)https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/chemicals-waste/what-we-do/emerging-issues/scientific-knowledge-endocrine-disrupting -
Education to Empower: Citizen Science and Education to Empower Communities for Safer and Cleaner Environments
(2022)This case study demonstrates market-based solutions towards “less plastic wasted”, exemplary solutions for transformational changes in the way plastic is managed in the value supply chain. Circular Economy approaches, ... -
Efficient and Climate Friendly Cooling - [Factsheet]
(2018)The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)'s United for Efficiency and District Energy in Cities initiatives are accelerating the global transition to energy-efficient and climate-friendly cooling. Getting the right ... -
Empowering Business Development Agencies & NSAs to Advocate Sustainable Consumption & Production Practices and Support Eco Entrepreneurs in their Development & Transition Towards Green Inclusive Businesses
(2017)The objective of the project is to Empower Business Development Agencies (BDAs) & NSAs to understand the dynamics of green ecosystem and implement SCP practices to effectively serve their members & local communities for inclusive -
Empowering governments and other stakeholders in evidence-based decision-making
(2016)With the advent of Big Data, Earth observation technologies and citizen science, it is now possible to access contextualized, near real-time information on the state of the environment. Policymakers need access to such ... -
Empowerment of women from local community: SwitchMed in Jordan - SwitchMed Programme [Factsheet]
(2020)The SwitchMed waste management of the Aqaba Hotel Industry project is providing livelihoods, with a special focus on increasing the empowerment of women, by incorporating the local community in recycling/upcycling activities. ... -
Enabling Burkinabe SMEs to Start Solar Energy Production
(2017)The project aims to introduce a policy framework and showcases demonstrations on the technical, economic and financial viability of investing in solar electricity use among MSMEs. This shall contribute for Burkinabe MSMEs ... -
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) - Assessment Report on Issues of Concern
(2020-09)A two-page summary of the information on endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) contained in the 2020 UNEP Assessment Report on Issues of Concern: Chemicals and Waste Issues Posing Risks to Human Health and the Environment ... -
Energy Efficiency in the Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning (RAC) Sector: Providing the Same Cooling, Using Less Energy and Living Better!
(2016)The refrigeration and air conditioning sector represents a major share of energy use in most developing countries as refrigeration and air conditioning applications consume large amounts of electricity for cooling requirements, ...
