Browsing Publications and Documents by SDGs "SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production"
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Compendium of Technologies for the Recovery of Materials / Energy from End of Life (EoL) Tyres - Final Report
(2016)This compendium describes, the environmental soundly way to recover materials and energy from waste tyres. General and specific technologies for the recovery of materials/energy from waste tyres are introduced to the target ... -
Compendium of Technologies for the Recovery of Materials from WEEE / E-waste
(2017)This compendium describes information on commercially available or near commercially available technologies and associated techniques for resource recovery from WEEE/e-waste and subsequent treatment of residual wastes. The ... -
Compras Sustentáveis & Grandes Eventos: A avaliação do cicl
(2015)Para além do entretenimento e da diversão, a grandeza de eventos esportivos e culturais tem poder de mobilizar pessoas, negócios e iniciativas de governo em prol de oportunidades econômicas, sociais e ambientais. A conexão ... -
Comprehensive options assessment for sustainable development of infrastructure
(UNEP, 2012)Comprehensive Options Assessment (COA) can play a critical role towards sustainable development by ensuring that societal needs are met by the most appropriate solutions with minimum impact to the environment. Thus ... -
Concepts and Strategies for Biological Monitoring
(1989)This handbook is the first of three which deal with the design of monitoring programmes using biological monitoring methods, many of which are simple and cheap. The methods discussed are based on the effects on organisms ... -
Connecting the dots: biodiversity, adaptation, food security and livelihoods
(UNEP, 2010)Biodiversity, the variety of life on earth, provides millions of people with livelihoods besides helping to ensure food security and is a rich source of both traditional medicines and modern pharmaceuticals. -
Conservation and sustainable use of medicinal plants in Ghana: conservation report
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2002)A capacity building project was undertaken by six partner organisations, to support the long term conservation and sustainable use of medicinal plants in Ghana. A broad approach was followed, involving: development of ... -
Consumer Information Tools and Climate Change: Facilitating low-carbon choices in Tourism, Buildings and Food Systems - Guidance for Policy Makers and Business Leaders
(2020)This report details how the use of consumer information tools can support greenhouse gas emission reductions in three industry sectors: tourism, buildings and food. Consumer information covers a range of tools and systems ... -
Consuming Differently, Consuming Sustainability: Behavioural Insights for Policymaking
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2017)The objective of this publication is to shed light on opportunities to strengthen the effectiveness of policies for sustainable consumption in both developed and developing countries. The publication provides evidence-based ... -
Consumo en tiempos de la COVID-19: Estilos de vida sostenibles en el hogar
(2020)Presentamos aquí una breve guía que recopila recomendaciones de nuestros expertos del Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente, PNUMA, así como de varias agencias del sistema de las Naciones Unidas para ... -
The Contributions of Marine and Coastal Area-Based Management Approaches to Sustainable Development Goals and Targets - Technical Report. UN Environment Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 205
(2018)This report is about how area-based management approaches can support the delivery of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). There are a variety of approaches used for planning activities in the marine environment. A selection ... -
Contributions of the UN Environment Assembly to the 2019 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
(2019)Ensuring the health of the environment is essential to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In particular, taking urgent action to curb global average temperature rise to well below 2C will prove critical ... -
Converting Waste Plastics into a Resource-Assessment Guidelines
(UNEP, 2009)This document pertains to the methodology for waste plastics characterization and quantification (mainly for conversion into resource/fuel) and the assessment of current waste management system including the identification ... -
Converting Waste Plastics to Fuels: Baseline Study Project - Activity II-2: Assessment of Plastic Waste Management Systems and Practices
(2009)complement the Plastic Waste Analysis and Characterization Study conducted in Cebu City. The goal of the data collection for waste plastics and the city solid waste management (SWM) system is to develop a viable plan for ... -
Coordinating Supply Chains
(2017)The International Resource Panel was established in 2007 to provide independent, scientific assessment on the sustainable use of natural resources and the impacts of resource use over the full life cycle. -
Corporate Social Responsibility and Regional Trade and Investment Agreements
(2011)The United States-Peru and Canada-Peru trade agreements, which entered into force in 2009, include provisions promoting CSR principles. Although these are some of the first trade and investment agreements to mention CSR ... -
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Toolkit - Enhancing the Uptake and Impact of Corporate Sustainability Reporting: A Handbook and Toolkit for Policymakers and Relevant Stakeholders Section B
(2019)This section presents more specific direction on a number of the key elements of corporate sustainability reporting and provides readers with action-oriented guidance to apply the research to their work. The first chapter ... -
Country Environmental Anaylsis: Azerbaijan
(Asian Development Bank, 2005)The present volume brings to a wider audience some of the analysis behind the country strategies and assistance programs that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) formulates in consultation with its member countries. The focus ... -
Country profile for integrated environmental assessment in Uganda
Over the last 15 years, Uganda has achieved spectacular economic growth, thanks to the introduction of an enabling macro-economic environment and political stability. However, this economic growth has only recently manifested ... -
Creating a Sustainable Food Future: A Menu of Solutions to Feed nearly 10 billion People by 2050 - Synthesis Report
(2018)The report focuses on technical opportunities and policies for cost-effective scenarios for meeting food, land use, and greenhouse gas emissions goals in 2050 in ways that can also help to alleviate poverty and do not ...