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A New Deal for Nature – Change the Way We Produce and Consume Food
(2019)The way we produce and consume food is causing major environmental and human health issues, and transforming the agri-food system has become a priority for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Food must be produced, ... -
A New Deal for Nature – Conserve Wildlife and Wild Spaces
(2019)The loss of the world’s biological diversity poses an existential threat to the future of the planet. As key species are declining at alarming rates, some estimates point to 1,000 times the natural rates, natural systems ... -
A New Deal for Nature – Promote a Better Built Environment
(2019)Multiple interlinkages exist between biodiversity, ecosystems and landscapes on the one hand, and diverse forms of infrastructure on the other hand, including water and sanitation, transport, buildings, energy, food systems, ... -
A New Deal for Nature – Restore the Degraded Planet
(2019)Unsustainable human activities, from farming and mining to industry and infrastructure, are undermining the productivity of vast areas of farmland, forests and other ecosystems across all continents. This degradation ... -
A New Facility to Promote Investment in Forest Landscape Restoration: Supporting Forest Restoration in Developing Countries, Contributing to Climate Adaptation and Mitigation, Biodiversity and Sustainable Livelihoods
(2020)Half of all forest has been cleared and degraded. An investment in forests is an investment in our future. The Restoration Seed Capital Facility will help the powerful forces of private finance recognize and seize the ... -
New Frontiers in Environmental Constitutionalism
(2017-05)The book examines new frontiers in the implementation of constitutional, international, and regional rights-based approaches to promote environmental protection. The contributions collected here represent the research of ... -
The New iPIC Platform: The Updated Informal Prior Informed Consent Platform Can Assist You in Montreal Protocol Implementation
(2020)iPIC is a voluntary and informal mechanism of information exchange on intended trade between countries in ozone depleting substances (ODS) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), mixtures containing these as well as products and ... -
The New Plastics Economy: Global Commitment - 2019 Progress Report
(2019)One year on from the Global Commitment’s launch, we are pleased to present this progress report. It is the first in a series of annual reports in which we aim to assess progress across the signatory group as a whole, ... -
New Report Makes Strong Business Case for Using Safer Chemicals in Products & Supply Chains
(2014-12-15)Product Recalls Cost Companies Millions; While Companies Responding to Market Demand for Safer Products Are Seeing Growth in Sales -
New Rules for New Horizons: Report of the High Level Symposium on Reshaping Finance for Sustainability
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)Finance is the means by which we channel accumulated wealth into productive new activities to generate more real wealth and wellbeing. -
New Strategic Direction for COBSEA (2008-2012)
(2008)The UNEP Regional Seas Programme was launched in 1974 in the wake of the 1972United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm. It aims to address the accelerating degradation of the world’s oceans and ... -
The New Updated WhatGas? Application
(2020)The WhatGas? application is an information and identification tool for refrigerant gases:ozone depleting substances (ODS), HFCs and other alternatives. It is intended to provide a number of stakeholders, including Montreal ... -
New Zealand’s Environmental Reporting Series: 2014 Air Domain Report
(Ministry for the Environment and Statistics, New Zealand, 2014)New Zealand’s Environmental Reporting Series: 2014 Air domain report presents information on New Zealand’s air quality. It shows the changes in our air quality over time, and the associated pressures and impacts. It helps ... -
New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990 to 2012
(Government of New Zealand, 2014)New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory (the Inventory) is the official annual report of all anthropogenic (human induced) emissions and removals of greenhouse gases in New Zealand. The Inventory measures New Zealand’s ... -
Newsletter: ICMGP 2019 [International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant]
(2019)Overview: The 14th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP 2019) was organized from 8th to 13th September 2019 in Krakow, Poland. -
Next Steps: HFC Phase-Down Strategy - OzonAction Kigali Fact Sheet 6
(2017-07-05)A look at the considerations and actions that Parties must make to come up with an optimal HFC phase-down strategy. -
Next Steps: Legislation and Administration - OzonAction Kigali Fact Sheet No. 7
(2017)This fact sheet provides a summary of what Parties need to do when introducing new national legislation and setting up appropriate administrative procedures with regard to the implementation of the Kigali Amendment. -
Next Steps: Stakeholder Engagement - OzonAction Kigali Fact Sheet 8
(2017)A quick run-through of the different stakeholders that each Party must engage vis-à-vis the Kigali Amendment to ensure its successful and efficient implementation. -
NGO Participation in the UNEP Environmental Education Programme: Project No. FP/0301-77-03 - Terminal Project Report
(1978)In August 1977, the Environment Liaison Centre (ELC) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) entered into a joint programme to strengthen global activity, and especially non-government organisation (NGO) activity, ... -
Nickel - Environmental Health Criteria 108
(1991)Nickel is a metallic element belonging to group VIIIb of the periodic table. It is resistant to alkalis, but generally dissolves in dilute oxidizing acids. Nickel carbonate, nickel sulfide, and nickel oxide are insoluble ...