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Unlocking the Sustainable Potential of Land Resources: Evaluating Systems, Strategies and Tools - Summary for Policymakers
(2016)Better matching of land use with its sustainable potential is a “no-regrets” strategy for sustainably increasing agricultural production on existing land, targeting restoration efforts to where they are likely to be most ... -
Unlocking trade in environmentally sound technologies to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
(2017)Description of the Environment and Trade Hub's work in the field of trade in environmentally sound technologies. -
Unlocking Trade in Environmentally Sound Technologies to Tackle Air Pollution
(2017-12-03)Unlocking Trade in Environmentally Sound Technologies to Tackle Air Pollution -
Unlocking Trade in Environmentally Sound Technologies to Tackle Air Pollution
(2019)Environmentally Sound Technologies are defined as technologies that protect the environment, are less polluting, use all resources in a more sustainable manner, recycle more of their wastes and products and handle residual ... -
Unlocking trade in environmentally sound technologies to tackle air pollution
(2017)Infograph about unlocking trade in environmentally sound technologies to tackle air pollution -
Unlocking value
(UNEP, 2007)A report of the UNEP Finance Initiative Asset Management Working Group. -
Unlocking value: the scope for environmental, social and governance issues in private banking
(UNEP, 2007)UNEP FI was created exactly in the spirit of finding common ground between the objectives of the financial services sector and sustainable development. The UNEP FI Asset Management Working Group (AMWG) is a group of 14 ... -
UNSPN Annual Meeting: Information for Participants
(2019)The United Nations Strategic Planning Network (UNSPN) Annual Meeting is taking place this year from the 2nd-4th Dec 2019. This document is an information note for participants for them to use to prepare to attend this ... -
UNU-IAS Pocket Guide: Access to Genetic Resources, Benefit Sharing and Bioprospecting
(United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS), 2007)For several thousands of years humankind was freely using as well as exchanging biological and genetic resources around the world for betterment of life. This situation has now changed due to emergence of issues like ... -
Unveiling Plastic Pollution in Oceans - Foresight Brief No. 018 August 2020
(2020-08)Marine plastic litter pollution is a global concern that threatens seas and the ocean, biodiversity, human health and economic activities such as tourism, fisheries and marine navigation/transportation. Plastics represent ... -
Unwrapping the Risks of Plastic Pollution to the Insurance Industry - The First Global insurance Industry Study on Managing the Risks associated with Plastic pollution, Marine Plastic Litter and Microplastics
(2019)This study identifies how risks related to plastic pollution play out across insurance lines and asset classes in which insurers invest. It argues that insurers should take an active role in addressing the risks related ... -
Up taking sustainable farming in Kitui County; strengthening the mango value chain - Switch Africa Green
(2019)Through the project Green to Grow: A Revenue Generation Approach for Sustainable Consumption and Production Practices Dissemination in Kenya, Christine Makomba is among the women making remarkable changes in her life and ... -
Up-Scaling Sustainable Commercial Production of Medicinal Plants by Community-based Conservation Groups at Kakamega Forest in Kenya
(2017)The Kakamega Forest Reserve is the only surviving rainforest in Kenya. The forest provides a unique sanctuary for a remarkable diversity of endemic plants, birds and insects not found anywhere else in Kenya. Over 380 species ... -
Up-to-date Methods of Analysis of Foodstuffs and Feed For Zearalenone
(1984)Zearalenone /F=2 toxin/ is a mycotoxin produced by Fusarium Roseum,F.Graminearam moulds and some other species of the Fusarium genus. Zearalenone has a pronounced estrogenic effect on fare animals, especially on pigs and ... -
Upcoming UN Environment and WHO Events for Lead in Paint (2018–2019)
(2018)At the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Chemicals Management (IOMC) retreat, 8-9 May 2018, Participating Organizations (POs) agreed to compile a list of up-coming events to February 2019. This table includes ... -
Upcycling for Sustainability-Linking Upcycled Products to Markets - Switch Africa Green
(2019)Upcycling for Sustainability-Linking Upcycled Products to Markets -
Update of the Basel Convention Technical Guidelines for Environmentally Sound Management of Wastes Consisting of Elemental Mercury and Wastes Containing or Contaminated with Mercury
Update of the Basel Convention Technical Guidelines for Environmentally Sound Management of Wastes Consisting of Elemental Mercury and Wastes Containing or Contaminated with Mercury -
Update of the Basel Convention Technical Guidelines for Environmentally Sound Management of Wastes Consisting of Elemental Mercury and Wastes Containing or Contaminated with Mercury
(2013)Outline of Presentation •Background of development of the Technical Guidelines •Contents of the Technical Guidelines •Mandate and schedule for updating the Technical Guidelines •Items to be updated after the adoption ...