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Safe Use of HCFC Alternatives in Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning: Flammable Refrigerants
(2015)Factsheet: As the phase out of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) progresses, it is expected that there will be a considerably higher uptake, in particular in developing countries of ‘alternative refrigerants’, such as ... -
Safe Use of HCFC Alternatives in Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning: Higher Pressure Refrigerants
(2015)As the phase out of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) progresses, it is expected that there will be a considerably higher uptake, in particular in developing countries, of ‘alternative refrigerants’, such as hydrocarbons, ... -
Safe Use of HCFC Alternatives in Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning: Higher toxicity refrigerants
(01/07/2015)As the phase out of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) progresses, it is expected that there will be a considerably higher uptake, in particular in developing countries, of ‘alternative refrigerants’, such as hydrocarbons, ... -
A Safe(r) Circular Economy for Plastics in the Pacific Region
(2021)Plastics pollution, including marine litter, is a global social, economic, and environmental emergency requiring urgent attention. Plastics are produced from fossil fuels, and once released into the environment, they never ... -
Sand and dust storms
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2016)This factsheet highlights how sand and dust storms are a global environmental problem that affects the health and livelihoods of millions of people across the world. -
Sargassum Influx Champions: Civil Society on the frontline
(2021)Civil society organisations (CSOs) have an important role to play in shifting mindsets to view sargassum as an opportunity rather than a threat -
Sargassum influx in the Wider Caribbean Region
(06/10/2016)Brown algae of Sargassum genus form dense populations constituting free floating rafts on the ocean surface. These sargassum rafts have been observed for a long time in the northern Caribbean Basin and the Atlantic ocean, ... -
Sargassum Influx Update for Entrepreneurs and SMES
(2021)This guidance brief is for innovators, entrepreneurs, and small and medium sized businesses interested in or having started a business initiative that makes use of sargassum as a resource or raw material. This brief is ... -
SCP Hackathon
(2021)Hackaton is a term used to innovation and describes an event that pools relevant stakeholders into a confined space for a day or two and challenges them to innovate. A hackathon goes beyond a simple brainstorm session as ... -
SCP National Roundtable
(2021)Well-designed national policy frameworks and instruments are necessary to enable the important shift in the way we consume and produce. Consumption and production patterns are intrinsically linked to fundamental aspects ... -
SDG 8 Issue Brief: Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG 8) - Promote Sustained, Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth, Full and Productive Employment and Decent Work for All
(2019)https://www.unenvironment.org/explore-topics/environmental-governance -
SDG Indicator 12.7.1: List of Focal Entities
(2022-06)Please contact us at unep-spp@un.org should you like to communicate any updates regarding the contact persons listed. -
Seed Capital Assistance Facility - [Factsheet]
(2020)The Seed Capital Assistance Facility (SCAF) is a multi-donor trust fund managed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and backed by the German Federal Environment Ministry together with the British Department ... -
Single-Use Plastics: A Roadmap for Sustainability - Fact-sheet for Policymakers
(2018)The benefits of plastic are undeniable. The material is cheap, lightweight and easy to make. These qualities have led to a boom in the production of plastic over the past century. This trend will continue as global plastic ... -
Site fact sheet for Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland: Okuluebo Ogale (005-002)
(2011-07)Site fact sheet for Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland -
Solid Waste and Marine Litter - Did you know?
(2016)That solid waste is any persistent, manufactured or processed solid material that is discarded or left abandoned. Such material that is not disposed of properly has the potential to negatively impact the Caribbean Sea. -
South Africa: Awareness Creation and Capacity Building in Eco-Labelling in the Agricultural Sector - SWITCH Africa Green
(2021)This impact sheet on ‘Awareness creation and capacity building in eco-labelling in the agricultural sector’ provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business Development Component of ... -
South Africa: Collaborating to Facilitate Investments and Shifts to a Green Economy that can Improve Social Wellbeing and the Provision of Ecosystem Services in the Port Elizabeth Western Catchment Areas - SWITCH Africa Green
(2021)This impact sheet on ‘Collaborating to facilitate investments and shifts to a green economy that can improve social wellbeing and the provision of ecosystem services in the Port Elizabeth western catchment areas’ provides ... -
South Africa: Management of Sustainable Energy Production from Integrated Waste Management and Agricultural Processing Systems - SWITCH Africa Green
(2021)This impact sheet on Management of Sustainable Energy Production from Integrated Waste Management and Agricultural Processing Systems provides a snapshot of results and achievements of the project under the Green Business ... -
South Africa: Meat Naturally Initiative: Embedding Sustainability in South Africa’s Emerging Red Meat Sector - SWITCH Africa Green
(2021)This impact sheet on Embedding Sustainability in South Africa’s Emerging Red Meat Sector provides a snapshot of results and achievements of this project under the Green Business Development Component of Phase I (2014-2019) ...
