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Our crowded planet and its globalizing economy face a worldwide resource challenge. To survive in the long term, businesses will need to innovate and take on the challenge of decoupling economic growth from…

People make hundreds of thousands of decisions during the course of their lives. For the lucky among us, those decisions will vary widely. No matter how we choose, the lifestyles we end up living – or, in some cases, are forced to live – have a…

We could lift one hundred and seventy-one million people out of poverty with it, cut child deaths by half and maternal mortality by 66 per cent with it, and in a world where almost one billion people go hungry,…

Imagine for a moment that a delegate from a small island state has to prepare a briefing on marine debris ahead of a major international conference. Previously, this unlucky delegate would have had to wade through…

One of UNEP’s goals is to help build the capacity of professionals to tackle current and future ecological problems. Sustainable Development Goal 4 aims over the next 14 years to ensure inclusive and equitable…

One of UNEP’s goals within an integrated ecosystem management framework is to foster the capacity of professionals and develop human capacity across all social strata and genders. Environmental education and…

Presented with the universal challenges of sustainable development - of ending poverty, and protecting the planet whilst transforming the world to meet human needs and the necessities of economies - can today's…

The CD-based teaching Tool Toxicology in the Classroom aims at raising awareness among young students about potential adverse effects of chemicals and help reduce careless use and handling of pesticides and other chemicals. The material is targeted…

GEO-1 is the first product of the GEO Project. It is a snap-shot of an ongoing worldwide environmental assessment process. It incorporates regional views and perceptions and aims at building consensus on priority issues and actions. Input was…

Transforming Universities into Green and Sustainable Campuses The focus of this Toolkit is to provide University staff and students with a selection of strategies, tools and resources, gleaned from the literature, from global case studies and from…