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E-Learning Module Kit on Life Cycle Thinking [Factsheet]
(2021)Life Cycle Thinking (LCT) is about going beyond the traditional focus on production site and manufacturing processes to include environmental, social and economic impacts of a product over its entire life cycle. The main ... -
E-waste 2.0: Recycling for sustainability
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2016)Infographic highlighting the hazards of ewaste and how to dispose of such waste -
E-waste Management in Ghana (E-MAGIN Ghana): From Grave to Cradle
(2019)Fuelled by the accelerated pace of digitalisation and the rise of a global middle-income class, the market for electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) is expanding rapidly. In Ghana, the vast majority of e-waste is managed ... -
Early Warning and Data Analytics: Strategy, Policy and Action for People, Places and Planet
(2024-02)Early Warning is a powerful tool for leveraging Humanity´s ability to think about and build the future. It provides a way to think about possible, alternative, and desired futures and scenarios. By doing so, it enables ... -
Eco-Agriculture-Sesame Livelihoods and Organic-Green Business Opportunities for Young Rural People - Uganda
(2017)The project aims to contribute to change consumption management to reduce the negative environmental impact in the north area of Uganda. It will contribute to increase Livelihoods opportunities for sesame-farmers mainly ... -
Eco-Innovation Application in Jordan: SwitchMed in Jordan - SwitchMed Programme [Factsheet]
(2020)Eco-innovation is the development and application of a business model, shaped by a new business strategy that incorporates sustainability throughout all business operations based on life cycle thinking and in cooperation ... -
Eco-Trails in Palestine: SwitchMed in Palestine - SwitchMed Programme [Factsheet]
(2020)While hiking and walking on nature trails is popular in Palestine, no clear guidelines on selecting and rehabilitating eco-trails is available. Under the EU-funded SwitchMed programme Palestine’s Environment Quality Authority ... -
Ecosystem Management - United Nations Environment Programme
(2010)Factsheets in this series: Climate change, Resource efficiency, Disasters and conflicts, Environmental governance, Harmful substances and hazardous waste, Ecosystem management. -
Ecosystem Restoration as a Nature-based Solution for Climate Action
(2019)More than two billion hectares of the world's degraded landscapes and seascapes offer potential for restoration. An initial target is the restoration of 500 000 ha of degraded ecosystems by 2030. -
Ecosystem-based Adaptation and an Integrated Resilient Rice Model in Madagascar - UNEP Lessons in Climate Change Adaptation
(2022-07)In Madagascar, deforestation for agricultural land is leading to widespread erosion from run-off, resulting in the loss of topsoil, depletion of soil nutrients, and landslides. The project therefore also applied an ... -
Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Albania 2016-2020
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2020)Albania is situated in southeastern Europe with a population of 2.85 million. The country has one of the largest and richest wetland systems – mainly in the form of coastal lagoons – in the Mediterranean region. This project ... -
Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Nepal, Mauritania & Seychelles (EbA South) 2013-2020 - Factsheet
(2021)The EbA South project has been identified as a flagship initiative for South-South cooperation on climate change. A key part of the project was to share lessons in Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) across 3 different ... -
EDCs Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
(2017)By promoting the sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle, the UN Environment works to protect people and the environment from the harmful impacts of chemicals and hazardous waste. -
EDCs Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: The Endocrine System and EDCs, EDCs in the Environment, EDCs and Human Health, Steps to Reduce Exposure, [and] Moving forward in the Face of Uncertainty
(2017)https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/chemicals-waste/what-we-do/emerging-issues/scientific-knowledge-endocrine-disrupting -
Education to Empower: Citizen Science and Education to Empower Communities for Safer and Cleaner Environments
(2022)This case study demonstrates market-based solutions towards “less plastic wasted”, exemplary solutions for transformational changes in the way plastic is managed in the value supply chain. Circular Economy approaches, ... -
Efficient and Climate Friendly Cooling - [Factsheet]
(2018)The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)'s United for Efficiency and District Energy in Cities initiatives are accelerating the global transition to energy-efficient and climate-friendly cooling. Getting the right ... -
Empowering Business Development Agencies & NSAs to Advocate Sustainable Consumption & Production Practices and Support Eco Entrepreneurs in their Development & Transition Towards Green Inclusive Businesses
(2017)The objective of the project is to Empower Business Development Agencies (BDAs) & NSAs to understand the dynamics of green ecosystem and implement SCP practices to effectively serve their members & local communities for inclusive