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	UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME - Presentation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		UNEP's stronger regional presence involves its offices in New York for North America, in Geneva for Europe, in Nairobi for Africa, in Bangkok for Asia and the Pacific, in Mexico City for Latin America and the Caribbean, and in Bahrain for West Asia.
		UNEP's mission is "to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing and enabling nations and people to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations".
		UNEP's International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC), with offices in Japan, facilitates the transfer of environmentally sound technologies related to the concerns of large urban areas, especially in developing countries and countries with economies in transition.
	www.estec.esa.nl /mercure/unep/org.htm (1807 words)

	UNEP Finance Initiative: Innovative financing for sustainability
		UNEP FI is a global partnership between UNEP and the financial sector.
		UNEP FI is pleased to release a completely redeveloped, redesigned, and restructured website to showcase the work of UNEP FI and its signatories.
		UNEP Finance Initiative is a Unit of the Economics and Trade Branch, within the Division of Technology, Industry and Economics at the United Nations Environment Programme.
	www.unepfi.org (275 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Asian Tsunami Disaster - UNEP Situation Report 6: UNEP Asian Disaster Task ...
		UNEP is working closely with national governments, international experts and organisations to provide environmental information to the scientific body of knowledge required for such a system, to support the development of the actual mechanism and strengthening the capacities of the national environmental authorities to participate in the national early warning platforms.
		UNEP Deployments: In collaboration with the Joint UNEP-OCHA Environment Unit, the UNEP Task Force is currently organising a fact-finding mission to Yemen between 5-10 February for an initial rapid assessment of the environmental impacts of the tsunami.
		UNEP is currently developing guidance materials for national authorities to screen reconstruction projects for possible environmental impacts, and to ensure all projects take lessons learned from the tsunami on environmental planning and management into account.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EGUA-69DT3W?OpenDocument (2618 words)

	UNEP in Asia and the Pacific (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		UNEP has recognized the importance of civil society in environmental sustainability and is actively working to ensure its role in the formulation of policy programme implementation.
		UNEP helped facilitate civil society engagement at the regional and sub-regional level in the preparatory process for the World Summit on Sustainable Development.
		Advise UNEP on critical and emerging environmental issues in Asia and the Pacific, and related research, policy developments and advocacy that may be relevant to UNEP; and
	www.roap.unep.org /html/Civil_Society_Engagement.htm (1068 words)

	Mesopotamian Marshlands
		GRID-Geneva and Sioux Falls, in collaboration with UNEP's Regional Office for West Asia, have embarked on a joint study to monitor environmental change in the Tigris-Euphrates drainage basin.
		The results of this study, "The Mesopotamian Marshlands: Demise of an Ecosystem" was published in 2001 and was accompanied with an interactive IMS-based website (prototype), a suite of maps, and posters to help raise regional and global awareness about the scale and significance of environmental change in one of the world's leading water flashpoints.
		UNEP hopes that such scientific assessments will promote a better understanding of the challenges facing transboundary waters in the Middle East in the new millennium and encourage the international community to assist riparian countries in reaching an agreement on sharing the rivers' waters.
	www.grid.unep.ch /activities/sustainable/tigris/index.php (494 words)

	United Nations Environment Programme
		UNEP led the process to the finalization of the recent Lusaka Agreement, between Kenya, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, which provides for the establishment of an international task force for combating illegal trafficking in African wildlife including rhinos.
		UNEP was established as a result of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, held in Stockholm in 1972.
		Its mission is to provide leadership and encourage partnerships in caring for the environment by enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without comprising that of future generations.
	www.un.org /Pubs/ourlives/unep.htm (602 words)

	UNEP Science Initiative Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		One of UNEP’s main functions since its inception at the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment in 1972 is to keep under review the world environmental situation, as mandated by UN General Assembly resolution 2997 (XXVII).
		For this reason UNEP’s Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC/GMEF) has initiated a consultative process to identify gaps and needs in the current assessment structure, and the means to address them.
		The Executive Director of UNEP will report on the consultation and present a revised version of the Environment Watch proposal and the outcome of the Situation Analysis and Capacity Building Needs Assessment to the 9th Special Session of UNEP’s Governing Council to be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 7-9 February 2006.
	science.unep.org (403 words)

	UNEP Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific :: R R C.A P
		UNEP has published new Environmental Indicators Reports to assist countries of Asia-Pacific measure progress towards sustainable development goals.
		The Asia-Pacific Environment Outlook 2 is published by UNEP periodically to present the state of environment and its trend in the region.
		ADB president and UNEP regional director and regional representative for Asia and the Pacific handed over the atlas to each of the GMS representatives and embassadors.
	www.rrcap.unep.org (444 words)

	UNEP DTIE
		UNEP DTIE celebrates 30th anniversary - The UNEP “Industry and Environment Office” was created in Paris in 1975, following the 1972 Stockholm Conference.
		UNEP FI 2005 Global Roundtable - This year’s Roundtable will focus on the issues of carbon and responsible investment, under the theme of environmental risks and opportunities for financial institutions.
		UNEP Represents Green Customs Initiative at Chemical Weapons Convention - OPCW Director General, welcomed UNEP’s participation for the first time in the Chemical Weapon Convention regime and hoped that such collaboration would help to improve senior customs authorities’ understanding of the requirements of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).
	www.unep.fr /en (187 words)

