Green Jobs: Towards Decent Work in a Sustainable, Low-Carbon World

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Natural Allies: UNEP and Civil Society
"The planet’s ecosystems are facing unprecedented challenges ... Reversing global environmental declines demands the full and effective participation of all sectors of society. Natural Allies provides a clear picture of how civil society can and does work with UNEP, both benefiting from and strengthening UNEP’s programme of work.”

Klaus Toepfer, Executive Director, UNEP

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Labour and the Environment: A Natural Synergy

A Guide to the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) for NGOs - A to Z of the GEF

Women and the Environment

This publication makes the often hidden links between women and the environment visible, with an explicit focus on the gender-related aspects of land, water and biodiversity conservation and management. UNEP hopes that Women and the Environment will inspire the environmental and sustainable development community to better understand the importance of gender, and to integrate a gender perspective across all of its work.

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Cultural Diversity and Biodiversity for Sustainable Development
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This booklet is the summary of a high-level roundtable on "Cultural Diversity and Biodiversity for Sustainable Development", convened by UNEP together with UNESCO during the WSSD in Johannesburg 2002.
Chaired by French President Jacques Chirac, this prominent interdisciplinary panel, which included the Heads of State of New Zealand and Mozambique, Ministers from India and Iran, as well as Nobel Laureates Ms. Rigoberta Menchu and Wole Soyinka and Ms. Esther Camac, underlined the importance of respecting and integrating the diversity of nature and culture as a prerequisite for sustainable development. It also examined ways and means to further the dialogue on cultural diversity and biodiversity as well as how to develop a global environmental ethic benefiting fully from the culture, knowledge and skills of indigenous peoples.

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TUNZA - The UNEP Magazine for Youth
Volume 2, Issue 2: Indigenous Knowledge and Environment

This issue of TUNZA - The UNEP Magazine for Youth tries to show how traditional knowledge of indigenous people can be a resource for a more environmentally friendly way of life in other cultures. It argues that indigenous groups should be treated with respect, granted the right to live on their original lands and to lead their traditional way of life. A cooperative attitude towards indigenous people can therefore be of great value for both sides: indigenous ways of life can be preserved and other people can learn from the indigenous communities' close relation to nature for their own prosperity.

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Civic Entrepreneurship: A Civil Society Perspective on Sustainable Development

Civic Entrepreneurship is a history of the future. This seven-volume series seeks to synthesize successful practical experiences of what is sustainable development. It underlines the fundamental role of civil society - both as a promoter of civic values and as the mobilizer of the energy and initiative of citizens. It is the result of a two-year collaboration between over 350 civil society practitioners from 70 countries. Over 1,000 cases of successful examples of sustainable development are listed; the process was led by UNEP's Division of Policy Development and Law (DPDL), the Stockholm Environment Institute - Boston Center (SEI-B), and the Ring.

Our Planet Magazine

Our planet magazine is UNEP’s magazine for environmentally sustainable development. Each issue of Our Planet concentrates on one specific theme, tying into international conferences , meetings , events , or dealing with issues of our time e.g. Water or Climate Change.
Our Planet contains articles by leaders of United Nations organizations, national governments, non-governmental organizations, experts, business leaders and opinion formers.

Negotiating and Implementing MEAs: A Manual for NGOs

This manual attempts to link the two areas of MEA formulation and civil society participation. Its goal is to both strengthen multi-stakeholder participation and increase political momentum for effective MEA development, implementation and enforcement

Earthprint

Earthprint contains publications from UNEP and also contains environmental publications from other prominent international organizations.