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llicit Wildlife Trafficking: An Environmental, Economic and Social Issue - UNEP Perspectives No. 14
(2014)
This paper examines the commonalities between wildlife crime and other types of serious crime, exploring why it has taken so long to be recognized on the international stage, what has been done to address wildlife crime ...
Building for the future: a United Nations showcase in Nairobi
(2011)
The new office facility in Nairobi, houses the headquarters of both the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT).
Tunza vol. 8.3: resource use
(UNEP, 2010)
UNEP magazine for youth.
United Nations Environment Programme - Annual Report 2009: Seizing the Green Opportunity
(UNEP, 2010)
Providing an overview of UNEPs activities in 2009, this report looks at a broad range of activities carried out by the organization as it follows its mandate to provide environmental leadership and promote sustainable ...
Policy statement by Achim Steiner
(UNEP, 2010)
This is the Policy Statement by Achim Steiner, United Nations Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme. At the opening of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment ...
UNEP Year Book 2010
(UNEP, 2010)
The UNEP Yearbook 2010 is essential, informative and authoritative reading and within six chapters the Year Book addresses the following: In 2009, efforts to advance international environmental governance focused on defining ...
Opportunities and Challenges Facing Farmers in Transitioning to a Green Economy Agriculture Practice - UNEP Perspectives No. 5
(2012)
This policy paper has been prepared to highlight the key opportunities and challenges confronting farmers throughout the world as they consider and adopt practices that contribute to green economic development, poverty ...
Strengthening UNEP’s Legitimacy: Towards Greater Stakeholder Engagement - UNEP Perspectives No. 11
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2014)
UNEP´s mandate in the international arena has been enlarged by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and its legitimacy increased through the establishment of a new Universal Membership body, the United Nations ...
Globalizing Environmental Democracy: A Call for International Action - UNEP Perspectives No. 7
(2012)
This paper seeks to provide reasons why a convention offers a good option for making future progress in implementing Principle 10, (b) suggest what the contents of such a convention might be and (c) conclude with what ...
Building the Big Picture for a Green Economy - UNEP Perspectives No. 9
(2013)
This is the story of building a practical vision for the future, one that is described by a common language and defined by a shared set of priorities. That vision is for a green, fair economy that helps to lift people out ...