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UNEP in the Regions: Europe - Environment for Development
(2005)
UNEP views its role in Europe as being that of a facilitator and supporter of regional and sub-regional cooperation and partnerships, a provider of assessments and early warnings, an advisor on responses to emerging ...
Rapport sur l'état de l'environnement au Burkina Faso 2002
(2004)
Le present Rapport sur I'Etat de l'Environnement, premier du genre réalisé par notre pays, intervient a un moment ou l'Afrique bénéficie des domaines de concentration des activités du Programme des Nations Unies pour ...
One Nature. One World. Our future: Decisions of the Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
(2010)
The ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity was held in Bonn, Germany, from 19 to 30 May 2008 under the theme "One Nature - One World - Our Future which encapsulates the ...
Right to a Healthy Environment: Good Practices - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Issue of Human Rights Obligations Relating to the Enjoyment of a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment
(2020)
The present report highlights good practices in the recognition and implementation of the human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment. The term “good practice” is defined broadly, to include laws, ...
Africa Environment Outlook 2: Our Environment, Our Wealth - Executive Summary
(2006)
The dawn of the 21st century stands out as the beginning of a renaissance for Africa – politically, economically and environmentally. The formation of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, NEPAD, marked a turning ...
UNEP Environmental and Social Sustainability Framework (ESSF)
(2020)
UNEP’s Environmental and Social Sustainability Framework (ESSF) aims to strengthen the sustainability and accountability of UNEP programmes and projects. It respects human rights and aims to protect people and the environment ...
Protected Planet Report 2018: Tracking Progress Towards Global Targets for Protected Areas
(2018)
Based on the world’s most up to date records in the World Database on Protected Areas, managed jointly by UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, the report confirms that almost 15% of the earth’s land surface and inland waters, and just above ...
UNEP in 2019 - Letter from the Executive Director [Annual Report]
(2020)
In lieu of an annual report, Executive Director Inger Andersen looks back in letter format on 2019, her first year in office. She calls it “a year when our past finally caught up with us and science provided an unambiguous ...
Getting Climate-smart with the Mountain Gorilla in the Greater Virunga Landscape: A Species and Climate Change Brief for the Vanishing Treasures Programme
(2020)
Mountains are an important refuge for biodiversity, providing shelter to many endangered animal and plant species through high altitude and relatively inaccessible landscapes. In Africa, the biodiverse Albertine Rift is a ...