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Monitoring the Shift to Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns in the context of the SDGs: Advance Copy 2016-02-23
(2016-02-23)
This report constitutes an initial proposal to support the monitoring of SCP-related targets of the SDGs, using the SEEA framework. The report also proposes the development of a strategy for capacity building in the context ...
International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy Review 2004
(University of Joensuu Department of Law, 2005)
The articles in the present Review are based on lectures given during the first University of Joensuu – UNEP Course on International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy, which was held from 22 August to 3 September 2004 ...
Interview with Erik Solheim, Executive Director of UN Environment
(2016)
Following an extensive career focusing on environment and development in government and international organisations, Erik Solheim was elected to become head of UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on May 13, 2016. He took the ...
The Honolulu Strategy: A Global Framework for Prevention and Management of Marine Debris
The Honolulu Strategy is a framework for a comprehensive and global collaborative effort to reduce the ecological, human health, and economic impacts of marine debris worldwide. This framework is organized by a set of goals ...
International Environmental Law: Multilateral Environmental Agreements
(International Publishing House, 2017-05)
Vietnam’s measures to prevent environmental deterioration and to respond to climate change are increasingly driven by commitments under multilateral environmental agreements on the one hand and domestic needs on the other ...
UN Environment Africa Office Newsletter; July-August 2017
(2017-08-01)
UN Environment Africa Office Newsletter July-August 2017
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Developing Countries: Contributions to Reducing Global Emissions
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2016)
A year ago, world leaders agreed to restrict global warming to 2°C above pre-industrial levels by the end of this century. Yet the latest Emissions Gap Report from UN Environment predicts that we are actually heading for ...
The Emissions Gap Report 2016: A UNEP Synthesis Report
(2016)
In line with previous reports, the objective of the 2016 Emissions Gap Report is to provide an up-to-date scientific assessment of the global progress towards the emissions reductions required to be on track to meet the ...
Lessons from UNEA -2: Ensure Broader, Deeper Engagement in a Focused UNEA -3: Voices from Civil Society - UNEP Perspectives Issue No. 22
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2016-09)
The second session of the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA-2) took place in May 2016, as a true mult-stakeholder event, bringing together an unprecedented number of representatives from governments, civil society, ...
Developing Countries Can Slash Emissions by One Gigatonne if International Community Lives Up to Commitments - Press Release
(2016-11-03)
Renewable energy and energy efficiency in developing countries will prevent 0.4 gigatonnes of emissions by 2020, rising to 1 gigatonne if rich countries step up financing