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    • Desertification Control Bulletin Vol. 1 No. 1 June 1978 

      United Nations Environment Programme (1978)
      This issue of the bulletin gives information relevant to the implementation of the Plan of Action to Combat Desertification as of 31 March 1978. It includes a short review of the United Nations Conference on Desertification, ...
    • Desertification Control Number 5, December 1981 

      United Nations Environment Programme (1981)
      Desertification Control is an international bulletin published at six-monthly intervals by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to disseminate information and knowledge on desertification problems and to present ...
    • GEO Matters - July 2019 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2019-07)
      At the fourth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-4) the sixth Global Environment Outlook (GEO) and its accompanying Summary for Policymakers were welcomed with appreciation by Member States. Countries also discussed ...
    • GEO Matters - June 2020 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2020)
      The Act #ForNature Global Online Forum took place on 7-10 June 2020. This forum brought together citizens, government and non-governmental organizations, businesses and scientific institutions from around the globe to ...
    • GEO Matters - March 2019 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2019-03)
      The sixth edition of the Global Environment Outlook which is the most comprehensive and rigorous assessment on the state of the environment completed by the United Nations in the last five years was published on 13 March ...
    • GEO Matters - March 2020 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2020-03)
      Covid-19 has put lives in danger all over the world and left many of us at home dealing with a different routine, which many are struggling to get used to. However, even though many of us are facing difficult situations, ...
    • GEO Matters - October 2020 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2020)
      The GEO for Cities on 9th October 2020 held a successful event at Daring Cities 2020 titled ‘vision and pathway related to circular cities’. Daring Cities is a virtual, action-oriented forum to recognize and empower ...
    • GEO Matters August 2018 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2018-08)
      The Global Environment Outlook (GEO) is a consultative and participatory process to prepare an independent assessment of the state of the environment, the effectiveness of the policy response to address these environmental ...
    • GEO Matters August 2021 

      United Nations Environment Programme; United Nations Environment Programme (31/08/2021)
      The still unfolding effects of the COVID-19 global health pandemic has presented humankind with new challenges, emphasized fundamental truths and enhanced need for critical review of human interaction with nature. For ...
    • GEO Matters December 2019 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2019-12)
      The ‘Future of GEO’ process, launched at the fourth United Nations Environment Assembly through UNEP/EA.4/RES.23 was initiated to develop various options for the future of the Global Environment Outlook. This process ...
    • GEO Matters February 2021 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2021)
      The ‘Adapt to Survive: Business transformation in a time of uncertainty’ brief is the first in a series of six GEO for Business Briefs published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to better inform, engage ...
    • GEO Matters January 2020 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2020-01)
      2019 was a flagship year for UNEP’s flagship environmental assessment, the sixth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6). After nearly 2 ½ years of working with more than 150 authors, 25 governments and 25 expert scientists, ...
    • GEO Matters January 2021 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2021)
      With the support of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, UNEP China Office and UNEP Ecosystem Management Partnership (UNEP-EMP), the Chinese language edition of the UNEP flagship environmental assessment, the ...
    • GEO Matters November 2019 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2019-11)
      The Co-Chairs and Authors of GEO-6 for Cities met at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Vancouver Downtown from October 14-18, 2019 to familiarize the authors with the GEO process, logistics and procedures as well as allow for ...
    • GEO Matters November-December 2020 

      United Nations Environment Programme (United Nations Environment Programme, 2020-12)
      The Technical Summary had a successful launch on 17th December 2020. The Technical Summary of GEO-6 distills the science and data in the main report and synthesizes the information to make it more accessible to students ...
    • GEO Matters October 2019 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2019-10)
      During the annual Committee of Permanent Representatives subcommittee meeting, the Science Division hosted a side event aimed at communicating the messages and findings of the sixth edition of the Global Environment Outlook ...
    • GEO Matters September 2019 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2019-09)
      The Inception Meeting of the Advisory Committee for GEO for Business was held in Paris, France on 24 September 2019 at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The meeting’s objective was to approve ...
    • SDG 11 Issue Brief: Make Cities and Human Settlements Inclusive, Safe, Resilient and Sustainable 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2018)
      Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG 11) – making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable highlights the important role cities play in the global political agenda.
    • SDG 12 Issue Brief: Ensuring Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2018)
      Sustainable Development Goal 12 – ensuring sustainable consumption and production (SCP) patterns promotes increased human well-being while decoupling economic growth from resource use and environmental degradation.
    • SDG 15 Issue Brief: Promoting the Sustainability of Terrestrial Ecosystems and Halting Desertification, Land Degradation and Biodiversity Loss 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2018)
      Sustainable Development Goal 15 – Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.