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Converting Waste Plastics into a Resource-Assessment Guidelines
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2009)
Economic growth and the change of consumption and production patterns are resulting in rapid increase in generation of waste plastics in the world. The world's annual consumption of plastic materials has increased from ...
Handbook on methyl bromide data reporting under the Montreal Protocol
(UNEP, 2002)
This handbook is designed to further assist countries to provide quality data reporting on methyl bromide consumption and production, as required under Article 7 of the Montreal Protocol, as differentiation between quarantine ...
Energizing cleaner production: a Guide for trainers
(UNEP, 2007)
This Training Package logically follows the Energy Efficiency Guide for Industry in Asia and the Cleaner production Energy Efficiency manual. The training package targets intermediaries working with companies, like NCPCs, ...
The Natural Fix? The Role of Ecosystems in Climate Mitigation: A UNEP Rapid Response Assessment
(2009)
This rapid assessment report describes the vital contributions which ecosystems can and must make to improve these efforts. It presents carbon capture and storage through a Green Economy lens, outlining the potential in ...
Desk study on the environment in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2003)
The aim of this desk study is to outline the state of the environment and identify major areas of environmental damage requiring urgent attention. It is based on a review of available, relevant studies and interviews with ...
Our Planet: seal the deal
(UNEP, 2009)
The United Nations Environment Programme's flagship magazine.
Environment Outlook in the Amazonia - GEO Amazonia
(UNEP, 2009)
Over a decade, UNEP has carried out a series of integrated environmental assessments, called GEO, aimed at providing comprehensive, scientifically credible, and policy-relevant assessments on the interaction between ...
Carbon and biodiversity: a demonstration Atlas
(UNEP, 2008)
The demonstration atlas, launched at the 14th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, shows that areas high in both carbon and biodiversity do exist and can be identified by ...
Applying cleaner production to multilateral environmental agreements: a training kit
(UNEP, 2006)
This Global Status Report will address the 3 specific MEAs (global climate, hazardous wastes and POPs). After a general introduction on Multilateral Environmental Agreements, from each specific MEA the main objectives and ...
Insuring for sustainability: why and how the leaders are doing it
(UNEP, 2007)
The aims of this report are to raise awareness of the contribution that the insurance industry is already making to sustainability and to identify major challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. This is the inaugural ...