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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 Terminal project evaluations
Terminal evaluation of the UNEP project: Strengthening trade union participation in international environmental processes

This is a terminal evaluation of a UNEP project implemented between 2007 and 2010. The project was designed to address the gap in representation of workers and trade unions in international environmental processes at UNEP, MEAs, and other UN…

03 Nov 2017 Terminal project evaluations
Terminal evaluation UNEP GEF project: Mechanisms to disseminate best practices in integrated transboundary WRM(Delta America)

This report is a terminal evaluation of a UNEP-GEF project implemented between 2003 and 2009.The DELTAmerica project was undertaken to improve the capacity for managing transboundary waters through the promotion of South-South learning and exchange…

03 Nov 2017 Terminal project evaluations
Terminal evaluation of the UNEP GEF project: Assessment of risk management instruments for financing renewable energy

This is a terminal evaluation of a UNEP GEF project implemented between 2005 and 2008. The ultimate goal of the project "Assessment of Risk Management Instruments for Financing Renewable Energy" was to bring about a faster and more…

03 Nov 2017 Terminal project evaluations
Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP/GEF Project: Project for Ecosystem Services (ProEcoServ)

The GEF-funded ProEcoServ project’s overall development goal was to ‘utilise ecosystem assessment and economic valuation to better integrate ecosystem services into poverty reduction and sustainable development planning.’ The project aimed to…

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