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    • GEO-6 Air Infographic 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2019)
      Future policy effort in managing air pollution and climate change will be crucial to achieve the Paris Agreement target of limiting the temperature increase to 1.5 °C.
    • GEO-6 Biodiversity Infographic 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2019)
      Mainstreaming biodiversity should be promoted by all stakeholders, including governments and the private sector.
    • GEO-6 Cross-cutting Issues and Policy Infographic 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2019)
      Climate adaptation in coastal cities and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) is generally categorized as ‘protect’, ‘accommodate’, ‘retreat’.
    • GEO-6 Drivers of Environmental Change Infographic 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2019)
      Sustainable urbanization is an opportunity to increase citizen’s well-being while decreasing their environmental impact.
    • GEO-6 Freshwater - Infographic 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2019-03)
      Environmental and freshwater policies can be effectively driven by the consideration of equity and health
    • GEO-6 Land and Soil - Infographic 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2019)
      Sustainable land management is a major instrument for climate change mitigation because it improves carbon sequestration in the soil.
    • GEO-6 Oceans and Coasts - Infographic 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2019)
      Promoting more sustainable fisheries requires several policy instruments
    • GEO-6 The Current State of Data and Knowledge 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2019)
      Big data is one of the world’s emerging valuable resources changing environmental assessment processes.
    • GEO-6: Policies - Infographic 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2019)
      An important argument in favour of environmental policy integration is the economic and social co-benefits that can be expected from implementing environmental policies
    • GEO-6: The Way Forward 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2019)
      A healthy planet is the ultimate foundation for supporting all life forms and human well-being, which depend on the viability of Earth’s life-support system.
    • Ghana: HANISA E-Waste Model (HEMOD) 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2017)
      The overall objective is to develop a sustainable e-waste management system which makes e-waste re-usable and recycling. The project aims to establish a structured approach to e-waste Education/ Publicity, collection, ...
    • Ghana: One-Stop Business and Policy Centre for the Establishment Of Eco-Innovative MSMEs and Supporting Policies in the e-Waste and End-of-Life Vehicle Sector 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2017)
      To facilitate a green economy for the end-of-life electronics value chain by creating income generating opportunities and reducing environmental degradation through improved resource recovery and waste prevention and ...
    • Green Stimulus [Frequently Asked Questions] 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2020)
      This factsheet answers the following questions: What is Green Fiscal Stimulus? How does Green Fiscal Stimulus work, and who pays for it What UNEP doing to support green fiscal policy? Who is UNEP working with on Green ...
    • Greening SMEs Leather Clusters and Leather Tanning Industry - Kenya 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2017)
      The project will contribute to improved productivity, reduction in the production of waste and it would enhance the management of physical and liquid waste. Specifically the project seeks to: Improve SMEs competitiveness ...
    • Health & Environment - [Factsheet] 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2020)
      Growing evidence and new understanding about the mounting risks to health and ecosystem degradation, as well as positive contributions to health from ecosystems services, mandates a fresh approach on health and environment ...
    • Human Rights and the Environment 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2020)
      Human rights and the environment
    • Implementing Industrial Symbiosis and Environmental Management Systems for SMEs in Three Regions in Ghana 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2017)
      The project seeks to promote sustainability among companies in three regions of Ghana by encouraging the reuse of other companies’ by-products by means of facilitating industrial symbiosis. The project will promote the use ...
    • Making Peace With Nature: A Scientific Blueprint to Tackle the Climate, Biodiversity and Pollution Emergencies - The ‘Synthesis Report’ 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2021)
      The report translates the current state of scientific knowledge into crisp, clear and digestible facts-based messages that the world can relate to and follow up on. The mandate is from UNEA4 resolution 23 requesting a ...
    • Mercury Air Transport and Fate Research Area 

      United Nations Environment Programme; Global Mercury Partnership (2010)
      A global understanding of major processes and mechanisms affecting the dynamics of mercury in the atmosphere and interfaces with other ecosystem compartments, particularly biotic, is crucial for setting management and ...
    • Nature Based Solutions [Frequently Asked Questions] 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2020)
      This factsheet answers the following questions: What are nature-based solutions? What are the benefits of nature based solutions? How is UNEP supporting countries to leverage Nature Based Solutions?