Green (Living) Review

JUNE 29, 2012

In an attempt to refocus attention onto the world’s dwindling supply of fossil fuels, the UN Environmental Program (UNEP) has published a dramatic fifth edition of its Global Environmental Outlook. UNEP calls for a greater focus on the policies that target the factors that drive environmental change, such as reliance on fossil fuels for energy production. UNEP is right in that we are on an unsustainable path,” he comments.

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The Green Changemakers

JUNE 29, 2009

The contents of this site do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of UNEP, or the editors, nor are they an official record. for environmentally sustainable development. link] Our Planet Current Issue Your Planet Needs You English Version Version française Versión española The new issue of Our Planet highlights the work that people are doing around the world in building green infrastructure.

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The Green Changemakers

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

The call was made today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and leading economists as they launched the Green Economy Initiative aimed at seizing an historic opportunity to bring about tomorrow's economy today. Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director, said: "The financial, fuel and food crises of 2008 are in part a result of speculation and a failure of governments to intelligently manage and focus markets".

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The Green Changemakers

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Image from UNEP report, "Towards A Green Economy." The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today launched a new report that makes the case for investing 2 percent of global GDP into 10 key sectors to propel a transition towards a “low carbon, resource efficient Green Economy ” and catalyze growth and poverty reduction in developing countries. UNEP makes the case for capital resources and development directed at low emissions projects.

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Inhabitant

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Leaded gasoline is no longer used anywhere in the world, according to the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP). Algeria, the last country left using leaded gasoline, finished its stockpile in July

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The Green Changemakers

JANUARY 22, 2013

The United Nations Environment Programme has published ‘Seeds of Knowledge’, a booklet of 24 case studies from 17 countries on grassroots solutions to the impacts of climate change. The publication has a focus on developing and emerging economies and aims to show that grassroots, community-led responses are already playing an essential role in building resilience to climate change across all regions of the world.

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Green Prophet

JULY 9, 2013

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) were also involved. EMSA provided satellite images from the CleanSeaNet service, while Blue Plan , the UNEP/MAP’s Regional Activity Center on environment and sustainable development, coordinated a meeting designed to establish a network of law enforcement officials that can hold polluters accountable.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

APRIL 11, 2013

The study — developed in conjunction with the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre — assessed the state of ocean protection efforts to date and provides recommendations for how to achieve real success for the future. Marine Science Aichi Target 11 blue carbon Convention on Biological Diversity Ecosystem Services fishing high seas Imèn Meliane marine conservation marine protected area Mark Spalding MPA Ocean Yearbook seafood UNEP

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Green Life Smart Life

MARCH 1, 2010

A report was recently released by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) about the rising problem of E-waste in countries like China and India. The UN Under-Secretary-General Achim Steiner, Executive Director of UNEP says this can happen by setting up large, efficient facilities in China to collect and manage the e-waste. Tagged: e-waste , e-waste guide , eCycling , EPA , Recycling , UNEP. Tags: Green e-waste e-waste guide eCycling EPA Recycling UNEP

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Green Living Guy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

For This Event Will Feature Live Feed from Host Country Colombia and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Stockholm, 5 June 2020–Climate social network leader ‘We Don’t Have Time’ supported UN World Environment Day.

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Green Blog

AUGUST 16, 2011

The UN Environment Program (UNEP) launched on the end of November 2009, an assessment of the impact of contamination from oil across the Ogoni region of the Niger Delta in Nigeria. UNEP has emphasised that the study, which began in late 2009, is independent and its funding by the Shell Petroleum Development Company is in keeping with the polluter-pays principle.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 28, 2021

Photo credit: IOC. By Anders Lorenzen. Ahead of this year’s Olympics in Tokyo, Japan , which organisers are adamant will still take place despite the pandemic, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has stepped up its climate and nature commitments.

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Eco Friendly Daily

JULY 7, 2017

Under the scheme, announced by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Wednesday, before-and-after satellite images of 100 global environmental hotspots have been integrated into Google’s popular mapping program, Google Earth. “These satellite pictures are a wake-up call to all of us to look at the sometimes devastating changes we are wreaking on our planet,” UNEP chief Achim Steiner said in a statement.

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Eco Friendly Daily

AUGUST 11, 2017

The number of “dead zones” in the ocean – sites of massive marine life die-offs due to low dissolved oxygen – has increased by 33% since 2004, according to Nick Nutall of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The growth of dead zones could accelerate dramatically over the next 50 years as the world’s coastal populations rise, said Achim Steiner, executive director of UNEP.

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Green Prophet

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The fast-growing global vehicle fleet is a major contributor to air pollution and climate change; globally, the transport sector is responsible for nearly a quarter of energy-related global greenhouse gas emissions, UNEP reports. Clunkers from America, Europe and Japan clog the air in Africa.

