UNEP Publications Pre-2023: Recent submissions
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Review of Current Knowledge and Data on Marine Litter in Asia
(2022-06)This study aims to provide a science-based review of the current knowledge and data available on marine litter in the coastal countries of South Asia, North East Asia and South-East Asia. A qualitative summary of and ... -
Single-Use Face Masks and their Alternatives: Recommendations from Life Cycle Assessments
(2022-06)This study by UNEP and the Life Cycle Initiative, reviews five scientific Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) on face-masks to draw conclusions on which among the available alternatives, single-use or reusable, have the lowest ... -
Walking and Cycling in Africa: Evidence and Good Practice to Inspire Action
(2022-06)This report is a first attempt at gathering, analyzing and presenting data to demonstrate the everyday reality for the one billion people in Africa who walk and cycle every day. It baselines conditions in all 54 African ... -
Enabling Sustainable Lifestyles in a Climate Emergency
(2022-05)These guidelines for policy makers apply a lifestyles perspective to the sustainability challenge, using climate change as a focal point and providing policy direction to how the remaining carbon budget can be fairly ... -
International Good Practice Principles for Sustainable Infrastructure: Integrated, Systems-level Approaches for Policymakers - Second Edition
(2022-04)The International Good Practice Principles for Sustainable Infrastructure are intended to provide guidance for global use on the integration of sustainability throughout the entire infrastructure life cycle, with the focus ... -
A Scientific Assessment of the Third Pole Environment
(2022-04)This report has been developed to consider the complexities of environmental changes and their impacts. It has been built on the principals of the IPCC and IPBES. This assessment report has used climate, water body, ecosystem ... -
Strategic Framework for Collaboration on Antimicrobial Resistance - Together for One Health
(2022-04)This Strategic Framework: i) Presents the background and context for the collaboration between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the World ... -
Lead Paint Reformulation Technical Guidelines - Global Environment Facility (GEF) Project 9771: Global Best Practices on Emerging Chemicals Policy Issues of Concern under the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management
(2022-04)Lead compounds in paints (mostly pigments and driers) meet strict technical requirements but are nevertheless extremely hazardous to the environment and to human health. Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SMEs) should not ... -
Green Customs Guide to Multilateral Environmental Agreements
(2022-04)This guide is intended to help customs and border control officers in ensuring implementation of national legislation, transposing the agreements under the Green Customs Initiative (GCI), and thus promoting national ... -
Guidance on Policy and Legislation for Integrated Waste Management during a Pandemic
(2022-04)The overarching objective of this guidance is to support countries in their efforts to develop or revise their legislation and policies to foster better preparedness and responses, in the event of future pandemics, to ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Diving Deep: Finance, Ocean Pollution and Coastal Resilience
(2022-03)The Principles provide a framework to inform financial decisions relating to the sustain- able blue economy. If widely adopted, the Principles can help to transform how the ocean’s assets are used and managed to secure ... -
Synthesis Report on the Environmental and Health Impacts of Pesticides and Fertilizers and Ways to Minimize Them: Envisioning a Chemical-safe World
(2022-03)This report presents a comprehensive review of available information on environmental and health effects and their potential impacts. The overall goal of the report is to provide a review of the information base and update ... -
Urban Agriculture’s Potential to Advance Multiple Sustainability Goals - An International Resource Panel Think Piece
(2022-02)This Think Piece evaluates to what extent, and in which conditions, urban agriculture can enhance the sustainability of urban-rural food systems and promote a circular economy in cities. It provides an overview of different ... -
Sand and Sustainability: 10 Strategic Recommendations to Avert a Crisis
(2022-04)Sand plays a strategic role in delivering ecosystem services, vital infrastructure for economic development, providing livelihoods within communities and maintaining biodiversity. It is linked to all 17 Sustainable Development ... -
Reflecting on the Past and Imagining the Future: A contribution to the dialogue on the Science-Policy Interface
(2022-02)This paper outlines UNEP’s role in the Science-Policy Interface, reflects on past successes and considers the challenges ahead. It also explores how UNEP’s work can be strengthened in the science-policy field in the medium ... -
Playing for the Planet: Annual Impact Report 2021
(2022-02)The Playing for the Planet Alliance was created to support the video gaming industry to achieve the following core objectives: 1. To rally the industry to reduce its carbon footprint and to ensure it has the tools to ... -
Chapter 2. Wildfires under Climate Change: A Burning Issue - Frontiers 2022 Report: Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2022-02)Wildfires are a natural feature of the Earth system, necessary for the functioning of many ecosystems. Interactions between vegetation and climate over extended periods establish a particular pattern of wildfire recurrence ... -
Chapter 1. Listening to Cities: From Noisy Environments to Positive Soundscapes - Frontiers 2022 Report: Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern
(2022-02)Sounds are complex physical phenomena originating in the vibration from a source that propagates energy into a medium as an acoustic wave. Sounds happen continuously and are everywhere: there is no such thing as 'silence' ...
