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Appendix 9: Assessment of National Capacity on POPs Monitoring and Technical Support to Strengthen Regional Coordination on Sustainable Monitoring of POPs in the Asia Pacific Region - Training Report: Capacity Building on POPs Monitoring in Biota and Abiotic Matrices in the Africa, Asia, Pacific and GRULAC Regions
(2023-07)Enhancing the national capacity for monitoring persistent organic pollutants (POPs) among member Parties of the Stockholm Convention is a critical strategy to promote the global monitoring plan for POPs. This strategy can ... -
Appendix 8: National Road Maps from Two Pilot Countries, Mexico, and Ecuador - Training Report: Capacity Building on POPs Monitoring in Biota and abiotic Matrices in the Africa, Asia, Pacific and GRULAC Regions
(2023-06)La información contenida en este perfil de país, si bien limitada a datos de calidad del aire y de los estudios realizados dentro del Plan de Monitoreo Global (GMP, por sus siglas en inglés), así como de algunos estudios ... -
Appendix 7: Roadmap for the Design of National POPs Monitoring Programs - Training Report: Capacity Building on POPs Monitoring in Biota and Abiotic Matrices in the Africa, Asia, Pacific and GRULAC Regions
(2023-06)Many authors establish that environmental monitoring refers to systematic sampling of air, water, soil, and biota in order to observe and study the environment, as well as to derive knowledge from this process. UNECE ... -
Appendix 6: Assessment of National POPs Monitoring Capacity and Needs of Africa, Asia and Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean Countries - Training Report: Capacity Building on POPs Monitoring in Biota and Abiotic Matrices in the Africa, Asia, Pacific and GRULAC Regions
(2022-10)To evaluate the POPs monitoring capabilities and needs of countries in Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean regions, the National Implementation Plans (NIPs) and National Reports of the Stockholm ... -
Appendix 11: Reviews of Available Knowledge and Guidance Documents on POPs Monitoring and Control in Plastics - Assessment of State of Knowledge and Gaps on Sampling and Analysis of POPs and POPs Candidates in Plastic Pellets in Major Use sectors - Training Report: Capacity Building on POPs Monitoring in Biota and Abiotic Matrices in the Africa, Asia, Pacific and GRULAC Regions
(2023-05)The current document briefly introduces the individual guidelines and guidance documents to provide an overview of the available information and support for controlling POPs in plastics. -
Appendix 10: Procedure for the Analysis of PFAS in Pellets - Training Report: Capacity Building on POPs Monitoring in Biota and Abiotic Matrices in the Africa, Asia, Pacific and GRULAC Regions
(2023-07)This procedure has been elaborated by IDAEA-CSIC to provide support for the implementation of the Global Monitoring Plan (GMP) on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) under the Stockholm Convention. The programme includes ... -
Appendix 4: POPs Data Handling Guidance - Training Report: Capacity Building on POPs Monitoring in Biota and Abiotic Matrices in the Africa, Asia, Pacific and GRULAC Regions
(2018-04)The present POPs Data Handling Guidance intends to provide additional assistance, to six Pacific Islands in the processing, interpretation, and presentation of their own data using basic excel tools. The procedure for data ... -
Appendix 3: Guidance for the Conversion of Data on POPs from Mass/PUF to Mass/m3 using Tom Harner´s Model and the Stockholm Convention Data Warehouse Template - Training Report: Capacity Building on POPs Monitoring in Biota and Abiotic Matrices in the Africa, Asia, Pacific and GRULAC Regions
(2018-04)Article 16 of the Stockholm Convention (SC) requested the Conference of the Parties (COP) to evaluate the effectiveness of the Convention every four years after its entering into force. In order to facilitate such evaluation, ... -
Appendix 2: POPs Monitoring in Developing Countries, Optimization, Intercalibration and Accreditation for Delivering High Quality Data - Training Report: Capacity Building on POPs Monitoring in Biota and Abiotic Matrices in the Africa, Asia, Pacific and GRULAC Regions
(2018-04)The objective of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) is to protect human health and the environment from POPs. The global monitoring plan (GMP) under the SC was designed to assess the effectiveness ... -
Appendix 1: Training Reports in the African Region - Training Report: Capacity Building on POPs Monitoring in Biota and Abiotic Matrices in the Africa, Asia, Pacific and GRULAC Regions
(2018-04)The training of theory and practice of POPs analysis was very helpful for both the laboratory staff of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, 8 staff members) stationed in Accra and the visiting laboratory staff from ... -
Training Report: Capacity Building on POPs Monitoring in Biota and Abiotic Matrices in the Africa, Asia, Pacific and GRULAC Regions
(2024-09)This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of capacity-building activities carried out under the UNEP/GEF POPs GMP2 projects. It seeks to offer insights into sustaining and further enhancing POPs monitoring ... -
Artificial Intelligence (AI) end-to-end: The Environmental Impact of the Full AI Lifecycle Needs to be Comprehensively Assessed - Issue Note
(2024-09)The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United ... -
Driving policy change towards sustainable urban food systems: Upscaling Urban and Peri-urban agriculture in Brazil
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-09)TEEB AgriFood Brazil aims to inform decision-making processes by assessing and developing pathways for scaling up sustainable agriculture within and around cities. To bridge this gap, it is crucial to identify and analyze ... -
Promoting a Sustainable Agriculture and Food Sector in Thailand
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-09)The TEEB AgriFood analysis focusses on five key rice management practices that promote sustainability were selected to represent the essential compliance requirements of the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) Standard (SRP ... -
Vehicle tyre particles in the environment - Foresight Brief No. 034 September 2024
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2024-09)Tyre-wear particles are one of the most abundant types of primary microplastics discharged into the environment. During their degradation in the environment, various tyre components are released, including some chemicals ... -
Applying TEEB for Agriculture and Food to Inform Food System Policy: Modeling Guidance and Case Studies
(2024-09)This guide is a ‘how-to’ guide and proof of concept, i.e., (i) how to formulate the policy scenarios that TEEB Agrifood is applied to, (ii) what data, methods and disciplinary expertise are required, (iii) what is the ... -
Synthesis Report on the Road Map for Securing Conditions for Sustainable Monitoring of POPs [Coming Soon]
(2024-08)The extensive knowledge and experience acquired through years of monitoring POPs and activities implemented to strengthen the capacities, provide a robust foundation for securing sustainable conditions in future ... -
Promoting a Sustainable Agriculture and Food Sector: India
(2024-07)As India looks towards 2030 and beyond, its food system confronts a myriad of challenges, including heightened pressure on natural resources, the impact of climate change, land fragmentation, increasing urbanization, ... -
Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development Handbook on indicator 17.14.1 of the Sustainable Development Goals
(2024-07)The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015, is a plan of action for people, the planet and prosperity, with 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs; see ...