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This report is a terminal evaluation of a UNEP-GEF project implemented between 2010 and 2013. The project's objective was to strengthen the effective protection of habitats populated by species that are globally critically endangered in the…

Published on Jun 8, 2017 Costa Rica announces a new protected marine area on June 8, 2017 #WorldOceansDay. In this brief video, Costa Rican Minister of Environment and Energy, Edgar Gutierrez, presents the new…

United Nations experts and government officials discussed the health and economic impacts of lead exposure and the need to advance on lead paint legislation in the Caribbean during a webinar on April 7. Lead…

Over the past four years the “emissions gap” series published by the United Nations Environment Programme has analysed the size of the gap and has provided insights on options to close it. This fifth report provides an updated measure of the…

This document describes Venezuela's (Bolivarian Republic of) national-level policies that impact air quality. It is based on research that UN Environment conducted in 2015 in response to Resolution 7 of the first UN Environment Assembly.

The Month of Oceans, which has been celebrated for in Panama for 13 years, aims to raise awareness about the urgent need to change the way we treat oceans. This year’s event has had a vibrant agenda, including…

This report is a mid-term evaluation of a UNEP project implemented between 2005 and 20011. The main objective of the project was to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Republic of Cuba by promoting environmentally sound renewable energy…

This is a terminal evaluation of a UNEP GEF project implemented between 2007 and 2010. The objective of the project is to strengthen wastewater management capabilities at the municipal level to be able to identify and formulate feasible and…

The Project 'Strengthening the Implementation of Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing Regimes in Latin America and the Caribbean' was a Global Environment Facility (GEF) medium-sized project designed in 2010 and implemented…

This publication aims to assess the following questions: are countries' pledges of action collectively consistent with and, if implemented, likely to achieve the 2C and 1.5C temperature goals If not, how big is the gap between emission levels…