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UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development
(2016)
The Compendium presents a compilation of laws and regulations from around the world, that have been found innovative and creatively promoting green economy. It highlights the innovative provisions which promote resource ...
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 ...
Sub-Regional Integrated Environment Assessment: Central Asia
(2006)
The Integrated Environmental Assessment (IEA) Report of Central Asia is one of the outputs of UNEP’s capacity building programme. The report identifies key environmental issues for Central Asia (covering Kazakhstan, ...
Single-Use Plastics: A Roadmap for Sustainability (rev. 2)
(2018)
The benefits of plastic are undeniable. The material is cheap, lightweight and easy to make. These qualities have led to a boom in the production of plastic over the past century. This trend ...
SDG 12 Issue Brief: Ensuring Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns
(2018)
Sustainable Development Goal 12 – ensuring sustainable consumption and production (SCP) patterns promotes increased
human well-being while decoupling economic growth from resource use and environmental degradation.
Advancing Sustainable Consumption & Production: Circularity in the Economy of Tomorrow
(2020)
Environmental challenges and lifestyle choices are defining issues of our time. The concept of circularity allows us to operationalize the inclusive green economy: how to reduce and eliminate waste and pollution through ...
Sustainable Consumption and Production in South East Europe and Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia - Joint UNEP-EEA report on the opportunities and lessons learned
(2007)
This report was jointly prepared by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the European Environment Agency (EEA) to support the development of sustainable consumption and production (SCP) policies and ...
The Weight of Cities: Resource Requirements of Future Urbanization - Factsheet
(2018)
We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shift future urbanization on to a more environmentally sustainable and socially just path. The Weight of Cities suggests a new approach to focus on low-carbon, resource-efficient, ...
Programme Performance Report 2016-2017 - United Nations Environment Programme
(2018)
During 2016 and 2017, the UN Environment Programme implemented a Programme of Work that represents the second half of the organization’s Medium-Term Strategy for the period 2014-2017. In doing so, we partnered with ...
Quarterly Report to the 144th Meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives: Third Issue - August to October 2018
(2018)
UN Environment Programme supports the implementation of Agenda 2030, through the umbrella of the Medium-Term Strategy and our Programme of Work. It is this Programme of Work on which we are reporting through this third ...