	Mountains: UNEP.Net, the Environment Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Bishkek Global Mountain Summit was the culminating event of the International Year of Mountains, drawing together the ideas and recommendations generated by previous events, from all levels and sectors of society, into proposals for concrete action.
		Mountain Watch is a report produced by UNEP for the Bishkek Global Mountain Summit.
		The designations employed and the presentation of material do not imply any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNEP or the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
	mountains.unep.net (345 words)

	Welcome to UNEP's Division of Global Environment Facility Coordination (DGEF) — Division of the Global ...
		UNEP's GEF portfolio comprises a number of completed and ongoing technical assistance projects which explicitly involve indigenous groups.
		The annual report reviews UNEP’S actions in the framework of the Global Environment facility for the year 2004.
		The goal of the initiative is to reduce poverty and environmental degradation and thereby ensure sustainable development on the African continent.
	dgef.unep.org (346 words)

	UNEP Islands Home Page
		This Islands site, hosted by UNEP and assembled by Arthur Dahl, Senior Adviser to the United Nations Environment Programme, provides access to a number of resources concerning islands, primarily from within the United Nations system, that are otherwise rather scattered and difficult to obtain.
		The Regional Seas Programmes of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) include all of the small island developing States, and have done much to encourage regional cooperation among islands on environmental issues, such as through the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP).
		UNEP is also collaborating with the Global Islands Network in building an information system to support all small islands.
	islands.unep.ch (2083 words)

	INFOTERRA: UNEP Executive Director Announces Plans for Organization
		UNEP Executive Director Announces Plans for Organization Opening Speech to Special Session of UNEP's Governing Council Nairobi, 20 to 22 May 1998 NAIROBI, 20 May 1998 - Addressing environment ministers and other senior government officials in Nairobi today, Mr.
		On the subject of economic instruments, Toepfer said that, "It is a challenge and an obligation for UNEP to analyze the impacts of free-market economies linked with liberalization and globalization and their social and environmental consequences." He said UNEP has two priorities in this area.
		"UNEP is exploring the possibility of developing a global action programme focusing on the environmental aspects of freshwater management with a regional component." And, he continued, "UNEP is reviewing its assessment activities for establishing a system for predicting hot spots, developing early warning systems to alert governments to potential disputes on shared water resources." 4.
	ces.iisc.ernet.in /hpg/envis/doc98html/envunep521.html (841 words)

	UNEP ANNOUNCES FIRST MAJOR PARTNER FOR YOUTH AND CHILDREN'S PROGRAMME
		Called "Tunza", meaning to treat with care or affection in the East African language of Kiswahili, the strategy aims to engage young people in the work of UNEP and enhance their participation in environment and sustainable development issues.
		Approved by UNEP's Governing Council in February 2003, the strategy outlines activities and events at the subregional, regional and global levels to be implemented for a six-year period.
		Under the agreement UNEP and Bayer will create a steering committee to develop projects to be implemented under the partnership.
	www.un.org /News/Press/docs/2004/unep232.doc.htm (484 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Asian Tsunami Disaster - UNEP Situation Report 5: UNEP Asian Disaster Task ...
		Throughout the response process, UNEP’s counterparts are the national environmental authorities in the affected countries with whom UNEP identifies the urgent environmental risks, assist in mobilizing environmental assistance and provide environmental expertise.
		UNEP is working closely with UNDG and UNDP as well as the UN country teams to conduct needs assessments in (all) affected regions, to identify the recovery and reconstruction needs for the medium term.
		UNEP staff members and external experts are being sent on these missions as has been agreed with UN colleagues.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/DDAD-69EP3Z?OpenDocument (849 words)

	UNEP/ROLAC Activities - January 1-31, 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ricardo Sanchez as UNEP Regional Director; meeting with ROLAC programme officers to address the projects and activities undertaken by the Regional Office and results of the First Interagency Technical Committee Meeting; meeting with the Ministers of the Environment of Central America to address reconstruction activities after Hurricane Mitch; meeting with Mexican NGOs.
		The meeting was chaired by UNEP as Coordinator of the ITC, and it addressed several issues such as mechanisms to strengthen the ITC, revision of progress achieved of specific project proposals, development of a joint co-operation strategy for countries affected by Hurricane Mitch, among others.
		The purpose of this workshop was to coordinate actions amongst UNEP, UNDP, the WB and other international agencies, to produce and environmental and vulnerability assessment of Central American countries.
	www.rolac.unep.mx /cronica/ing/pn0199i.htm (986 words)

	UNEP planning workshop on environmental information systems
		UNEP's assessment function is only effective if it delivers environmental information for decision-making, and the new information technologies are radically changing the potential for doing this.
		UNEP produces a vast array of information products (technical reports, overviews, databases, clearinghouses, maps, websites, press releases, policy papers, etc) many of which are tailored to different user needs, but could easily be adapted.
		As UNEP’s products vary in complexity, a simple set of guidelines is needed to facilitate breaking down large products, such as the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) reports, into discrete components which can stand as products in their own right.
	earthwatch.unep.ch /about/docs/plwk1rpt.htm (4497 words)

