The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.
UNEP work encompasses:
- Assessing global, regional and national environmental conditions and trends
- Developing international and national environmental instruments
- Strengthening institutions for the wise management of the environment
Mission
"To provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations."
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Resources
Displaying 61 - 65 of 106Success stories in the struggle against desertification. A holistic and integrated approach to environmental conservation and sustainable livelihoods
The remit of this paper is to identify and examine “success” stories in combating desertification.
Climate change in Latin America: impacts, adaptation and vulnerability
This paper discusses the possible implications of climate change in Latin America.
Future of our land: Facing the challenge
Continuing land degradation and increasing numbers of people living in poverty are among the symptoms of the current pressure on land resources. To date, the world’s response to the two challenges of satisfying human needs and maintaining the integrity of global ecosystems has been less than successful.
Los procesos de deterioro de bosques, suelos, biodiversidad y aguas continentales en México
Proyecto Aplicación de Instrumentos de Política Económica para la Gestión Ambiental y el Desarrollo Sustentable en Países Seleccionados de América Latina y el Caribe
Gestión ambiental en Chile: relación entre las políticas de desarrollo y los procesos de deforestación, deterioro del suelo y pérdida de la biodiversidad
Proyecto Aplicación de Instrumentos de Política Económica para la Gestión Ambiental y el Desarrollo Sustentable en Países Seleccionados de América Latina y el Caribe