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OzoNews Volume XX - 15 April 2020
(2020)In this issue: -- UNEP’s Statement on the COVID-19 global pandemic -- 1. OzonAction’s iPIC system helps prevent an illegal shipment of 72 tonnes of HCFC-22 2. UNEP OzonAction Encourages Everyone to Celebrate World ... -
Preventing the Next Pandemic: Zoonotic Diseases and how to Break the Chain of Transmission
In the spirit of the UN Framework for the Immediate Socio-economic Response to COVID-19, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has teamed up with the renowned International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and ... -
Reducing Public Health Risks associated with the Sale of Live Wild Animals of Mammalian Species in Traditional Food Markets - Interim Guidance
(2021)To reduce the public health risks associated with the sale of live wild animals for food in traditional food markets, WHO, OIE and UNEP have issued guidance on actions that national governments should consider adopting ... -
Report of the Ministerial Meeting - African Ministerial Conference on the Environment: Eighth Special Session. Ministerial Meeting
(2020-12-09)The ministerial meeting of the eighth special session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) was held on 4 December 2020. In view of the evolving global situation with regard to the coronavirus ... -
Summary of the Proposed Africa Green Stimulus Programme: Note by the Secretariat - African Ministerial Conference on the Environment - Eighth Special Session - Ministerial Meeting
The African Green Stimulus Programme is an innovative African-led initiative that is being developed to support the continent’s recovery response to the devastating socio-economic and environmental impacts of the COVID-19 ... -
Synthèse du projet de programme de relance vert pour l’Afrique: Note du Secrétariat. Conférence Ministérielle Africaine sur l’Environnement - Huitième Session Extraordinaire. Réunion Ministérielle
(2020)Le Programme de relance vert pour l’Afrique est une initiative innovante pilotée par l’Afrique, qui est en train d’être élaborée pour appuyer les efforts de relèvement du continent face aux effets socio-économiques et ... -
Think Piece: Gender and Climate Change in the Context of COVID-19
(2020)2020 was intended to be a pivotal year for the global gender equality agenda and global climate change ambition. It was supposed to be a year to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action and to ... -
Towards Sustainable Wild Meat Trade and Consumption: Exploring the Role of Trade Policy to Support Target 5 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
(2024-07)The rapid growth in demand, harvest, and commercial trade of wild meat has led to the decline and risk of extinction for numerous wildlife populations. This trend poses several urgent concerns: threats to biodiversity and ... -
UNEP key messages on COVID-19 - Latin America and the Caribbean
This document serves as an outline for UNEP´s insight on the environmental dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic and the interconnected nature of all life on this planet. -
Working with the Environment to Protect People: UNEP’s COVID-19 Response
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) stands with the billions of people suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic. The immediate priority is to protect them. But UNEP also has a duty to help nations build back better ... -
Zoonotic Diseases - UNEP Factsheet
Unless we act to protect habitat and biodiversity loss, says United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director, Inger Andersen, pandemics could become a new normal in this century. In response, UNEP is seeking ... -
Zoonotic Diseases [Frequently Asked Questions]
(2020)This factsheet answers the following questions: What are zoonotic diseases? What are some examples of zoonotic diseases? Why are zoonotic diseases happening now? What causes zoonotic diseases? What is the connection between ...