Browsing Reports, Books and Booklets by Country/Region "Northern America"
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Cleaner Production: A Guide to Sources of Information
(1998)Obtaining information on cleaner production can be a challenging task of sifting through the seemingly endless amount of resources that are constantly changing. Not only is new information being made available every day, ... -
An Introduction to the Toolkit for 10YFP National Focal Points
This booklet provides a brief introduction to Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) in the context of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, the 10-Year Framework on SCP and its network of National Focal Points. ... -
Measuring Progress: Towards Achieving the Environmental Dimension of the SDGs
Did you know that only 23% of the environment-related SDG indicators are on track to meet the target if current trends continue? For 68%, there is not enough data to assess progress and for 9% there is not progress toward ... -
North America: Actions Taken by Governments to Improve Air Quality
(2017)This report summarises ten actions being undertaken in the sub-region to improve air quality. In selecting these ten actions, consideration was given to their replicability, global appropriateness to address particular air ... -
Reconciling Trade and the Environment: Lessons from the North American Free Trade Agreement - Environment and Trade 3
(United Nations Environment Programme, 1994)This paper provides an overview of the integration of trade and environment in the North American Free Trade Agreement. The paper focuses on the lessons that the North American Free Trade Agreement can provide for further ... -
Strengthening Actions for Nature in North America: Regional Input to UNEA-5
(2020)In preparation for the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5), the United Nations Environment Programme’s North America Office (UNEP North America) hosted a series of six virtual consultation ... -
Sustainable Lifestyles: Options & Opportunities in the Workplace
(2018)The set of actions presented can support employees and customers to enhance sustainability in their daily lives. The target audience is urban workplaces (and the organizations that work with them) that are developing ... -
Waste Not, Want Not: Reducing Food Loss and Waste in North America through Life Cycle-based Approaches
(2019)The objective of this report is to describe life cycle thinking and the suite of quantitative tools such as life cycle assessment (LCA) that are rooted in that perspective, and to detail where and how these tools can be ... -
Wastewater: The Untapped Resource - The United Nations World Water Development Report 2017
The 2017 World Water Development Report shows that improved wastewater management is as much about reducing pollution at the source, as removing contaminants from wastewater flows, reusing reclaimed water and recovering ...