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| Title: | Advertising and Communication Forum on Sustainability (1999-ongoing) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Environment Programme - Division of Technology, Industry and Economics | ||||||||
| Description: | The UNEP Advertising and Communication Forum's main objective is to foster more and better communication on sustainability issues thanks to a close co-operation with the advertising sector (i.e. advertisers, advertising agencies and the media). The [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.uneptie.org/sustain/advertising/advertising.htm | ||||||||
| Title: | Advisory Support, Information Services and Training (ASIST) Programme (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | International Labour Organization | ||||||||
| Description: | ASIST - Advisory Support, Information Services and Training Programme promotes strategies for poverty reduction that optimise employment opportunities and local resource utilisation in the provision of sustainable infrastructure and services. | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/recon/eiip/asist/ | ||||||||
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| Title: | Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Environment Programme | ||||||||
| Description: | The Basel Convention is committed to protecting human health and the environment against adverse effects resulting from the generation, movement and management of waste. Current activities cover a broad range of issues including the health and environment [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.basel.int/ | ||||||||
| Title: | Best Practices Database (1996-ongoing) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | Together Foundation -UN Human Settlements Programme | ||||||||
| Description: | This searchable database contains proven solutions to common social, economic and environmental problems of an urbanising and globalising world. Over 2700 practices from 140 countries demonstrate practical ways in which public, private and civil society [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.bestpractices.org/ | ||||||||
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| Title: | Capacity building for Promoting Production and Trading Opportunities for Organic Agriculture in East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda) (2005/7-2007/12) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UNEP-DTIE Economics and Trade Branch | ||||||||
| Description: | Organic agriculture (OA) is a unique production system which offers a range of environmental, social and economic benefits for developing countries. To reap the multifaceted benefits of OA, however, governments must create an enabling environment that [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | www.unep-unctad.org/cbtf | ||||||||
| Title: | Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP) (1999-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | CLASP Secretariat | ||||||||
| Description: | CLASP serves as the world's primary international voice and resource for energy efficiency standards and labeling (S&L) worldwide. CLASP facilitates the design, implementation, and enforcement of energy efficiency standards and labels for appliances, [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.clasponline.org/ | ||||||||
| Title: | Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention) (1972-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | International Maritime Organization | ||||||||
| Description: | The Inter-Governmental Conference on the Convention on the Dumping of Wastes at Sea, which met in London in November 1972 at the invitation of the United Kingdom, adopted this instrument, generally known as the London Convention. / / When the Convention [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.imo.org/Conventions/mainframe.asp?topic_id=258&doc_id=681 | ||||||||
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| Title: | Enhancing National Capacities in Madagascar, Nicaragua, Uganda, and Vietnam to assess Wildlife Trade Policies in Support of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (2006/1-2007/12) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UNEP-DTIE Economics and Trade Branch -UNEP-DTIE Economics and Trade Branch | ||||||||
| Description: | Objective: Production and consumption patterns are a major threat to biodiversity. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was created to help devise wildlife trade polices that ensure safety of endangered [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | www.unep.ch/etb | ||||||||
| Title: | Environmentally Sustainable Transport (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development | ||||||||
| Description: | Although there is an emerging consensus that current patterns of transport activity are not environmentally sustainable, there is no clear vision of what might constitute "sustainable transport". This project has been developing such a vision to help [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.oecd.org/document/58/0,2340,en_2649_34359_2346490_1_1_1_1,00.html | ||||||||
| Title: | Environmentally and Socially Responsible Procurement Working Group (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | Inter-Agency Procurement Services Office | ||||||||
| Description: | the Environmentally and Socially Responsible Procurement Working Group is an inter-agency mechanism for coordination and information sharing among UN agencies, multilateral development banks and other intergovernmental organizations for implementing sustainable [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.sustainableprocurement.net/ | ||||||||
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| Title: | Food Standards Programme (1963-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN | ||||||||
| Description: | The Codex Alimentarius Commission was created in 1963 by FAO and WHO to develop food standards, guidelines and related texts such as codes of practice under the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme. The main purposes of this Programme are protecting [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.codexalimentarius.net/ | ||||||||
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| Title: | Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN) (1994-ongoing) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | TerraChoice Environmental Marketing Inc. | ||||||||
| Description: | The Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN) is a non-profit association of third-party, environmental performance labelling organizations founded in 1994 to improve, promote, and develop the "ecolabelling" of products and services. The mission of the GEN [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.gen.gr.jp/ | ||||||||
| Title: | Globally Harmonized System for the Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) (2002-ongoing) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe | ||||||||
| Description: | The “Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals” (GHS) provides the basis for the worldwide harmonization of the different existing systems applied in various sectors (transport, agriculture, workplace safety, consumer protection [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/ghs/ghs_welcome_e.html | ||||||||
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| Title: | Health-Care Waste Working Group (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | World Health Organization | ||||||||
| Description: | This working group is a voluntary coalition to promote safe management of HCW, and finding sustainable solutions. This resource site aims at supporting mainly developing countries in the implementation of safe health-care waste management systems. | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.healthcarewaste.org | ||||||||
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| Title: | IFCS - Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (1995/4-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety | ||||||||