	MRF-Environment - Home
		UNEP DTIE's mining, minerals and the environment programme focuses on strengthening the leverage of all stakeholders to improve the environmental stewardship of the mining industry.
		UNEP Publication Brochure on Mining and Environment (PDF 1MB) and order form (PDF 17 KB) are available electronically.
		Disclaimer: UNEP DTIE makes every effort to ensure, but does not guarantee, the accuracy of the information on this web site.
	www.mineralresourcesforum.org (914 words)

	Coral Reef Unit
		The United Nations Environment Programme Coral Reef Unit (CRU) was established by the UNEP Executive Director on 1 December 2000 within the Division of Environmental Conventions (DEC), in close association with the Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA).
		It is now located in Cambridge, England, at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, under the responsibility of the Division of Environmental Policy Implementation (DEPI).
		It is responsible for UNEP's participation in the International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN) and other international programmes, and provides the administrative base for the ICRAN Coordinating Unit.
	coral.unep.ch /crunit.htm (570 words)

	Post Conflict Assessment Unit
		The Post-Conflict Assessment Unit (PCAU) extends UNEP's work in areas of the world where the natural and human environment has been damaged as a direct or indirect consequence of conflict.
		UNEP Desk Study on the Environment in Liberia
		UNEP report chronicles environmental damage of the Afghanistan conflict (January 2003)
	postconflict.unep.ch (272 words)

	UNEP FI: Events: UNEP FI 2003 Global Roundtable
		The UNEP FI 2003 Global Roundtable is the flagship event for UNEP Finance Initiatives, a unique public-private partnership between the United Nations and nearly 300 finance and insurance institutions.
		The UNEP FI 2003 Global Roundtable is supported by the UN Global Compact.
		UNEP FI is the Secretariat for the UN Global Compact Working group on Investors and Sustainability.
	www.unepfi.org /events/2003/roundtable (321 words)

	UNEP/DEWA/GRID-Europe Homepage
		DEWA/GRID-Europe is one of UNEP's major centres for data and information management, with a unique, "value-adding" mandate in the handling of global and regional environmental data, which in turn support the environment assessment and early warning activities of UNEP and its partners.
		DEWA/GRID-Europe is supported by a "Partnership Agreement" between UNEP, the Swiss Agency for Environment, Forests and Landscape (SAEFL) and the University of Geneva.
		Supported by UNEP and other agencies, the World Glacier Monitoring Service has launched the next edition of the Fluctuations of Glaciers report (1995-2000).
	www.grid.unep.ch (478 words)

	UNEP - Marshlands Project - Home
		The project is implemented by the International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC) of UNEP Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics (DTIE).
		In 2001, UNEP alerted the world to their plight with satellite images that showed 90 percent of the wetlands had been lost.
		The goal of the project is to support the sustainable management and restoration of the Iraqi Marshlands, by facilitating strategy formulation, monitoring marsh conditions, raising capacity of Iraqi decision makers, and providing water, sanitation, and wetland management options on a pilot basis.
	marshlands.unep.or.jp (374 words)

	EarthPrint.com - Environmental Books and Publications from UNEP and Key International Organisations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		UNEP has encapsulated significant recent and topical environmental issues and developments in this readable and reliable volume - to inform, guide and stimulate action for the health of our environment.
		UNEP 2004 paperback 87 pages Price: USD 12.00.
		The manuscript was prepared in collaboration with UNEP’s Regional Offices and the Eco-Schools International Coordination in Portugal.
	www.earthprint.com (725 words)

	Caribbean Environment Programme
		From September 27 to October 2, 2004, Montego Bay, Jamaica hosted the Third Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife and the the 11th Intergovernmental Meeting on the UNEP Caribbean Environment programme.
		For three decades the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has fostered regional cooperation on behalf of the marine and coastal environment.
		World Environment Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment.
	www.cep.unep.org (839 words)

	United Nations Environmental Programme - Regional Office of North America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		UNEP established the Regional Office for North America (RONA) in Washington, D.C. in October 2000.
		It is one of six regional offices that make up UNEP's Division of Regional Cooperation.
		If you wish to attend, please RSVP to Katharina Umpfenbach of UNEP's Regional Office for North America via email at rona4@rona.unep.org.
	www.rona.unep.org (484 words)

	SEFI: UNEP Sustainable Energy Finance Initiative - Creating the climate for change (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		SEFI is the UNEP Sustainable Energy Finance Initiative - a platform providing financiers with the tools, support, and global network needed to conceive and manage investments in the complex and rapidly changing marketplace for clean energy technologies.
		SEFI's goal is to foster investment in sustainable energy projects by providing up-to-date investor information, facilitating deal origination, developing partnerships, and creating the momentum needed to shift sustainable energy from the margins of energy supply to the mainstream.
		A new report examining existing public finance mechanisms and how they fill the financing gaps that exist at various stages of sustainable energy market development will be made available soon on this site.
	www.sefi.unep.org (196 words)

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