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May 2020

Sound Chemicals and Waste Management for Sustainable Development

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
This document describes results, lessons, and human impact from selected GEF-funded projects to implement the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and the Minamata Convention on Mercury.

Developing Sustainable Policy and Processing Capacity for End of Life Vehicles in Mongolia

Organisation: 
Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Country: 
Mongolia

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is working together with a number of UN organizations, notably UNEP and UNDP, on an initiative called Partnership for Green Economy, PAGE.

Eco-Industrial Park Initiative for Sustainable Industrial Zones in Vietnam: Inclusive and sustainable industrial development

Organisation: 
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

 This project Eco-Industrial Park Initiative for Sustainable Industrial Zones in Vietnam: Inclusive and sustainable industrial development aims to transform the Industrial Zones (IZ) into eco-industrial parks through shared services (transportation, monitorin

China National "12th Five-Year Plan" for Environmental Protection

Country: 
China
In the pursuit of a more environmentally friendly economy, the Chinese government laid out a blueprint on pollution reduction goals between 2011 and 2015. Experts believe the new plan will shift the future investment focus in China from infrastructure development to “green” projects. The “National 12th Five-year Plan on Environmental Protection,” released by the State Council on December 15, complimented China’s achievement in pollution control over the past five years and set new goals for the future.

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China National "12th Five-Year Plan" for Environmental Protection

Country: 
China
In the pursuit of a more environmentally friendly economy, the Chinese government laid out a blueprint on pollution reduction goals between 2011 and 2015. Experts believe the new plan will shift the future investment focus in China from infrastructure development to “green” projects. The “National 12th Five-year Plan on Environmental Protection,” released by the State Council on December 15, complimented China’s achievement in pollution control over the past five years and set new goals for the future.
August 2017

The Economics of Conventional and Organic Cotton Production in Benin

Economics of Land Degradation (ELD)
The case study, The Economics of Conventional and Organic Cotton Production in Benin presents an analysis of the economics of pesticides use and resulting occupational health issues in cotton production.
January 2019

Air Pollution in Asia and the Pacific: Science-based solutions

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), Asia Pacific Clean Air Partnership
This report identifies 25 clean air measures that can positively impact human health, crop yields, climate change, and socio-economic development as well as contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Implementing these measures could help 1 billion people breathe cleaner air by 2030 and reduce global warming by a third of a degree Celsius by 2050.

Cleaner Pacific 2025: Pacific Regional Waste And Pollution Management Strategy

Organisation: 
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
The Pacific Regional Waste and Pollution Management Strategy 2016–2025 is a comprehensive blueprint to help improve the management of waste and pollution over the next ten years.
August 2012

Getting to Green- A Sourcebook of Pollution Management: Policy Tools for Growth and Competitiveness

World Bank Group

This pollution management (PoMa) sourcebook has two major goals. First, it is intended to provide users with current information on available policy tools for pollution management.

November 2010

Enterprise-Level Indicators for Resource Productivity and Pollution Intensity: A Primer for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment)

This guide provides a core set of enterprise level resource productivity and pollution intensity indicators.

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