Resources

This fact sheet outlines the major achievements in sustainable development in Haiti from 2011 to 2016.

Sudan – That conflict occurs over scarce natural resources, such as water, is an accepted fact. But in a region in North Darfur, after more than a decade of strife that has eroded trust and traditional institutions…

This Assessment examines the current legal, scientific, and institutional frameworks for protecting biodiversity in Liberia. It focuses on the laws and regulations that directly address biodiversity and is meant to assist Liberia in identifying…

Kabul – Approximately 80 percent of Afghanistan’s population relies on agriculture and natural resources for their livelihoods. All across the country, rural households follow diverse and traditional systems of…

By providing a platform for sustained income growth among the poorer segments of society, Goal 10 aims to reduce inequalities between a country’s citizens and to promote shared prosperity and gains in wealth for all.

Abuja – The environmental restoration of Ogoniland in Nigeria could prove to be the world's most wide-ranging and long term oil clean-up exercise ever undertaken if contaminated drinking water, land, creeks and…

Port Salut, Haiti – With Haiti's rainy season looming, efforts are being stepped up to improve real-time monitoring in the flood-prone Port-à-Piment watershed in the south of the country to reduce the disaster risk…

Providing an overview of UNEPs activities in 2009, this report looks at a broad range of activities carried out by the organization as it follows its mandate to provide environmental leadership and promote sustainable development.

Port Salut – Today countries around the world are celebrating the International Day of Forests and the ways in which forests and trees sustain and protect us. Forests are key to the planet’s supply of freshwater,…

The tragic and devastating consequences of the Asian tsunami, December 2004 , and the hurricanes and cyclones of 2005 were a wakeup call for the global community, dramatically drawing attention to the dangers of undermining the services that coastal…