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A healthy environment and equitable access to ecosystem goods and services are crucial for sustainable development, but they are increasingly threatened. To improve lives around the globe for the long term, we must change our relationship with the environment: growth and sustainability can go hand in hand if this imperative is met at all levels. An inclusive green economy offers a possible pathway.

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Free online training courses on Life Cycle Thinking

Alexa Froger created a new learning event | 30 October 2020

03 Nov

From 3 November 2020
Organised by UNEP

The Life Cycle Initiative and UNEP have developed a set of free online training courses on Life Cycle Thinking for students, government officials and business people, with the financial contribution of the European Commission. Particularly today that distance learning and remote working have become...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Financing Circularity: Demystifying Finance for the Circular Economy

Alexa Froger uploaded a new Document | 29 October 2020

unepfi_demystfyingfinancecircularity-2020.pdf 9.52 MB

Financial institutions will be crucial to make the shift to circularity, ensuring the consumption and production patterns of the businesses they invest in make more efficient use of resources and minimize waste, pollution and carbon emissions. This is the conclusion of the UNEP report Financing...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
a Special Briefing on the 4th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury, taking place virtually

Alexa Froger created a new event | 28 October 2020

03 Nov

From 3 November 2020
Organised by Geneva Environment Network

Event page : https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/events/special-briefing-on-the-4th-meeting-of-the-conference-of-the-parties-to-the-minamata-convention-on-mercury-minamata-online/ This is a special briefing on the fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Evaluación Ambiental Estratégica de la Estrategia de Desarrollo Integral Sustentable con Coca (ENDISC) - Resumen ejecutivo

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun uploaded a new Document | 22 October 2020

sea_bolivia_coca_resumen_ejecutivo.pdf 1.1 MB

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Evaluación Ambiental Estratégica de la Estrategia de Desarrollo Integral Sustentable con Coca (ENDISC) - Informe Final

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun uploaded a new Document | 22 October 2020

sea_bolivia_coca_informe_final.pdf 1.58 MB

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Activities that qualify for Rio markers in sustainable infrastructure projects

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun uploaded a new Document | 21 October 2020

quick_tips_-_rio_markers_-_infrastructure.pdf 1.15 MB

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Quick tips: Integrating climate change and the environment in the agriculture and food systems

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun uploaded a new Document | 20 October 2020

quick_tips_-_food_and_agriculture.pdf 678.56 KB

This note provides quick practical tips to support the programming and design of EU support for sustainable agricultural and food systems that can contribute to food and nutrition security and sustainable development as well as the following objectives: Climate change adaptation and mitigation...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Activities that Qualify for Rio Markers in the Agriculture and Food Systems

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun uploaded a new Document | 20 October 2020

rio_markers_-_en_-_food_and_agriculture_050122.pdf 379.55 KB

This guidance note shows activities that qualify for Rio Markers in the agriculture and food sector. Also, check the associated Quick tips: Integrating climate change and the environment in the agriculture and food systems For further guidance on environment and climate change mainstreaming, please...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Worldwide Massive Open Online Course on Marine Litter tackles plastic pollution

Alexa Froger updated the Information | 13 October 2020

UN Environment Programme and Open Universiteit have created a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Marine Litter as a key activity of the Global Partnership on Marine Litter (you can join the GPML ). It is also part of the Clean Seas Campaign . The course starts on October 26, 2020 and ends on...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
WEBINAR SERIES: Single Use Plastic Products and Learnings from LCA

Alexa Froger created a new event | 5 October 2020

06 Oct

From 6 October 2020 to 27 October 2020
Organised by United Nations Environment Programme

The United Nations Environment Programme life cycle team is currently progressing single-use plastic products work (UNEA4/Res 9) leading up to UNEA5. As part of this activity, we are launching a webinar series running every Tuesday this October. This webinar series will draw together a selection of...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development

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