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From Hotspots to Hopespots: Connecting Local Changes to Global Audiences: UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service - July 2013
(2013)
As changes to ecosystems and the environment continue to occur in response to growing population pressure and natural processes, ways to measure and observe these changes on a regular basis will become increasingly important. ...
Mauritius Environment Outlook Report
(Government of Mauritius, 2011)
Since 1990, environment and sustainable development have been positioned high on the world’s agenda. The global community has become increasingly conscious of its fundamental dependency on ecosystems and its simultaneous ...
Keeping Track of Our Changing Environment in Asia and the Pacific
(UNEP, 2014)
The Keeping Track of Our Changing Environment in Asia and the Pacific report is a unique scientific and indicator-based assessment report produced by UNEP, with contributions from experts and UNEP National Focal Points ...
UNEP 2013 Annual Report
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2014)
The 2013 Annual Report lays out the highlights of UNEP's work in 2013, a year in which the organization's Governing Council met under Universal Membership for the first time and the strengthening process agreed the previous ...
Chemicals Management and Marine Plastics - Our Planet April 2011
(UNEP, 2011)
The United Nations Environment Programme's flagship magazine.
Africa Environment Outlook 3: author's guide
(UNEP, 2011)
The purpose of these guidelines is to serve as a reference point for all players involved in the AEO-3 production process. The main aim is to ensure consistency in the quality of contributions to the report
Towards a life cycle sustainability assessment: making informed choices on products
(UNEP, 2011)
Every day, unsustainable patterns of consumption, unsustainable production methods and population growth challenge the resilience of the planet to support human activities. At the same time, inequalities between and ...
Working towards a balanced and inclusive green economy: a united nations system-wide perspective
(UNEP, 2011)
The EMG's Issue Management Group on Green Economy was tasked to prepare a report to assess how the United Nations system could coherently support countries in transitioning to a green economy. The report is expected to ...
Ecosystem management: Supporting human well-being through healthy ecosystems - UNEP 2015 Annual Report
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2016)
In its work on ecosystem management, which is of particular significance to the Sustainable Development Goals on conserving and sustainably managing terrestrial and ocean ecosystems, UNEP focuses on the following areas: ...
Measuring Progress: Environmental Goals and Gaps
(UNEP, 2012)
This report outlines findings from a UNEP study that, with support from the Government of Switzerland, has catalogued and analyzed existing Global Environmental Goals contained in the international agreements and conventions. ...