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08 Jun 2018 Story
Latin American and Caribbean countries champion marine conservation

Several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are protecting millions of square kilometers of seas in some of the world’s most biodiverse zones. Marine protected areas are one of the best tools to safeguard…

02 Jun 2018 Story
Latin America and the Caribbean bids good-bye to plastic bags

On 30 May, Chile became the first South American country to approve a nationwide ban on single-use plastic bags, garnering congratulations from around the world for its efforts to beat plastic pollution ahead of…

16 Mar 2018 Story
Clinging to life at the edge of the world

Any visitor to southern Chile’s ancient Valdivian rainforest could be excused for missing the tiny and unassuming Barrio’s frog, one of the world’s rarest amphibians. Blending into the riverbanks and streambeds of…

20 Dec 2013 Terminal project evaluations
Terminal evaluation of four UNEP GEF projects Supporting the implementation of the Global Monitoring Plan of POPs in the four sub-regions Eastern Southern Africa, West Africa, Latin America and Caribbean, and Pacific Islands

This report is a terminal evaluation of a UNEP GEF project implemented between 2009 and 2012. The project goal was to build regional capacity on analysis and data generation for POPs in core matrices for the Global POPs Monitoring (GMP) to enable…

10 Jul 2013 Publication
Lead in enamel decorative paints

National Paint Testing Results - A Nine Country Study: Argentina, Azerbaijan, Chile, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Tunisia, Uruguay. Samples of enamel decorative paints available for sale on the market in each of these countries were…

20 Sep 2010 Terminal project evaluations
Terminal evaluation of the UNEP GEF project: Development of national implementation plans for the management of persistent organic pollutants

This is a terminal evaluation of a UNEP GEF project implemented between 2002 and 2006. The objective of the project was to strengthen national capacity to manage persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and to assist countries in meeting their…

03 Nov 2017 Mid-term project evaluations
Mid-term evaluation of the UNEP GEF project: Project for ecosystem services (ProEcoServ)

This report is a mid-term evaluation of a UNEP GEF project implemented between 2011 and 2014. The project piloted in five countries with an objective to reduce threats to globally important biodiversity through integrating the finding and tools of…

03 Nov 2017 Terminal project evaluations
Evaluation of the the Global Fuel Economy Initiative Phase I and the Global Automotive Fuel Economy Campaign of the Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles (PCFV) managing vehicle growth in eight transitional countries

This evaluation of ‘The Global Fuel Economy Initiative Phase I and the Global Automotive Fuel Economy Campaign of the Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles (PCFV) managing vehicle growth in 8 transitional countries’ focuses on the first phase of…

03 Nov 2017 Mid-term project evaluations
Mid-Term Evaluation of project Global Solar Water Heating Market Transformation and Strengthening Initiative (GSWH project)

This report is a Mid-term evaluation of a UNEP-GEF project implemented between 2009 and 2013. The goal of the Global Solar Water Heating Market Transformation and Strengthening Initiative (GSWH) project is to accelerate global commercialization and…

03 Nov 2017 Terminal project evaluations
Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP GEF Project: Promoting Environmentally Sustainable Transport in Latin America (PSTLA)

This report is a terminal evaluation of a UNEP GEF project implemented between 2006 and 2010. The objective of the project was to raise awareness about the benefits of implementing sustainable transport projects among politicians, decision makers…

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