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Guidance on the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based tools in the context of UNEP’s seventh edition of the Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7) - Draft
(2023-08)The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) stands at the forefront of global efforts to confront an escalating Triple Planetary Crisis, including climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. The vast scale and ... -
Guidance on Whole-of-society approach to implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
(2024-04)This guidance note aims to elaborate on what the “whole-of-society-approach” means to the Parties to the CBD that have been applying it in meeting the Convention objectives of the conservation of biological diversity, the ... -
Guidance towards Implementation of National Biosafety Frameworks: Lessons Learned from the UNEP Demonstration Projects
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2008-04)ThisGuidance is an analysis of eight UNEP managed demonstration projects for the Implementation of national biosafety frameworks between 2002 and 2006. The findings and recommendations offer valuable lessons to countries ... -
A Guide for Managing Mercury Waste at Household and Community Level
(2011)Mercury pollution has become a global environmental issue in recent years; however, awareness in families and communities is still weak. The most basic, important and difficult part of mercury ... -
Guide for Reducing Major Uses and Releases of Mercury
(2006)This document is intended to assist countries to identify sources of mercury exposure and to assess main methods of reducing mercury exposures and risks to their people. -
Guide on undertaking rapid assessment of existing National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs), including undertaking gap analyses of NBSAPs with the new targets
(2024-04)This Guide on undertaking rapid assessment of existing national biodiversity strategies and action plans provides Parties with a structured and easy to follow set of actions to consider when revising or updating national ... -
Guide to Assessing the Costs of Inaction of Tackling Air Pollution
(2023-05)This document provides up-to-date guidance to ASEAN Member States on conducting and using an assessment of the costs of inaction of tackling air pollution based on rigorous scientific methods and best available data. Such ... -
A Guide to Environmental Administration in-Service Training
(1984)This guide sets out the case for the training of generalist and specialist personnel in environmental administration, and is intended to be used to justify, encourage, plan and help carry out such training. The ultimate ... -
A Guide to the Famous Trees of Gigiri
(2012)Nairobi has been home to UNEP since 1973 and the organisation moved to Gigiri - the site of a former coffee farm - in 1975. Over the intervening years, these beautifully landscaped gardens and nature sites have also become ... -
Guide to the Ratification and Accession to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization
(2018)The Guidebook is a “how to” guide on the steps towards ratification of, acceptance of, approval of or accession to, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising ... -
Guide to Web Stories [UNEP]
(2021)Stories on our website are an effective way of communicating with our core stakeholders, including Member States, donors, partner organizations, the science community, civil society and private sector entities. This document ... -
Guideline document on the status of Conventions and Protocols in the field of marine environment by South Asian Seas countries
(South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP), 2010)Guideline document on the status of Conventions and Protocols in the field of marine environment by South Asian Seas countries -
Guideline for Shoreline Clean-up
(Marine Environmental Emergency Preparedness and Response Regional Activity Centre the Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP MERRAC), 2005)This guideline has been developed to provide practical suggestions for the treatment or cleanup of oiled shorelines by expert groups, taking into account the reference materials and methods used in the NOWPAP region. In ... -
Guideline for the Use of Dispersants
(Marine Environmental Emergency Preparedness and Response Regional Activity Centre the Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP MERRAC), 2005)This report aims to give an overview of the international use of dispersants, as a basis for the development of NOWPAP Guidelines on Oil Spill Dispersants that can be used during joint response operations within the framework ... -
Guidelines and Checklists to Review Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
(2010)An environmental and social impact assessment report is a statement about the likely impacts of a proposal and how the identified negative impacts can be mitigated and managed and how the positive impacts can be enhanced. ... -
Guidelines for Accelerating the Circular Economy Transition in Africa
(2023-01)This report provides the essential guidelines for advancing a circular economy in Africa. The non-prescriptive guidelines were informed by deep dives into the opportunities for a circular economy and the challenges and ... -
Guidelines for Assessing Industrial Environmental Impact and Environmental Criteria for the Siting of Industry - Supplementary Volume
(1982)This Supplementary Volume to the "Guidelines for Assessing Industrial Environmental Impact and Environmental Criteria for the Siting of Industry" gives a compilation of scientific and technical data for reference and use ... -
Guidelines for Assimilating Gender into Integrated Environment Assessments (IEA)
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2017)These guidelines provide step by step guidance on how to address gender in the IEA process and a simple checklist for individuals or group involved in the IEA process as outlined in the IEA training manual (UNEP 2009). -
Guidelines for Authors - UNEP Publications Reference Series
(2023-05)This reference document is part of a series aimed at highlighting key policies, procedures, best practices and common oversights encountered during the UNEP publication creation process. These process-specific guides are ... -
Guidelines for conducting Integrated environmental assessments
(2019)Integrated Environmental Assessments have been part of the environmental management landscape following up on the Resolution 2997 of the 1972 United Nations (UN) Conference on The Human Environment, Stockholm, that stated, ...