Browsing UNEP Publications Pre-2023 by Title
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Commercialization of Non-timber Forest Products: Factors Influencing Success: Lessons Learned from Mexico and Bolivia and Policy Implications for Decision-makers
(2006)This publication arising from a research project, funded by the UKs Department for International Development through its Forestry Research Programme, has examined the key factors that influence successful NTFP commercialization. ... -
A Commitment to the Future: Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection
(United Nations Environment Programme, 1992)Between 1974 and 1992 I gave more than 600 statements and lectures on various aspects of the environment to governmental meetings, scientific conferences, international gatherings and non-governmental organizations. This ... -
Communicating sustainability: how to produce effective public campaigns
(UNEP, 2005)This guide profiles public campaigns from around the world that have already proved their positive impact on the public, including communications on energy savings, water and air pollution, waste management, and natural ... -
Communication to Combat Forest Crime in the Lower Mekong and in China: A Handbook Based on the Findings of the Knowledge, Attitude, Practices Survey on Illegal Logging and Illegal Forest Trade in the Lower Mekong and in China
(2022-10)The Lower Mekong region is rich in biodiversity and forests that are vital for carbon storage. But illegal logging and illegal trade worth billions of dollars each year are causing extensive deforestation and harm to its ... -
Company Environmental Reporting : A Measure of the Progress of Business & Industry Towards Sustainable Development - Technical Report No. 24
(1994)Corporate environment reports are quickly becoming a key channel for companies to communicate their environmental performance. Just as important, corporate environment reports are also becoming an effective tool to demonstrate ... -
Compendium of Judicial Decisions on Matters Related to Environment: National Decisions - Volume II
(2001)This publication was developed in pursuance of the aims of agenda 21. -
Compliance mechanisms under selected multilateral environmental agreements
(UNEP, 2007)This report seeks to perform a comparative analysis of compliance mechanisms under selected multilateral environment agreements (MEAs). Nineteen MEAs were selected on the basis of their being global in scope, widely ratified ... -
Compliance-Related Texts and Decisions of Selected Multilateral Environmental Agreements
(2010-10)The publication intends to ensure that existing compliance and non-compliance regimes are documented in one source to assist and support any future negotiations on the revision of existing regimes or the creation of new ones. -
Comprehensive options assessment for sustainable development of infrastructure
(UNEP, 2012)Comprehensive Options Assessment (COA) can play a critical role towards sustainable development by ensuring that societal needs are met by the most appropriate solutions with minimum impact to the environment. Thus ... -
Consumer Information Tools and Climate Change: Facilitating low-carbon choices in Tourism, Buildings and Food Systems - Guidance for Policy Makers and Business Leaders
(2020)This report details how the use of consumer information tools can support greenhouse gas emission reductions in three industry sectors: tourism, buildings and food. Consumer information covers a range of tools and systems ... -
Consuming Differently, Consuming Sustainability: Behavioural Insights for Policymaking
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2017)The objective of this publication is to shed light on opportunities to strengthen the effectiveness of policies for sustainable consumption in both developed and developing countries. The publication provides evidence-based ... -
Contributions of Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans to a Healthy Ocean
(2022-03)In 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States, set out 17 interconnected Sustainable Development Goals. The present report focuses on Goal 14: Life below water, which ... -
Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region and its Protocols: Protocol Concerning Co-operation in Combating; Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife Oil Spills in the Wider Caribbean Region; Protocol Concerning Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities
(2012)With the passage of a general resolution in February of 2009, the United Nations General Assembly called upon the UN system to recognize the Caribbean Sea as a “special area within the context of sustainable development”. ... -
Coral Bleaching Futures: Downscaled Projections of Bleaching Conditions for the World’s Coral Reefs, Implications of Climate Policy and Management Responses
(2017)The purpose of this report is threefold: 1. to present downscaled projections of coral bleaching conditions (i.e. exposure to the primary climate threat to coral reefs) at a spatial scale that enables use of the data in ... -
COVID-19, the Environment and Food Systems: Contain, Cope, and Rebuild Better - Full Report
(2020)The Covid-19 pandemic is increasing poverty and threatening food security. Governments around the world have already invested more than $12 trillion to counteract the economic effects of COVID-19. This investment could ... -
COVID-19: A Warning - Addressing Environmental Threats and the Risk of Future Pandemics in Asia and the Pacific
(2022-10)This scientific review begins with the history of humans and zoonoses and provides clarity on the issues of zoonoses and emerging infectious diseases. It then presents the seven anthropogenic drivers of zoonotic disease ... -
COVID19 and Impacts on Environmental Human Rights Defenders and Environmental Protection in Southeast Asia
(2022-03)This report examines the positive and negative impacts of the decrees, laws and other government policies on environmental rights that were either enacted in response to COVID-19 or passed during the pandemic. This rapid ... -
Côte d’Ivoire Post-Conflict Environmental Assessment
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)The Government of Côte d’Ivoire, which came into power after the 2010 elections, made a formal request for UNEP to undertake a post crisis environmental assessment. In response, UNEP carried out a Post-Conflict Environmental ... -
Current status of renewable energies in the Middle East North African Region
(UNEP, 2007)The directory reviews renewable energy applications and potential within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and identifies the steps necessary to further exploit and apply these resources throughout the region. ... -
Dams and development: relevant practices for improved decision making
(UNEP, 2007)This is a compilation of relevant practices of dealing with environmental and social issues during the planning, design and management of dams. It is designed as an informative learning tool for decision-makers and technical ...