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International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy Review 2004
(University of Joensuu Department of Law, 2005)
The articles in the present Review are based on lectures given during the first University of Joensuu – UNEP Course on International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy, which was held from 22 August to 3 September 2004 ...
A Comparative Analysis of Experiences and Lessons From the UNEP-GEF Biosafety Projects: Prepared by the UNEP-GEF Biosafety Unit As of December 2006
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2006-12)
This study looks at the 124 countries that participated in the UNEP-GEF Project for Development of National Biosafety Frameworks (NBF), hereinafter referred to as the NBF development project, as well as the 8 countries ...
Building Biosafety Capacity: The Role of UNEP and the Biosafety Unit
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2006-12)
Building on UNEP’s ten-year track in the emerging field of biosafety, the UNEP-GEF Biosafety Unit has taken a leading role in implementing the GEF Biosafety Strategy through three key activities. All these projects are ...
The State of Biodiversity in Africa: A Mid-term Review of Progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2016-05)
The report identifies opportunities and challenges in implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 in Africa and looks ahead to actions which need to be taken by national governments and other decision makers ...
UNEP Compendium on Human Rights and the Environment: Selected international legal materials and cases
(2014)
The Compendium on human rights and the environment takes stock of the normative and jurisprudential developments in the field of human rights and the environment. It describes international instruments that relate to human ...
Consultation Report Human Rights and the Environment: Procedural Rights Related to Environmental Protection: Convened by the United Nations Independent Expert on human rights and the environment with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Environment Programme
(2013)
This report summarises the outcomes of the consultation on procedural human rights related to environmental protection convened by the United Nations Independent Expert on human rights and the environment, John Knox, with ...
The Greening of Water Law: Managing Freshwater Resources for People and the Environment
(2010-08)
The greening of water law is both a theoretical and practical effort to modernize legal regimes governing the management and allocation of freshwater resources.
UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
(2016)
The Compendium presents a compilation of laws and regulations from around the world, that have been found innovative and creatively promoting green economy. It highlights the innovative provisions which promote resource ...
Review of Existing Water Quality Guidelines for Freshwater Ecosystems and Application of Water Quality Guidelines on Basin Level to Protect Ecosystems: Technical background document for theme 1: “Water Quality and Ecosystem Health”
(2014)
The purpose of this study is to identify and review existing Water Quality Guidelines (WQGs) that protect the health of (water) ecosystems and their respective mechanisms like institutional arrangements, processes, ...
Human Rights and the Environment Rio+20: Joint Report OHCHR and UNEP
(2012-06)
This report seeks to make a substantive contribution to Rio+20 through an analysis of the interrelationship between human rights and the environment, both integral and indivisible elements of sustainable development. This ...