| Description: | The Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS) is a mechanism to develop and promote strategies and partnerships among national governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations. The purposes of the Forum are: provide policy guidance; [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.ifcs.ch | ||||||||
| Title: | Integrated Product Policy (IPP) (2001-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | European Commission | ||||||||
| Description: | Integrated Product Policy (IPP) seeks to minimise the environmental degradation caused by all products, whether from their manufacturing, use or disposal, by looking at all phases of a products's life-cycle and taking action where it is most effective. The [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ipp/home.htm | ||||||||
| Title: | Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC) (1995-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | World Health Organization | ||||||||
| Description: | The Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC) is the pre-eminent mechanism for initiating, facilitating and coordinating international action to achieve the WSSD 2020 goal for sound management of chemicals. | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.who.int/iomc/en/ | ||||||||
| Title: | International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | World Health Organization | ||||||||
| Description: | Provides expert advice and technical assistance on chemical safety issues. The two main roles are to establish the scientific basis, using health and environment risk assessment, for safe use of chemicals, and to strengthen national capabilities for chemical [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.who.int/pcs/ | ||||||||
| Title: | International Task Force on Harmonisation and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture (2003/2-2006/7) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Conference on Trade and Development | ||||||||
| Description: | The International Task Force on Harmonisation and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture, convened by FAO, IFOAM and UNCTAD, will serve as an open-ended platform for dialogue between public and private institutions (intergovernmental, governmental and civil [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.unctad.org/trade_env/itf-organic | ||||||||
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| Title: | Life Cycle Initiative (2002/4-2010) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Environment Programme - Division for Technology, Industry and Economics | ||||||||
| Description: | The first phase of the Life Cycle Initiative (LCI) started in 2002 and was completed in 2006. The aim was to promote life cycle thinking worldwide. Three programs were established: Application of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and life cycle thinking development, [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.uneptie.org/pc/sustain/lcinitiative/home.htm | ||||||||
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| Title: | Nordic Brochures on Green Public Procurement (2003/7-2008) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | Norwegian Centre for Sustainable Consumption and Production | ||||||||
| Description: | Development and distribution of two brochures (2003-2004) aimed at Greening public procurement in the Nordic countries: Brochure 1 - for politicians, managers and procurement officers. Brochure 2 - for procurement officers. The brochures will be translated [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.grip.no/Felles/english.htm | ||||||||
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| Title: | OECD Work Programme on Sustainable Consumption (1997-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development | ||||||||
| Description: | The OECD Work Programme on Sustainable Consumption provides new data and analysis to help countries reduce the environmental impacts from household consumption patterns. It combines empirical studies of consumption trends in OECD countries with conceptual [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.oecd.org/department/0,2688,en_2649_34331_1_1_1_1_1,00.html | ||||||||
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| Title: | Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Harzardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (PIC) (1998-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN -UN Environment Programme | ||||||||
| Description: | The Convention establishes a first line of defense by giving importing countries the tools and information they need to identify potential hazards and exclude chemicals they cannot manage safely. If a country agrees to import chemicals, the Convention [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.pic.int | ||||||||
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| Title: | Shopping for a Better World (2005/9-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | United Nations Environment Programme | ||||||||
| Description: | As a key link between producers and consumers, the retail sector is a major driver of production and consumption patterns. Retailers have a great influence on producers, suppliers and consumers and therefore can help contribute to the promotion of sustainability [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | www.unep.fr/pc/retail | ||||||||
| Title: | Solar Heating and Cooling Programme (1977-ongoing) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | International Energy Agency | ||||||||
| Description: | The IEA’s Solar Heating and Cooling Programme involves collaboration in the research, development and demonstration of solar thermal technologies for heating and cooling and daylighting technologies to reduce excessive reliance on imported oil, increase [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.iea-shc.org/ | ||||||||
| Title: | Sustainable Procurement (2002-ongoing) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | United Nations Environment Programme - Division of Technology, Industry and Economics | ||||||||
| Description: | 1. UNEP/IAPSO/WB Sustainable Procurement Modular Training Package: introduction and practical steps on how to implement sustainable procurement and why. The Package provides the tools and the necessary information to carry out a one to two/three-days [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.uneptie.org/pc/sustain/policies/green-proc.htm | ||||||||
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| Title: | Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (pre 1992-2017) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Environment Programme | ||||||||
| Description: | In 1985, scientific concerns about damage to the ozone layer prompted governments to adopt the Vienna Convention on the Protection of the Ozone Layer (Adobe PDF), which established an international legal framework for action. Then, two years later, in [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.unep.org/ozone/index.asp | ||||||||
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| Title: | Workshops and Seminars to Build Capacity for Promoting Production and Trade of Organic Agriculture (2006) (2006/1-2006/12) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UNEP-DTIE Economics and Trade Branch | ||||||||
| Description: | The objective is to facilitate vibrant and continuous national and regional multistakeholder dialogue among all relevant parties, including representatives from the ministries of agriculture, environment and trade, farmers, exporters, NGOs, research institutions, [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | www.unep-unctad.org/cbtf | ||||||||
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| Title: | YouthXchange (2000-ongoing) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization -United Nations Environment Programme - Division of Technology, Industry and Economics | ||||||||
| Description: | YouthXchange (YXC) explains how lifestyle choices in more affluent countries and the situation in developing regions of the world are closely interrelated. Unless more responsible consumption patterns are promoted and adopted now, environmental and social [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.youthxchange.net./ | ||||||||
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