Browsing Publications and Documents by SDGs "SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions"
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1. Introduction - Environmental Rule of Law: First Global Report
(2019)This introductory chapter reviews how the implementation gap in environmental law came to be, defines environmental rule of law, discusses its benefits, considers how it can be achieved and how it evolved, and reviews the ... -
The 1992 UNFCCC and the 2015 Paris Agreement: Understanding the Progression of the Climate Change Regime
(2018)https://www.unenvironment.org/explore-topics/environmental-governance -
2. Institutions - Environmental Rule of Law: First Global Report
(2019)This chapter reviews the critical role that institutions play in environmental rule of law and the key opportunities for building more effective environmental institutions. In particular, the chapter highlights the need ... -
2015 highlights from Achim Steiner: UNEP Executive Director - UNEP 2015 Annual Report
(UNEP, 2016)The year 2015 will be remembered as a turning point for the environmental agenda. The international community set pivotal tracks for sustainability by adopting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement ... -
2015 Situation Report on International Migration: Migration, Displacement and Development in a Changing Arab Region
(2015)While international migration is one of the main factors driving economic and social change in the Arab region, the continuing displacement of populations occurring in several countries of the region remains one of the ... -
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Aligning Financial System Architecture and Innovation with Sustainable Development
(2018)Finance is a keystone to the successful implementation of the Agenda 2030 but significant barriers exist to securing adequate public and private financing to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. A broader strategy ... -
3. Civic Engagement - Environmental Rule of Law: First Global Report
(2019)Environmental rule of law requires a whole-of-society approach. While substantial emphasis is naturally placed on strengthening governmental institutions at the national, regional, and local levels, civil society also plays ... -
4. Rights - Environmental Rule of Law: First Global Report
(2019)After decades of rapid development of environment-related rights, government, companies, courts, and citizens in many places are still grappling with transforming these words on paper into meaningful and lasting environmental ... -
5. Justice - Environmental Rule of Law: First Global Report
(2019)This chapter reviews “justice” broadly and discusses disputes over resources, the impact of resource use and pollution on communities and the environment, and government enforcement of environmental laws. Often, the terms ... -
6. Future Directions - Environmental Rule of Law: First Global Report
(2019, 2019)This chapter highlights four key opportunities for improving environmental rule of law: capitalizing on linkages with the Sustainable Development Goals; engaging diverse actors; conducting a regular assessment of the ... -
A brief encounter with ontology in the context of environmental monitoring
Large-scale monitoring endeavours generate a suite of informatics challenges ranging from data acquisition and handling to analysis and synthesis. In this complex space, there is a need to ensure meaningful communication ... -
Access and Benefit Sharing - ABS Simply Explained
(2019-02-20)A short video on Access and Benefit Sharing -
Action on the Environment: The role of the United Nations
(1989)This pamphlet is meant to explain briefly how the UN system operates as regards the environment, and to put those opera-tions into perspective in terms of the rapidly changing percep-tions of what 'environmental action' ... -
Action Plan for the Caribbean Environment Programme: A Framework for Sustainable Development
(United Nations Environment Programme, 1987)This Action Plan represents an expression of goals and a programme agenda, adopted by participating Governments, that is consistent with a growing worldwide concern for the conservation and development of marine and coastal ... -
Activities of UNEP in the Field of Environmental Law in 1991
(1992)Since its creation in 1972, UNEP has been very active in the development of environmental law. UNEP can point to the fact that under its auspices tour major global binding agreements - the 1985 Vienna Convention for the ... -
Addressing Marine Plastics: A Systemic Approach - Stocktaking Report
(2018)This report takes stock of the extent of knowledge on plastics in the marine environment.1 It provides a highlevel summary of the available literature on the key sources and locations of these plastics, along with an ... -
Addressing the Role of Natural Resources in Conflict and Peacebuilding – Executive Summary of Progress from UNEP's Environmental Cooperation for Peacebuilding Programme 2008-2015
(2015)The purpose of this executive summary is to highlight the progress and results that the Environmental Cooperation for Peacebuilding (ECP) programme has achieved in the field of environmental security and peacebuilding from ... -
Addressing the role of natural resources in conflict and peacebuilding: a summary of progress from UNEP's Environmental Cooperation for Peacebuilding Programme
(UNEP, 2015)This report provides a comprehensive overview of the different outputs for each pillar and the results achieved. It also summarizes key lessons, with a future outlook for UNEP in the coming years under the ECP framework. ... -
Advancing Justice, Governance and Law for Environmental Sustainability: Rio+20 and the World Congress of Chief Justices,Attorneys General and Auditors General
(2012-11)Key contributions to the Congress. Speeches, articles, the Rio+20 Declaration on Justice, Governance and Law for Environmental Sustainability and other documents that encase the critical importance behind the World Congress’ ...