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The Role of Civil Society in Eliminating Lead Paint Globally
(2018)IPEN Participating Organizations in 125 Countries working on, Persistent Organic Pollutants, Toxic Metals: (e.g. Lead and Mercury) and Chemical Safety (SAICM) -
The role of Environmental and Spiritual Ethics in Galvanizing Nature Based Solutions
(2020)Transitioning to a more sustainable future requires the engagement of the full spectrum of society and the employment of innovative approaches that address climate change and protect the natural environment based on ... -
The Role of Human Dignity in Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2020)'Sustainability’ – the idea that those living have a responsibility to leave for future generations an environment at least as livable as presently enjoyed – has witnessed dispersive distribution, including applications ... -
The Role of Industry in the Elimination of Lead in Paint
(2018-06-12)“IPPIC notes the long-standing effectiveness of lead-use restrictions that are already in place in many jurisdictions around the world and recommends their widespread adoption by authorities not currently regulating the ... -
The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Preserving the Spirit of Innovation, Experimentation and the Conservation Ethic at the Grassroots Level
(2003)This paper deals with the complexity of knowledge systems that evolve in a socio-cultural and institutional context. The interaction between private, community and public domain knowledge is analysed to assess the ways in ... -
The Role of Legal Instruments to Support Green Low-Emission and Climate-Resilient Development : A Guidebook on Assessing, Selecting and Implementing Legal Instruments
(2013)The purpose of this Guidebook is to provide guidance to government decision makers and their advisers on best practices in designing or modifying legal frameworks and specific legal instruments aimed at effectively supporting ... -
The Role of Natural Resources in Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration: Addressing Risks and Seizing Opportunities
(2013-12)This report focuses on the role of natural resources in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programmes and illustrates how the management of natural resources can be used to promote more effective and ... -
The Role of Packaging Regulations and Standards in Driving the Circular Economy
(2019)The development of packaging policies stems from intersecting challenges being faced by economies across the world. On one hand, growth in population has led to an increase in consumption and consequently an increase in ... -
The Role of Science in the Uruguay Round and NAFTA Trade Disciplines
(1994)This paper examines the increasingly important role of science in the structure and operation of international trade agreements. Indeed, under the recently completed Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations under ... -
The Role of Supply Chains in Addressing the Global Seafood Crisis
(2009)This publication provides guidance to the various stakeholders in the fisheries sector on the tools and actions necessary to address the challenges contributing to the global seafood crisis. The document reviews the ... -
Role of the multilateral environmental agreements in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: With a special focus on biodiversity-related multilateral environmental agreements
(2016)The present paper outlines the links between the Sustainable Development Goals and multilateral environmental agreements in general and biodiversity-related multilateral environmental agreements in particular, with a special ... -
Rolling Back the Desert: Ten Years after UNCOD
(1987)This booklet commemorates the 10th anniversary of the UN Conference on Desertification and its Action Plan to Combat Desertification. That UNCOD set in motion a ripple effect of far-reaching activities is beyond question. -
Romania's National Report for the 18th Session of The United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development
(Government of Romania, 2014)The report was draw up based on the contributions to the five themes of the current CSD cycle: Chemicals, Mining, Transport, Waste Management, Sustainable Consumption and Production. -
Rotenone Health and Safety Guide - Health and Safety Guide 73
(1992)Rotenone is a naturally occurring chemical with insecticidal and piscicidal properties obtained from the roots of several tropical and subtropical plant species belonging to genus Lonchcarpus or Derris. Rotenone is a ... -
The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.
(2018)https://www.unenvironment.org/explore-topics/environmental-governance -
Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade: Text and Annexes
(1999)The Convention was adopted rind opened for signature at a conference of Plenipotentiaries in Rotterdam on 10 September 1998. It was signed at a special ceremony on 11 September 1998 by 61 States and one regional economic ... -
Rotterdam Convention: Secretariat for the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade: Pic Circular XLI
(2015)The purpose of the PIC Circular is to provide all Parties, through their Designated National Authorities (DNAs), with the information required to be circulated by the Secretariat in line with Articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, ... -
Rwanda : From Post-conflict to Environmentally Sustainable Development
(2011-11)This report presents a package of practical interventions to assist the ongoing metamorphosis of Rwanda’s economy. It calls for mobilizing and focusing investments in key areas, including ecosystem rehabilitation, renewable ... -
Rwanda state of environment and outlook
(UNEP, 2010)This report is the first comprehensive SOE report for Rwanda. It is an integrated assessment and will provide a baseline for future reporting. It will also feed into other regional and global environmental reports such ... -
Rwanda: Early Warning Climate Forecasting 2010-2015
(2019)UN Environment is helping the government of Rwanda to build the climate resilience of people living near the Gishwati area through the project "Reducing Vulnerability to Climate Change by Establishing Early Warning and ...