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Evaluating National Policies on Corporate Sustainability Reporting
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)
The global landscape of sustainability reporting is changing fast, and government policy is emerging as a key driver for ensuring the increased corporate transparency and accountability that is required for progress towards ...
UNEP 2014 Annual Report
(UNEP, 2015)
The United Nations Environment Programme Annual Report tells the story of the environment and the organization's work in 2014, through stunning photography and inspirational stories of change from the ground.
Casebook on innovative activities for achieving sustainable development In Asia and the Pacific
(UNEP, 2015)
The casebook shares not only lessons from project innovations and implementation, but successful initial and long-term project results in pilot communities. It identifi es an array of crucial project factors, highlighting ...
Indicators for a resource efficient and green Asia and the Pacific
(UNEP, 2015)
This report reveals the patterns and the evolution of natural resource use in Asia and the Pacific region over the last 40 years. The analysis shows that resource use in the region is both inefficient and unsustainable. ...
Plastic in Cosmetics: Are We Polluting the Environment through our Personal Care? - Plastic ingredients that contribute to marine microplastic litter
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)
This paper focuses on the emerging issue of plastic particles in personal care and cosmetic product (PCCP) formulations as a possible source of micro-sized plastic litter. Known as ‘microbeads’, when used in PCCPs, these ...
Sustainable Consumption and Production: a Handbook for Policymakers
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)
This Handbook is an output of UNEP’s work towards the implementation of the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP). This global edition is based on a pilot edition for Asia and the ...
Sourcebook of Opportunities for Enhancing Cooperation among the Biodiversity Related Conventions at National and Regional Levels
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)
The Sourcebook focuses on what can be achieved through cooperation among those implementing the Biodiversity-related Conventions at national and regional levels. It provides practical examples, checklists, lessons learnt ...
Product Sustainability Information: State of Play and Way Forward
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)
Unsustainable patterns of consumption and production threaten global development and environmental wellbeing. Ensuring sustainable consumption and production should take a life cycle approach, and central to this is the ...
Forest Ecosystems in the Transition to a Green Economy and the Role of REDD+ in the United Republic of Tanzania
(2015)
The main objective of this study is to assess whether there is an economic rationale for the reduction of deforestation in the United Republic of Tanzania, by calculating the economic costs and benefits based on current ...
The role of forests in a green economy transformation in Africa
(International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), 2015)
This report explores the role of forests in a green economy transformation in Africa. Its aim is to present policymakers with a strong rationale for linking forests and REDD+ planning with green economy planning and ...