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Presents the case for why we all must throw our weight behind a global restoration effort. Drawing on the latest scientific evidence, the report explains the crucial role played by ecosystems from forests and farmland to rivers and oceans, and charts the losses that result from our poor stewardship of the planet.

Qualitatively considers possible policy options to ensure that by 2050 the net volume of plastic entering the ocean is zero, in line with the Osaka Blue Ocean Vision. The publication shows the marine plastic litter trends relevant to 2050, summarises the current plastic policy landscape and explores upstream and downstream interventions.

Looks at trade flows of material resources and their environmental impacts. The report also demonstrates how both multilateral trade rules and regional trade agreements can be used proactively to advance the circular and greener economy and minimise the environmental impacts associated with resource extraction.

Land restoration has tremendous potential to help the world limit climate change and achieve its aims for sustainable development. In its latest study, the International Resource Panel finds positive spin-offs to support all 17 Sustainable Development Goals agreed to by the world's nations as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Through a combination of resource efficiency, climate mitigation, carbon removal, and biodiversity protection policies, this report finds that it is feasible and possible to grow economies, increase well-being and remain within planetary boundaries.

Describes policy options and concrete opportunities to contribute to the future we want - a future of justice and equality that leaves no one behind. This report examines a wide range of topics, including food production, water and sanitation, energy, sustainable consumption and production, fisheries and fishing communities, and forests and those who depend on them for their livelihoods.

Presents an analysis of environmental conditions around the world. This book presents a region-by-region analysis of the state of the world's environment, highlighting key global concerns and making recommendations for policy action. It covers the regions such as Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, and North America.

The successor to "GEO-2000" and complementary to it, "GEO-3" describes policies and achievements in all areas of environmental concern since 1972. It analyses the drivers of environmental change and uses modelling techniques to project the impacts of different policies between 2002 and 2032.

This is the official report of the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme submitted to the General Assembly on its fourth session in Nairobi (11-15 March 2019).

This is the official report of the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme submitted to the General Assembly on its third session in Nairobi (4-6 December 2017).

Documents examples of best practices for increasing the resource efficiency of different sectors from countries around the world. Key findings show that policies and initiatives to improve resource efficiency and tackle climate change can reduce global resource extraction by up to 28% globally in 2050, against the baseline.

Offers guidance for policymakers and practitioners to mainstream pro-poor environment and climate concerns into planning, budgeting and monitoring. Mainstreaming is achieved by putting poverty-environment issues at the heart of government - in other words, by taking these issues into mainstream economic decision-making processes.

The casebook shares not only lessons from project innovations and implementation, but successful initial and long-term project results in pilot communities.

Focuses on land potential evaluation systems as a critical foundation for land use planning and management. More specifically, land potential evaluation systems are needed to sustain and increase the provision of ecosystem services in the context of climate change, persistent land degradation and increasing global population and per-capita consumption levels.

Provides a timely synthesis of the importance of mangroves to people. This publication highlights that in spite of the mounting evidence in support of the multitude of benefits derived from mangroves, they remain one of the most threatened ecosystems on the planet, being lost at a rate greater than coral reefs and tropical rain forests.

This is the official record of the Report of the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme on the Second session (Nairobi, 23-27 May 2016)

Examines how efficient the current system of world trade is in distributing resources from the geographical locations of supply to the locations of demand. By examining trade from a biophysical viewpoint, the authors assess whether or not trade allows commodities to be obtained from countries where their production requires fewer resources and generates a smaller amount of wastes and emissions.

Summarizes good practices on the successful mediation of resource conflicts. This report draws on the field experiences of mediators and mediation experts, specifically those with natural resource expertise. It also features lessons learned from UNEP's work on environmental diplomacy in different conflict-affected countries.

Offers help to food purchasers to better understand the importance to their business of responsible food purchasing, while providing practical advice and guidance to enable them to make the right decisions and choices. This guidance provides practical steps, checklists and tips reinforced by case studies that provide valuable learning from those already embarked on responsible food purchasing.

In this assessment, the UNEP Secretariat and the authors provide an objective evaluation and analysis designed to support environmental decision making. Expert judgments applied to existing knowledge to provide scientifically credible answers to policy-relevant questions.

This regional Global Environment Outlook (GEO) report, the fourth for Latin America and the Caribbean (with the previous GEO regional assessment for LAC published in 2010), places emphasis on identifying some of the most worrying and persistent threats to the region through an environmental lens, but also on the achievements, success stories and opportunities in the region.

The sixth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6) Assessment for the Pan-European Region paints a comprehensive picture of the environmental factors contributing to human health and well-being at the regional level.

Offers a comprehensive picture of the environmental factors contributing to human health and well-being at the regional level. Backed by a large body of recent, credible scientific evidence, regional-wide consultations and a robust intergovernmental process, the assessment demonstrates economic growth and improved access to basic services in the region.

This report examines the growing relationship between tourism and the creative industries in a variety of contexts in order to guide the development of effective policies to develop added value from the emerging relationship and ensure coherency across go

This report assesses the impacts of land cover change and climate change on Borneo's endangered orangutans. It also examines the major driver of deforestation - the expansion of oil palm - and analyses how various land-use scenarios might impact the region through different climate change projections. ,

Provides information on basic science related to radiation (origin, quantities and units), on radiation effects (on humans and the environment) and on radiation sources (natural and artificial). Helping the public understand what radiation is and how it affects life on this planet lies within the core mandate of UNEP.