Home > United Nations Environment Programme

Its activities cover a wide range of issues, from atmosphere and terrestrial ecosystems, the promotion of environmental science and information, to an early warning and emergency response capacity to deal with environmental disasters and emergencies.

The UNEP has developed guidelines and treaties on issues such as the international transport of potentially harmful chemicals, transboundary air pollution, and contamination of international waterways.

The World Meteorological Organization and the UNEP established the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC) in 1988. UNEP is also one of several Implementing Agencies for the Globel Environment Facility ( GEF).

1 See also

• United Nations
• Conference on the Human Environment: 1972, Stockholm, Sweden
• World Commission on Environment and Development: 1982, Nairobi, Kenya
• Conference on Environment and Development : 19921992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday. Events January January The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General January 1 George H. Bush becomes the fi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• World Summit on Sustainable DevelopmentThe World Summit on Sustainable Development was held in Johannesberg, South Africa in 2002. Some have considered this Summit a disappointment, because the formal negotiations produced no binding results. However, meaningful side agreements were made, and: 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom, Johannesburg, South Africa

2 External links

• Official UNEP Website
• United Nations Environment Network
• Global Environment Facility
• United Nations Earthwatch