Biodiversity & Ecosystem services

Environment and ecosystem management are key to ensuring urban and rural development and progress towards the achievement of the MDGs. Poor communities directly depend on natural resources for their livelihood and are the most vulnerable to a degraded environment, natural disasters and are the first to suffer from polluted air, water and soil. Sound natural resource use is at the core of effective strategies to strengthen resilience to climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Air pollution and preservation - Bio trade - Bio-diversity monitoring - Bio-diversity policies - Biodiversity conservation accompanying measures - Conservation - Ecosystem services - Ecotourism - Hunting and poaching - Marine pollution control - Natural resource management - Sustainable Land management - Water resources conservation - Wildlife crisis - Wildlife trade & trafficking

Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Marine Litter in Spanish

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) created a new learning event | 30 January 2018

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From 29 January 2018 to 31 March 2018
Organised by UN Environment

The massive open online course (MOOC) on marine litter is here again – now in Spanish! The MOOC on marine litter teaches students through action-oriented learning how to apply successful and inspiring activities to combat marine litter in their own local environment, regardless of their profession...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
25 innovative and inspiring solutions to combat PLASTIC MARINE LITTER in the Mediterranean Region

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) uploaded a new Document | 19 January 2018

25_solutions_en.pdf 10.52 MB

The Mediterranean region hosts a remarkable diversity of life and is a vital breeding area for key pelagic species, some of which are endangered. At the same time, the Mediterranean Sea has been described as one of the areas most affected by marine litter in the world. Marine litter can have severe...

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UNEP Connect - Brussels Office Newsletter - archive

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) updated the WIKI page | 18 January 2018

UNEP Connect is our Brussels-focused newsletter connecting you to the UN Environment Programme's work worldwide and gives the highlights from UNEP Brussels Office activities. > Click here to join our mailing list UNEP Connect Newsletter Winter 2021 - https://bit.ly/3IgdrVW (August - December...

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The Roots and Shoots of Jane Goodall

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 8 January 2018

Whether or not you are interested in conservation, you have heard of the woman who lived with chimps: Jane Goodall. It is therefore fitting that her newest documentary composed of the oldest footage is called ‘Jane’. Simple but effective. Just like the documentary, with its stunning visuals shot in...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
‘Chasing Coral’ - A dive into the fascinatingly horrifying state of the ocean

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) updated the Information | 21 December 2017

“We need to push the EU and Member States to take a hard stance, not just against marine litter”, but to protect the ocean as a whole, said Emma Priestland from Seas at Risk, at a ‘Chasing Coral’ screening on October 4 th in Galeries Cinema in Brussels. The event was held in anticipation of the Our...

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Veronika Hunt Šafránková, Head of the UN Environment Programme Brussels Office

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) updated the WIKI page | 18 December 2017

Veronika is Head of the UN Environment Programme Brussels Office since April 2019. As Head of the Brussels Office she is responsible for promoting and facilitating partnership-building between UNEP and EU institutions as well as key EU stakeholders in Brussels. This includes taking the lead on...

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Press Release UN Environment Assembly 3: World commits to pollution-free planet at environment summit

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 7 December 2017

World commits to pollution-free planet at environment summit Almost 2.5 million pledges from governments, civil society, businesses, and individuals were logged If all commitments are met, 1.49 billion people will breathe clean air, one-third of the word’s coastlines will be clean, and USD 18.6...

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Frontiers 2017: Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) uploaded a new Document | 5 December 2017

frontiers_2017_en.pdf 26.06 MB

How does our careless disposal of antimicrobial drugs produce bacteria that can resist them? Why are Marine Protected Areas vital to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals? Can off-grid solar plug the energy gap for cities in the developing world? UN Environment experts will address these and...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Mine Tailings Storage: Safety is No Accident

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) uploaded a new Document | 5 December 2017

mine_tailings_storage_safety_is_no_accident.pdf 39.59 MB

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 catastrophic incidents. It examines the ways in which the established...

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World gathers at UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi to tackle global menace of pollution

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 4 December 2017

Over 4,000 key players gather to consider new policies, leadership and funding options Environmental degradation accounts for nearly one in four of all deaths, or 12.6 million people a year, as well as other human health problems and widespread destruction of key ecosystems UN Environment head...

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