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Environment and human rights: a new approach to sustainable development
(UNEP, 2001)
This paper examines the background to current discussions on Environmental and Human Rights. It has been produced by ANPED, the Northern Alliance for Sustainability, a network of NGOs in all parts of the Northern hemisphere, ...
Industry, freshwater and sustainable development
(UNEP, 1998)
This report is a joint publication by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). It is meant to serve as an example of cooperation between an ...
The links between migration, globalisation and sustainable development
(UNEP, 2001)
Increased migration is one of the most visible and significant aspects of globalisation: growing numbers of people move within countries and across borders, looking for better employment opportunities and better lifestyles. ...
Targeting toxic chemicals on the way to the Johannesburg summit
(UNEP, 2001)
The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) offers the opportunity for concerted action by governments, industry, and NGOs to insist on proper chemical testing and to reinforce calls to halt production and use of ...
UNEP science strategy 2011-2013
(UNEP, 2011)
The science strategy addresses the need to strengthen the scientific base of UNEP and to reinforce its work on the science-policy interface. The Strategy has four overarching goals covering the areas of emerging issues, ...
Measuring progress: Environmental Goals & Gaps
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2005)
Why a green economy matters for least developed countries
(UNEP, 2011)
This publication examines the idea that Least Developed Countries (LDCs) possess the economic conditions, the natural and cultural assets, and the policy setting to embrace, if not lead, a green economy transition, which ...
The business case for the green economy: sustainable return on investment
(UNEP, 2012)
This publication makes the business case showing the tremendous opportunities that business can capitalize on by transitioning to a more resource efficient Green Economy. The Business Case for the Green Economy is ...
Orangutans and the economics of sustainable forest management in Sumatra
(UNEP, 2011)
Deforestation is responsible for approximately 17% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and is therefore a major contributor to climate change, but also to the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services and a direct threat ...
Ecosystems for water and food security
(UNEP, 2011)
Against the current challenges to enhance food security worldwide, the publication aims at illustrating the importance of healthy ecosystems for the provisioning of key services that contribute to food security. Such ...