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Global Mercury Assessment

… policy aims to reduce UNEP’s carbon footprint. Lay-out and technical production Burnthebook Design, Derby DE24 … of the steel. These devices are largely being phased out so mercury emissions from scrap steel may be expected to … are based on the principle that what goes in must come out. Amounts of mercury in fuels and raw materials constitute …
27 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Vital Waste Graphics 3

… the conditions under which some of them can be lifted out of the "waste" category after proper recovery (and thus … the conditions under which some of them can be lifted out of the "waste" category after proper recovery (and thus … April 1986. Nuclear decommissioning: so little experience Out of the have been shut down, nuclear reactors built so far …
27 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Dumping of Wastes at Sea

… including high seas and territorial waters. Annex I sets out the “black list” of wastes for which no permits may be … radioactive wastes at sea and establishing a process of phasing out dumping of all industrial wastes at sea, among other …
27 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development

… Part IV analyses regional trends and Part V sets out the global trends found throughout the research conducted … include leveling the playing field for greener products by phasing out antiquated subsidies, reforming policies and … include leveling the playing field for greener products by phasing out antiquated subsidies, reforming policies and …
27 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… and ! fair and equitable sharing of the bene!ts arising out of the utilization of genetic resources. 1 For further … and the fair and equitable sharing of the bene!ts arising out of their utilization – in short, ABS – was introduced as … are encouraged to equitably share the bene!ts arising out of the utilization of ILCs’ knowledge, innovations, and …
27 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

United Nations Environment Programme access-to-information policy

… its possession that is not on the list of exceptions set out in Section III below. Primarily, information will be made … expects users to comply with the conditions of use set out in the disclaimers included in all UNEP publications made … certain information covered in the list of exceptions set out in the paragraphs above, if UNEP determines that the …
27 May 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Additional Reading - Strategic Plan 2011-2020, including Aichi Biodiversity Targets

… sidies, harmful to biodiversity are eliminated, phased out or reformed in order to minimize or avoid negative … resources are sustainably used and benefits arising out of utilization of genetic resources are shared in a fair …
27 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… As Young and his fellow regime-theorists point out, the ‘effectiveness’ of MEAs can mean a number of … (infra section 3.2) ultimately induced most ‘hold-out’ countries to join, thus turning free-riders into … the tightening of control measures by bringing forward the phasing out of certain substances. Decisions adopting an …
27 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Main Provisions of the Stockholm Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… take place under specific restrictive conditions, as set out in paragraph 2 of Article 3. … take place under specific restrictive conditions, as set out in paragraph 2 of Article 3. … listing of chemicals, in accordance with the process set out in Article 8 and the information requirements specified …
27 May 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

White Paper - Regional Seas Governance

… Oceans Compact’, which intends to be “an initiative to set out a strategic vision for the UN system to deliver on its … of all relevant stakeholders.20 It has been set out by FAO21 that ecosystem management derives from wildlife … The definition used by UNEP is almost the same, but leaves out the term ‘conservation’ and instead includes “sustainable …
27 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater