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Compilation of Internationally agreed environmental Goals and Objectives
… 16 1. Air pollution and air quality … 10 thematic areas are covered in the compilation: (a) Air pollution and air quality; (b) Biodiversity; (c) Chemicals … access to at least 40 litres per capita per day of safe water and that 75 per cent of the urban population are …
White Paper - Regional Seas Governance
… damage to the oceans is caused by sea-based and land-based pollution, unsustainable exploitation of living and … nuclear accidents, invasive alien species from ballast water,2 among others. Overfishing on the high seas is in … CBD as “a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation and …
Embedding the Environment in Sustainable Development Goals
… manfredxy; Wind Power: Shutterstock, WDG Photo; Water Drop: Shutterstock, frantisekhojdysz; Girl and Tap Water: Shutterstock, kuppa Citation This document may be … research in order to prevent, eliminate and reduce pollution of the marine environment. On the other hand, 40 …
Factsheet - Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities
… protocols on land-based activities and sources of marine pollution. The Third Intergovernmental Review on the … for national action on: nutrient management; waste-water management; and marine litter; • Policy and normative … partners. Additionally, UNEP-GPA has partnered with UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development and others, to …
Convention on Biological Diversity
… schemes, improved border controls and quarantine, water and waste management, use of ecosystem based approaches … ensuring conservation of biodiversity. Target 8: By 2020, pollution, including from excess nutrients, has been brought … By 2020, at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland-water areas and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, …
From the MDGs to Sustainable Development for All - Lessons from 15 years of practice
… 13 fIgUrE 1.3: ChIlD DEAthS 14 fIgUrE 1.4: ACCESS tO wAtEr 14 fIgUrE 1.5: NEt OffICIAl DEvElOPmENt ASSIStANCE, … in low-carbon energy and infrastructure, including water and sanitation projects in fast-growing urban areas, … rapidly degrading natural resources and life-threatening pollution have made the impact of environmental destruction …