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Green Prophet

MARCH 7, 2021

New guidance published by the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) provides a market-first, practical toolkit for financial institutions to take immediate action on their lending, investment and underwriting activities which negatively impact ocean health.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Leaded gasoline is no longer used anywhere in the world, according to the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP). Since 2002, UNEP has helped governments phase out the substance. “Leaded fuel illustrates in a nutshell the kind of mistakes humanity has been making at every level of our societies,” Inger Andersen, UNEP executive director, said. Algeria, the last country left using leaded gasoline, finished its stockpile in July.

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Eco Friendly Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Under the scheme, announced by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Wednesday, before-and-after satellite images of 100 global environmental hotspots have been integrated into Google’s popular mapping program, Google Earth. “These satellite pictures are a wake-up call to all of us to look at the sometimes devastating changes we are wreaking on our planet,” UNEP chief Achim Steiner said in a statement.

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Green Prophet

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The Production Gap Report complements the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report, which shows that country pledges fall short of the emission reductions needed to meet global temperature limits. In the report preface, UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen notes that carbon emissions have remained exactly at the levels projected a decade ago, under the business-as-usual scenarios used in Emissions Gap Reports.

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Green Prophet

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Negotiators working on a successor to the Kyoto Protocol in Qatar ought to know that 1,700 gigatonnes of carbon lie buried in the permafrost, which is double the amount that currently wreaks so much havoc here on earth, reports UNEP – in much finer words. “The International Permafrost Association should continue to coordinate development and the national networks should remain part of the Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost,” UNEP urges.

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Eco Friendly Daily

OCTOBER 10, 2014

The number of “dead zones” in the ocean – sites of massive marine life die-offs due to low dissolved oxygen – has increased by 33% since 2004, according to Nick Nutall of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The growth of dead zones could accelerate dramatically over the next 50 years as the world’s coastal populations rise, said Achim Steiner, executive director of UNEP.

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Green (Living) Review

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Cancun, Mexico , December 7, 2010 – Concern for high-mountain regions of the world is rising, according to a new report released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today, which states that the Himalayas and many other glaciers are melting quickly, threatening lives by flooding, and by reducing the region’s freshwater supply.

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Green Prophet

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

The UN Environmental Program (Unep) is asking us to cut our meat consumption in half. As reported by the Unep, the huge expansion of industrial beef-farming methods in the Europe and the US causes “a web of water and air pollution.” Professor Mark Sutton, author of the Unep study, says, “Eat meat, but less often – make it special. The Unep study forewarns of dark scenario for the planet.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Such is the case with many of the used vehicles exported to poorer countries, according to a new report released by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP). Cleaning up the global vehicle fleet is a priority to meet global and local air quality and climate targets,” said Inger Andersen, UNEP’s executive director. UNEP Image via Shilin Wang. Environmentalists usually promote reuse. But sometimes reusing does more harm than good.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 10, 2021

The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration will run through 2030 under the co-leadership of the UN Environmental Program (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Businesses and the financial sector must reform operations and financial flows so that they restore and not destroy the natural world,” said Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director. “Re-think

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Green Prophet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Chicken is considered by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) to be a more environmentally and health-friendly alternative to beef and pork, but even that is too expensive for some Iranians, who are turning to Aubergine instead. Also, though this is a worthwhile campaign that comes complete with useful recipes, and answers to frequently asked nutrition questions, UNEP says that Meatless Mondays won’t save the planet.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 10, 2020

According to the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), over 13 million metric tons of plastic waste go into the oceans each year. UNEP predicts that the amount of waste dumped in the oceans will increase up to 10 times the current amount in the next 15 years.

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Eco Friendly Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2013

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) stated – “Many metal recycling rates are discouragingly low, and a recycling society appears no more than a distant hope. The UNEP report, which covered all metals, showed one of the highest global recycling rates for lead, mainly from batteries, at around 80 percent, while estimates of iron and steel recycling range from 70 to 90 percent. The recycling industry is not in a great state as we would like it to be.

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The Green Changemakers

FEBRUARY 17, 2008

Index >> SUMMARY FOR DECISION MAKERS Arabic English French Russian Spanish Chinese (available soon) >> BRUNDTLAND +20 SEMINAR BACKGROUND PAPER English >> UNEP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REMARKS English >> UNEP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PODCAST >> USER SURVEY Have a minute? MB) © UNEP.

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Green (Living) Review

MAY 1, 2011

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) highlighted the multiple benefits from cutting black carbon and another local air pollutant, tropospheric ozone, in its February “Integrated Assessment of Black Carbon and Tropospheric Ozone: Summary for Decision Makers”.

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Green (Living) Review

JANUARY 30, 2011

Stopping deforestation, greening agriculture better than carbon capture and storage, says UNEP Report by Michael Smith (Veshengro) It does, does it? Boosting investments in the conservation, rehabilitation and management of the Earth's forests, peatlands, soils and other key ecosystems could deliver significant cuts in greenhouse gas emissions and avoid even more being released to the atmosphere, a 2009 report by the UN Environment Program (UNEP) says.

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The Green Changemakers

AUGUST 31, 2011

The Poverty-Environment Initiative (PEI) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Published: May 30, 2011 File Guide Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation 2011.pdf Link [link] Abstract Climate change adaptation is an area of growing concern and engagement for many developing countries. Publisher UNDP-UNEP.

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Green (Living) Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Ian Somerhalder has also supported the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) by promoting World Environment Day– the biggest global day dedicated to positive action on the environment – which is organized every year by UNEP on 5 June. Ian joined UNEP Goodwill Ambassadors Gisele Bündchen, Don Cheadle and Rahul Bose to film video spots to advertise World Environment Day across the globe. “We

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Nature Conservancy - Science

MAY 30, 2017

UNEP – Marine Litter Vital Graphics. I can’t remember the last time I walked along the shore and didn’t see plastic debris. This debris has nasty implications for seabirds , fish , sea turtles , and poses a risk to human health. Plastic waste is an immense problem. One study estimated that about 4 to 12 million metric tons of plastic washed offshore in 2010 alone. It takes more than 400 years for each piece of plastic to degrade.

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Green Home Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Needless to say, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) are a small example of the many organizations at the forefront of dealing with environmental crime. Environmental Crime: Who is Offending? Who is Watching? It seems as though every few years an environmental crime makes the headlines. From oil spills to chemical plant mishaps the enormity of such an event can be staggering.

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Green Living Ideas

APRIL 22, 2013

Treehugger has announced the winner of the UNEP (United Nations Environmental Program) World Environment Day blog contest about food waste. To learn more about World Environment Day and the ‘Think.Eat.Save campaign visit UNEP.org/WED And to help spread awareness about food waste, visit UNEP’s Facebook and Twitter pages and use hashtags #WED2013 and #ThinkEatSave. The first Earth Day was held April 22, 1970, in a much different place and time.

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Green Prophet

DECEMBER 13, 2011

The four day summit was organized by the Abu Dhabi Global Environmental Data Initiative (AGEDI) and the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) in partnership with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Jane Goodall, Bill Clinton and Philippe Cousteau are all speaking in Abu Dhabi this week as part of the “Eye on Earth” Summit.

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Green (Living) Review

DECEMBER 11, 2010

This makes the other 50% of climate pollutants, the non-CO2 pollutants, critical to control, according to Dr. Molina, who spoke at an official side event organized jointly by FSM and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Quick wins against non-CO2 pollutants can buy back time that’s been lost struggling to cut carbon dioxide, said UNEP Executive Director, Achim Steiner.

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Green Prophet

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Supported by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the Green Bus project is a collaborative effort between the RTA and SS Lootah International , one of the fiercest proponents of bio-fuels in the United Arab Emirates. It’s easy to poke fun at Dubai for all of its insane excesses , but because we’re big-hearted greenies, we also want to give the Emirate a giant high-five when it does something worthwhile. And the Green Bus is certainly that.

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The Green Changemakers

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Named after a word meaning Mother Earth in the Inca culture, it is a special youth edition of UNEP’s Global Environment Outlook 2000. Eco times How green are you Contributors Glossary EcoMind Maze Additional information and links Background: Introduction Foreword Glossary Pachamama press release Global Environment Outlook - 2000 UNEP Explanation of the graphic guides used in this web site [link].

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The Green Changemakers

AUGUST 13, 2010

MB) UNEP, IISD, IISD, 2005. Book, 142 pages, copyright: UNEP, IISD, ISBN 1-895536-85-5 This handbook, a joint effort of the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the United Nations Environment Programme, is aimed mainly at those with some knowledge about trade, environment or development, but not expert on the intersection of the three. Get the Book English (PDF - 2.5 MB) Español (PDF - 4.5 MB) Russian (PDF - 1.1

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Green Prophet

MAY 1, 2012

Source: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Taken from the Africa Water Atlas (2010); Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA) UNEP, Nairobi, Kenya. Source: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). From Africa Atlas of our Changing Environment (2008); Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA) UNEP, Nairobi, Kenya.

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Greentumble

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

However, in 2014, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) supported the first project to calculate the “real” cost of plastic, including adverse environmental impacts of its production, use and disposal. Plastic bags are a convenient way to carry. our purchased goods when we go shopping. They are a part of our modern lives, and we don’t tend to think much about them. In fact, it is estimated that up to 10 million plastic bags are used every minute around the world [1].

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