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Manual on compliance with and enforcement of multilateral environmental agreements
(UNEP, 2006)
This Manual expands upon UNEP Guidelines on Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs), adopted in 2002. The Manual explains various tools for negotiating, implementing, and enforcing ...
Environmental and Sustainability Governance: Thoughts from an Industry Perspective - UNEP Perspectives Issue No. 4
(2012)
Expectations for a more sustainable future that were kindled in the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development in Rio1 have not been met. It is generally accepted that governance and the global institutions governments ...
Shock Waves - Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty
(2015)
Ending poverty and addressing climate change are the two defining issues of our time. This report brings together these two overarching objectives and explores how they can be more easily achieved if considered together. ...
Judges and Environmental Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary
(Environmental Foundation Limited, 2009)
This book looks at the role the law plays and could potentially play in preserving and protecting our natural environment. It brings together in a single volume, six important essays on legal approaches to environmental ...
Towards a global agenda of sustainability and equity : civil society engagement for the future We Want - UNEP Perspectives No. 12
(2014)
At the Rio+20 Summit the United Nations General Assembly (GA) resolved to put in place a set of Sustainable Development Goals (§ 245-251 of “The Future We Want”). For this purpose, an Open Working Group for Sustainable ...
Labour and the environment: a natural synergy
(UNEP, 2007)
This publication addresses the synergy between labour and the environment, linking the work of UNEP to the role workers can play in the implementation of environmentally sustainable development strategies. The publication ...
Models for Local Government Organizations (LGOs) Involvement in a Strengthened UNEP - UNEP Perspective Series Issue No. 2
(2012)
Rio+20 in June 2012 provides the rare opportunity to address sustainable development issues in a unique global setting. In order to address the complex, severe and interconnected challenges that the world is facing, all ...
Ombudspersons for Future Generations: A proposal for Rio+20 -UNEP Perspectives No. 6
(2012)
The proposal for an international Ombudsperson or High Commissioner for Future Generations is included in the first draft of the Zero Draft, “The Future We Want”. The proposal has broad support and interest is growing. ...
Black Carbon Mitigation and the Role of the Global Environment Facility: A STAP Advisory Document
(Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP), 2015)
Black carbon (BC) is formed by the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and biomass. It is the most strongly light-absorbing component of fine particulate matter, and a local and regional air pollutant. It is also a ...
Integrated assessment of trade liberalization in the rice sector: a country case study on the Indonesian rice sector
(UNEP, 2005)
This study is an integrated assessment of the economic, social and environmental impacts of the WTO, AoA and other trade-related policies on the rice sector, and it makes use of a variety of methodologies, including and ...