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Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Montreal Protocol Award for Customs and Enforcement Officers (5th edition -2019-2020): Report Seizures and Informal Prior-informed Consent (iPIC) Consultations
(2023-03)This report has been prepared by UNEP Law Division OzonAction for the virtual ceremony of the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Montreal Protocol Award for Customs and Enforcement Officers (5th edition) on Wednesday, 29 March ... -
Action Plan for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, 2021-2030: Version February 2023
(2023-02)This action plan sets out the next steps to collectively work towards the goals and vision of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Moving from strategy to action, this plan aims to allow UN Decade partners to mobilise ... -
Integrated Toolkit to Improve the Transmission of Information under articles 7 and 15 of the Stockholm Convention [Santa Lucia]
(2023-03)This report presents the findings of an assessment that was conducted on the existing data management systems and procedures applied for compiling national data and information for Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). The ... -
Watch out for Illegal Trade of HCFCs and HFCs: Lessons learnt from the Global Montreal Protocol Award for Customs and Enforcement Officers
(2023-03)This publication provides an analysis of the cases submitted in the context of the Global Montreal Protocol Award for Customs and Enforcement Officers. The Global Award was launched in 2018 by UNEP OzonAction. This Global ... -
Annex: SFN 2022 Data and Methodology - State of Finance for Nature 2022
(2022)This second edition of the State of Finance for Nature (SFN) 2022 report i) expands analysis of capital flows to include marine nature-based solutions; ii) estimates the investment in NbS needed to limit climate change to ... -
A Qualitative Study on Risks and Opportunities of Plastic Credit Financing Instruments Being Introduced into the Informal Waste Management Sector - Working Paper
(2022)This study aims to bridge existing research gaps and bring to light a better understanding of the potential risks and opportunities associated with the introduction of plastic credits to the informal waste management sector ... -
Environmental Rule of Law and Human Rights in Asia Pacific: Supporting the Protection of Environmental Human Rights Defenders - Working Paper
(2023-02)This Working Paper presents trends in the application of the environmental rule of law and human rights in Asia Pacific, with special emphasis on the protection of environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs). This Working ... -
Sustainable and Circular Textile Value Chains: Linkages with Trade and Trade Policy - Case Study: Thailand
(2023-03)This paper looks at environmental hotspots in textile value chains in Thailand and trade policy instruments that can have an impact on sustainability and circularity. It builds on UNEP’s work on environment and trade, and ... -
Sound Management and Elimination of Mercury and Mercury Wastes in the Chlor-Alkali Sector: Joint webinar – Mercury Cell Chlor-Alkali Production and Mercury Waste Management Partnership Areas - Presentations
(2023-02)The Partnership Areas of work on Mercury cell Chlor-alkali Production and Mercury Waste Management hosted a joint webinar on the sound management and elimination of mercury and mercury waste in the chlor-alkali sector, on ... -
Report of the thirteenth meeting of the Global Mercury Partnership Advisory Group (9 and 10 November 2022)
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Measuring Progress: Water-related Ecosystems and the SDGs
(2023-03)The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) framework were constructed to interlink economic, environmental and social dimensions. The importance of achieving sustainability relies ... -
The Fourth Periodic Report on the State of Acid Deposition in East Asia - Part III: Executive Summary
(2021-12)This is the Fourth Periodic Report on the State of Acid Deposition in East Asia (PRSAD4), describing the outcomes of 20 years of EANET activities (2000-2019). The PRSAD4 is comprised of three parts; Part I: Regional ... -
The Fourth Periodic Report on the State of Acid Deposition in East Asia - Part II: National Assessment
(2021-12)This report is the National Assessment, Part II of Fourth Periodic Report on the State of Acid Deposition in East Asia (PRSAD4). The National Assessment of PRSAD4 was prepared by each participating country according to the ... -
The Fourth Periodic Report on the State of Acid Deposition in East Asia - Part I: Regional Assessment
(2021-12)This report is the Fourth Periodic Report on the State of Acid Deposition in East Asia (PRSAD4). The EANET data of 2015-2019 is utilized for evaluating the current status and impact of the acid deposition and air pollution ... -
Playing for the Planet - Annual Impact Report 2022
(2023-03)The Playing for the Planet Alliance, by UNEP, has gone from strength to strength over the last twelve months. Not only has the Alliance grown, we’ve also seen commitment to decarbonisation and sustainability increase too. ... -
UNEP Report on Conduct and Discipline: 1st October 2021- 31st December 2022
(2023-02)The purpose of the Annual Conduct and Discipline report is to provide information on the UN policy and legal framework on conduct and discipline; an overview of the process which needs to be followed when complaints on ... -
Mid-term Review Report for Project for Promoting Minamata Convention on Mercury by Making the Most of Japan’s Knowledge and Experiences (PIMS-02029) - (Reporting Period: July 2019 – June 2022)
(2023-02)The main objective of the mid-term review is to assess the progress of the Project from its inception in July 2019 up to June 2022. The results of the review will be used to adjust the workplans for the second half of the ... -
UNEP Report on Fraud and Corruption: 1st January - 31st December 2022
(2023)This report is submitted in accordance with the United Nations Environment Programme (“UNEP”) Anti-Fraud and Anti-Corruption Guidelines (“AFAC Guidelines” or “the Guidelines”), which entered into force in their final version ... -
One Atmosphere: An Independent Expert Review on Solar Radiation Modification Research and Deployment
(2023-02)The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) convened a multidisciplinary expert panel to undertake a rapid review of the state of scientific research on Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) -
Addressing Marine Litter in the Philippines: A National Source Inventory (NSI) Approach
(2022)This report was developed as part of SEA circular – Reducing marine litter by addressing the management of the plastic value chain in South-East Asia’ a project jointly implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme ...