Publication Date: February 2013 The Partnership for Action on Green Economy, or PAGE, is a response to the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), entitled The Future We Want, which...
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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...
Publication date: 2013 Universities have a particular responsibility both to help define and also to become exemplars of environmental best practice. The focus of this Toolkit is to provide University staff and students with a...
Publication Date: 2007This report, published by the Cities Alliance, UNEP, and ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, showcases 12 examples of cities around the world. I t explores various options for sustainable urban...
Publication Date: March 2014 The Compendium on human rights and the environment takes stock of the normative and jurisprudential developments in the field of human rights and the environment. It describes international instruments...
Publication Date: 2012 The Sustainable Social Housing Initiative (SUSHI) was developed by UNEP to increase the use of sustainable building solutions in social housing programs in developing countries. The project provides...
Publication Date: 2013 Sustainable public procurement: a global review examines the state of sustainable public procurement policies and practices being undertaken by national governments worldwide in the last five years.
Release Date: 21 February 2011 UNEP's Green Economy report is a ground-breaking report. It demonstrates that the greening of economies is not generally a drag on growth but rather a new engine of growth; that it is a net generator...
Publication Date: October 2012 CBO – Action and Policy provides the summary of a global assessment of the links between urbanization, biodiversity, and ecosystem services. Drawing on contributions from more than 120 scientists and...
Release Date: June, 2012 The report presents a framework that offers a long-term perspective on human well-being and sustainability, based on a comprehensive analysis of nations´ productive base and their link to economic...