The Nagoya Protocol was adopted in 2010 in response to effective implementation of Article 15 of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

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Entendemos por compras sustentables al proceso mediante el cual las organizaciones satisfacen sus necesidades de bienes, servicios, obras y utilidades públicas de tal forma que alcanzan un alto rendimiento basado en un ...

Development of National Action Plans (NAPs) for Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) is an obligation under Article 7 of the Minamata Convention on Mercury for each country that determines that ASGM in its territory ...

Due to increasingly complex products metal recycling in the 21st century is becoming a more challenging business. The report of UNEP’s International Resource Panel on “Metal Recycling – Opportunities, Limits, Infrastructure” ...

Factsheet for the Pollution sub-programme

The benefits and advantages of quick action to avoid costs and achieve target environmental results are explained in this fact sheet.

Continue to support Governments in meeting the objectives of the Cartagena Convention and its SPAW Protocol, as well as their international commitments such as the Caribbean Challenge under CBD’s Aichi Targets to protect ...

Artisanal miners near the border with Peru and Ecuador learn mining theory and practice

In Latin America and the Caribbean, UN Environment and the GEF work together to strengthen national capacity for the elimination and sound management of chemicals and wastes. The GEF helps countries in developing best ...