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Measuring Fossil Fuel Subsidies in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals
(2019)
This report provides methodological guidance for measuring fossil fuel subsidies in the context of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator 12.c.1: “Amount of fossil fuel subsidies per unit of GDP (production and ...
Global Chemicals Outlook II - From Legacies to Innovative Solutions: Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
(2019)
The Global Chemicals Outlook II – From Legacies to Innovative Solutions: Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, mandated by the UN Environment Assembly in 2016, seeks to alert policymakers and other ...
Protecting the Environment from Land Degradation: UNEP's Action in the Framework of the Global Environment Facility
(2005)
Land degradation is worldwide in geographic extent and global in its environmental and socio-economic impacts. Drylands that are particularly vulnerable to land degradation occupy 41% of Earth's land. More than two billion ...
Faith for Earth Dialogue: United Nations Environment Assembly 4 - Synthesis Paper
(2019)
One of the main objectives of the Faith for Earth Initiative is to strategically engage with faith-based organisations (FBOs) and mobilise faith leaders and the faith community in an effective partnership to collectively ...
The State of the Environment 1986: Environment and Health
(1986)
This report aims to show that the achievement of sustained development, the promotion of health, and the rational use of the environmental resources are absolutely inseparable. Disregard one and, sooner or later, the other ...
UNEP Environmental Management Guidelines for the Integrated Management of Mountain Ecosystems
(1995)
The purposes of these guidelines are first to provide general background information useful for integrated land/soil management in mountain ecosystems. Second, the guidelines detail key techniques for integrated management ...
Environment and Trade: A Handbook
(2000)
The handbook has been developed to highlight the relationship between envi- ronment and trade. The primary aim is to foster a broader understanding of these interlinkages to enable governments to develop practical approaches ...
Development of an Action Plan for the Environment Initiative of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD): Health And Environment
(2003)
The thematic workshop on health and the environment for the finalization of the Action Plan for the Environment Initiative of the New Partnership for Africa's Development was held in Dakar, Senegal, 17-18 February 2003. ...
Economic Instruments for Environmental Management and Sustainable Development - Environment Economic Series No. 16
(1994)
This volume presents a comprehensive state-of-the-art on economic instruments for environmental management and sustainable development and reviews the experience of developed countries and its relevance to developing ...
Development of an Action Plan for the Environment Initiative of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD): Programme Area 5 - Combating Climate Change in Africa
(2000)
The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) is an historical initiative aimed at promoting sustainable development for the benefit of present and future generations. The sustainable use of African natural resources ...