Browsing UNEP Knowledge Repository by Topic "Environmental rights and governance"
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An Analysis of Earth System Approach to the Global Pact for the Environment - International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy Review 2019 Chapter 4
(University of Eastern Finland, 2020)‘Earth system’ refers to Earth’s physical, chemical and biological processes interacting with one another. The system consists of the land, oceans, atmosphere and poles. It also includes the planet’s natural cycles – the ... -
Emerging Issues in International Environmental Law: The Role of the United Nations Environment Assembly - International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy Review 2019 Chapter 2
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2020)International environmental law is a relatively young and dynamic area of international law. Over the last 50 years, the environment has emerged as an important policy area that needs international attention. The 1972 ... -
The Environment Fund as at 31 October 2020
(2020)Overview of contributions to the Environment Fund by Member States -
Gaps and Opportunities for Synergies in International Environmental Law on Climate and Biodiversity to Promote the Sustainable Development Goals - International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy Review 2019 Chapter 3
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2020)The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a new mode of governance through shared goals instead of legally binding international agreements. Nevertheless, global action is required as the sustainability challenges ... -
International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy Review 2019. UNEP Course Series 19
(University of Eastern Finland, 2020)The compilation of papers in the present volume of the Review is based on lectures presented during the sixteenth University of Eastern Finland – United Nations Environment Programme Course on Multilateral Environmental ... -
The Role of Human Dignity in Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2020)'Sustainability’ – the idea that those living have a responsibility to leave for future generations an environment at least as livable as presently enjoyed – has witnessed dispersive distribution, including applications ... -
The Siena Negotiations – A Multilateral Simulation Exercise: An international Legally Binding Instrument on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction - International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy Review 2019
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2020)This paper describes the elements, structure, course and outcomes of a negotiation simulation exercise for the University of Eastern Finland – UN Environment Course on Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs), held in ... -
Strengthening Synergies: How Action to Achieve Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Conservation Targets Can Contribute to Mitigating Climate Change
(2020)The essential contribution of nature to addressing climate change provides an opportunity to strengthen the links between the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity. ... -
UN Environment Programme - Environment Fund Report as at 31 October 2020
(2020)Report of the Environment Fund contributions from Member States -
UNEP Anti-Fraud and Anti-Corruption Guidelines - (Effective as of 01.12.2020)
(2020)The purpose of the UNEP Anti-fraud and Anti-Corruption Guidelines (the Guidelines) is to strengthen UNEP’s prevention and response to incidents of fraud and corruption by: a) providing concrete and practical advice to ...