This global synthesis report is the most comprehensive knowledge review on kelp to date, revealing the state of science on the world’s kelp forests and providing recommended actions to build the recovery of the world’s kelp...
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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is pleased to present you the fifth issue of the ACP MEAs 3 monthly Digest published on the first Monday of every month. As an informative publication, the Digest provides a...
Buildings and construction together account for 36% of global final energy use and 39% of energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions when upstream power generation is included. The energy intensity per square meter (m2) of the...
The United Nations Environment Rapid Response Assessment on mine tailings looks at why existing engineering and technical knowhow to build and maintain safe tailings storage facilities is insufficient to meet the target of zero...
Environmental crime is not a niche problem. It is now the fourth largest type of criminal activity in the world, and valued at anywhere between 91 and 258 billion USD every year. This colossal sum fuels organized crime, undermines...
As the cost of clean technology continues to fall, the world added record levels of renewable energy capacity in 2016, at an investment level 23% lower than the previous year, according to new research published on 6 April by UN...
The report "Resource Efficiency: Potential and Economic Implications" issued by UN Environment International Resource Panel, was commissioned in 2015 by the Group of Seven (G7) countries and released in Berlin at a workshop on...
Interest in improving energy efficiency is increasing at corporate, local, national and international levels around the world. It is seen as a means of addressing concerns about environmental impact resulting from the use of...
Publication Date: 29 April 2013 Claims to land and territory are often a cause of conflict, and land issues present some of the most contentious problems for post-conflict peacebuilding. Among the land-related problems that emerge...
Publication Date: 29 October 2012 When a country emerges from violent conflict, the management of the environment and natural resources has important implications for short-term peacebuilding and long-term stability, particularly...