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Safe Climate: A Report of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment - A/74/161
(2019)https://www.unenvironment.org/explore-topics/environmental-governance -
Safe Use of HCFC Alternatives in Refrigeration and Air-conditioning: An Overview for Developing Countries
(2015)This publication is intended to provide National Ozone Units (NOUs) with the background to understand when and where such alternatives may be used and the measures that need to be considered in order to assist the industry ... -
Sailing Towards a Plastic-free Ocean: Project Report
(2020)The Sailing Towards a Plastic-Free Ocean project had two primary aims: (1) to conduct marine plastic pollution research, and (2) to educate the next generation of ocean leaders. -
Saint Kitts and Nevis: National Report for Third International Conference
The Report was prepared as part of the National Preparatory Process for the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and catalogues the countries efforts to achieve the targets for sustainable ... -
Saint Lucia’s National Infrastructure Assessment - Case Study
(2021)Infrastructure development decisions should be based on strategic planning that is aligned with global sustainable development agendas and supported by enabling policies, regulations and institutions that facilitate ... -
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines - National Report for Third International Conference
(Ministry of Health Wellness and the Environment, 2013)St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) as an active member of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organization of East Caribbean States (OECS), endeavors to fulfill all of the obligations and reporting requirements to these ... -
Samoa - National Report for Third International Conference
The national process focuses on consultations for the purpose of stimulating discussions among all stakeholders to garner inputs and ideas for a shared vision to the future we want. The UN SG report on accelerating progress ... -
Sand and Sustainability: Finding New Solutions for Environmental Governance of Global Sand Resources
(2019)Sand and gravels are the unrecognised foundational material of our economies. They are mined the world over, with aggregates accounting for the largest volume of solid material extracted globally (Peduzzi, 2014; Beiser, ... -
Sand, Rarer than One Thinks: UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) - March 2014
(2014)Sand and gravel are mined world-wide and account for the largest volume of solid material extracted globally. Formed by erosive processes over thousands of years (John, 2009), they are now being extracted at a rate far ... -
Sanitation and Wastewater Atlas of Africa
(2020)Sanitation, including the proper management of wastewater, is central to ensuring human and ecosystem health, and economic and environmental benefits. While significant efforts are being made across Africa to ensure ... -
Sargassum White Paper: Turning the Crisis into an Opportunity
(2021)The overall purpose of this white paper is to compile background information for a strategic status update and critical situational analysis that informs and elicits feedback from key regional takeholders. It will also ... -
Satellite Images Record How Wildfires Have Destroyed One Million Hectares of Forests in Western Russia - UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) September 2010
(2010-09)Recent satellite images show that the summer fires in 2010 destroyed more than one million hectares of forests in western Russia alone and harmed approximately 40 000 ha of protected forest area (UNEP 2010). At one point, ... -
Scaling Citizen Action on Climate: ANT Financial’s Efforts Towards a Digital Finance Solution
(2017)This report shows that almost half of Ant Financial Services Group’s 450 million users signed up to Ant Forest, an app that gamifies carbon footprint tracking – cutting greenhouse gas emissions and demonstrating the massive ... -
Scaling up Collaborative Action under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - Global Chemicals Outlook II Part V
(2019)Part V places the insights generated in Parts I-IV within the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, focusing on opportunities for collaborative action to achieve the sound management of chemicals and ... -
Scaling up Green Bond Markets for Sustainable Development: A Strategic Guide for the Public Sector to Stimulate Private Sector Market Development for Green Bonds - Consultation Paper
(2015)This policy guide offers a range of options for building green bond markets which ultimately will help policymakers, regulators and public financial institutions meet their infrastructure investment needs, capital market ... -
Scaling up Green Investment and Finance in Azerbaijan: Can Private Investors Finance the Green, Low-Carbon and Energy Efficient Development in Azerbaijan: Overview of Green Finance in Azerbaijan - Background Paper
(2020)This report reviews the development of the market for environmental finance in Azerbaijan. Beginning with an overview of recent macro-economic performance, it then sets out the developing situation in Azerbaijan’s banking ... -
Scaling up Voluntary Sustainability Standards through Sustainable Public Procurement and Trade Policy: 4th Flagship Report of the United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards
(2020)This 4th Flagship Report aims to provide an understanding of the role of government as a vehicle to drive the adoption of VSS. The effectiveness of VSS to contribute to sustainable development partly depends on their degree ... -
Science Policy Bridges Over Troubled Waters: Making Science Deliver Greater Impacts in Shared Water Systems - Synthesis Report
(2012)The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has catalysed the largest investment of its kind in human history into shared water bodies. The GEF has catalysed more than US$7 billion of investment in managing shared waters – fresh ... -
Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion 1994: Executive Summary - Global Ozone Research and Monitoring Project Report No. 37
(1995)The present document contains key summaries from the Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 1994. The full assessment report will be part of the information upon which the Parties to the United Nations Montreal Protocol ... -
Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2018 - Global Ozone Research and Monitoring Project Report No. 58
(2018)The Assessment documents the advances in scientific understanding of ozone depletion reflecting the thinking of the many international scientific experts who have contributed to its preparation and review. These advances ...
