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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: | 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/ | ||||||||
| Title: | Build national capacities to assess, design and implement policies that maximize the development gains from trade-related policies in the agricultural sector while minimizing the impact on agricultural biodiversity (2005/5-2009/12) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UNEP-DTIE Economics and Trade Branch | ||||||||
| Description: | The initiative is aimed at building national institutional and governmental capacities to identify and quantify the environmental, social and economic effects of trade-related production and consumption patterns and other policies impacting the agricultural [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | www.unep.ch/etb | ||||||||
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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: | Clean Air Initiative (CAI) (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | World Bank | ||||||||
| Description: | The Clean Air Initiative (CAI) advances innovative ways to improve air quality in cities by sharing knowledge and experiences through partnerships in selected regions of the world. | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.cleanairnet.org/ | ||||||||
| 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/ | ||||||||
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| Title: | Educating for a Sustainable Future (1994-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization | ||||||||
| Description: | This transdisciplinary project was launched in 1994 as the principal mechanism within UNESCO to follow-up the recommendations concerning education made by the major UN conferences of the 1990s and the conventions on biological diversity, climate change [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.unesco.org/education/esd/ | ||||||||
| Title: | Energy Charter Protocol on Energy Efficiency and Related Environmental Aspects (1994-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | Energy Charter | ||||||||
| Description: | The Energy Charter Protocol on Energy Efficiency and Related Environmental Aspects (PEEREA) was negotiated, opened for signature (1994) and entered into force at the same time (1998) as the Energy Charter Treaty. Building on the provisions of the Treaty, [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.encharter.org/index.php?id=4 | ||||||||
| Title: | Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearinghouse (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | US Department of Energy | ||||||||
| Description: | A gateway to hundreds of Web sites and thousands of online documents on energy efficiency and renewable energy. | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.eere.energy.gov/ | ||||||||
| Title: | Environment for Europe Programme (1995-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Economic Commission for Europe | ||||||||
| Description: | The Programme is the first attempt to set long-term environmental priorities at the pan-European level and to make Agenda 21 more operational in the European context, particularly its provision relating to the integration of environmental policy with [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.unece.org/env/wgso/welcome.html | ||||||||
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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: | Global Initiative on Transport Emissions (GITE) (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | United Nations | ||||||||
| Description: | The Global Initiative on Transport Emissions (GITE) is a project undertaken jointly by the World Bank and the United Nations in cooperation with the private sector to facilitate the cooperation among automotive and petroleum industries and developing [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.un.org/esa/gite/ | ||||||||
| Title: | Global Renewable Energy Education and Training (GREET) Programme (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization | ||||||||
| Description: | The Global Renewable Energy Education and Training (GREET) aims at developing the scientific capacity and local competencies through development of institutional and human capacity building, dissemination of scientific and technical knowledge and providing [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://portal.unesco.org/sc_nat/ev.php?URL_ID=1490&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201 | ||||||||
| 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 Impact Assessment (HIA) of Transport (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | World Health Organization - Regional Office for Europe | ||||||||
| Description: | HIA aims at studying upstream health determinants in an integrated way rather than concentrating on single risk factors. HIA's overall objective is to provide decision-makers with sound information on implications on health of any given policy. The health [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.euro.who.int/transport/HIA/20021009_3 | ||||||||
| 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: | 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 Solar Energy Society (ISES) (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | International Solar Energy Society | ||||||||
| Description: | The International Solar Energy Society (ISES) is a global network of industry, individuals and institutions in support of the advancement, research and utilization of renewable energy technologies world-wide. Representing some 30,000 members globally, [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | www.ises.org | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
| Title: | Local Capacities for Global Agendas (2002-2007) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Environment Programme -UN Human Settlements Programme | ||||||||
| Description: | Developing local capacities and mechanisms for adapting and implementing global principles and norms of sustainable urbanisation (including related MEAS e.g. on climate change; air quality; water management, biodiversity); Strengthening the capacities [...] | ||||||||
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| Title: | London Group on Environmental Accounting (1994-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | Statistics Canada | ||||||||
| Description: | To provide an annual forum for leading countries and international organisations to exchange practical and conceptual expertise with respect to the development of environmental accounts linked to the System of National Accounts. To make available to the [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www4.statcan.ca/citygrp/london/london.htm | ||||||||
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| Title: | Municipal Solid Waste Management Training Course for Pacific Island Forum (PIF) Countries (2001-2009) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme | ||||||||
| Description: | The objective of this regional training course is to provide technical training to waste management advisers, managers and workers from the PIF countries in order to improve their planning and implementation skills of MSWM strategies, particularly in [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.sprep.org/solid_waste/training/index.htm | ||||||||
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| Title: | Organisations for the Promotion of Energy Technologies (OPET) Network (1980-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | European Commission | ||||||||
| Description: | OPET Network has series of activities, aimed at promoting public awareness of current energy research results. The activities are intended to further the deployment of innovative technologies and increase the pace of market uptake in respect of research [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.cordis.lu/opet/home.html | ||||||||
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| Title: | Pacific Regional Solid Waste Management Strategy (2004-2005) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme | ||||||||
| Description: | This programme followed the endorsement, at the Japan/Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PALM 2003), of the need for developing a Pacific Regional Solid Waste Management Strategy building on the draft Master Plan prepared by the Japanese Government. [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.sprep.org/solid_waste/index.asp | ||||||||
| Title: | Partnership of Cleaner Fuels and Vehicles (2002-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Division for Sustainable Development | ||||||||
| Description: | The Partnership seeks to work with developing countries to phase out the use of lead and reduce sulphur in fuels as well as to work toward improving fuel quality in general. Activities are aimed at building capacities, improving availability and accessibility [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.un.org/esa/gite/cleanfuels/index.html | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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| Title: | UN Car Free Days (-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Division for Sustainable Development | ||||||||
| Description: | Car Free Days will be used as a public awareness and public education tool to promote alternative modes of transport and inspire communities to take a more active role in local transport policy decision making. | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.uncfd.org/ | ||||||||
| Title: | UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (1992-) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat | ||||||||
| Description: | The Convention sets an overall framework for intergovernmental efforts to tackle climate change. It establishes an objective and principles and spells out commitments for different groups of countries according to their circumstances and needs. It also [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://unfccc.int/ | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
| Title: | World-wide Information System for Renewable Energy (WIRE) (-) | ||||||||
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| Description: | The World-wide Information System for Renewable Energy is a service provided by the International Solar Energy Society (ISES). WIRE is an Internet based information service for the renewable energy community and people interested in learning more about [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://wire0.ises.org/ | ||||||||
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| Title: | Year of Action Against Waste (2005-2006) | ||||||||
| Lead organization: | Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme | ||||||||
| Description: | The Year of Action Against Waste programme was part of a long term regional program that is aimed at assisting all the Pacific Island member countries of SPREP in addressing their solid waste management issues in an environmentally sound manner. The [...] | ||||||||
| Web site: | http://www.sprep.org.ws/solid_waste/index.asp | ||||||||
| 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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