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Ground contamination assessment report: Military waste storage site, Astana, Afghanistan
(2006)
This technical report outlines the findings of an initial site inspection by UNEP in November 2005, and the results of an intrusive ground investigation performed in April 2006 to characterize the potential environmental ...
Mercury: acting now
(UNEP, 2013)
The UNEP Global Mercury Partnership was initiated in 2005 to take immediate action to protect human health and the environment from the release of mercury and its compounds to the environment. It is a voluntary multi-stakeholder ...
Implementing the Montreal Protocol in Small Businesses: Chemical Management under a Multilateral Environmental Agreement
(UNEP, 2005)
This study provides National Ozone Units (NOUs) and owners/operators of SMEs with an overview of approaches adopted in different countries and in different sectors (refrigeration and air conditioning, solvents, foams, ...
Minamata convention on mercury: text and annexes
(UNEP, 2013)
The Minamata Convention on Mercury is an important advance in global environmental stewardship. This multilateral agreement addresses the devastating effects of mercury through practical actions that will reduce global ...
Global chemicals outlook: towards sound management of chemicals
(UNEP, 2013)
The publication provides a wealth of technical and scientific information covering inter alia substances that can have adverse impacts on the environment and human health, that are of global and/or national and /or local ...
UNEP in Europe: newsletter
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2013)
This publication is a monthly newsletter on UNEPs activities in Europe.
UNEP's action to meet the challenge of illegal trade in chemicals
(UNEP, 2005)
Environmental crime is a big and increasingly lucrative business. Local and international crime syndicates earn an estimated US$ 22-31 billion annually from illegal trade in environmentally sensitive commodities such as ...
Legal assistance for the elaboration and adaptation of national legislation for the effective implementation of the Basel Convention in Bulgaria, Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro
(UNEP, 2005)
The main goal of the project was to assist to the three Balkan countries in implementation of Basel Convention and relevant obligations into national legislation. All three countries are served by BCRC Bratislava and they ...
International activities related to chemicals
(UNEP, 2001)
This publication was designed to provide a brief overview of inter-governmental activities related to chemicals management for use by a wide range of possible readers in both the public and private sectors. The publication ...
Guidance document on transboundary movement of hazardous wastes destined for recovery operations
(UNEP, 1995)
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements on Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal