Private sector initiatives to meet corporate environmental goals and develop more environment friendly products as part of strategic marketing initiatives are also drivers of change.

Enhanced community participation in environmental management, empowerment of CBOs and strong local initiatives have been encouraged by the Convention.

For example, improving energy efficiency and material use efficiency has been undertaken in many sectors under cleaner production and environmental management initiatives.

Our close partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme, the Caspian Ecological Programme, the Aral Sea Rescue Fund and a number of other international environmental initiatives shows how regional and global environmental protection issues can be tackled.

The Small Grants Program (SGP) provides up to 50,000 support for community level initiatives that contribute to environmental benefits related to the GEF focal areas.

Other initiatives exploring opportunities in emerging sectors such as tourism, mass media, health and education, environmental conservation, the service sector and information and communication technology are also being implemented.

(a) To promote a UNEP wide integrated approach to the implementation of the outcome of the international environmental governance process in enhancing delivery of the capacity building initiatives of UNEP

Meteorology is not an exact science, and we cannot predict the precise extent and impact of environmental initiatives, though progress in weather forecasting might also reduce the damage caused by hurricanes.

The Compact's concrete initiatives included the establishment of sustainable businesses in least developed countries, a project currently being run by UNDP, and cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on environmental projects.

Environmental management This consists of environmental modification, environmental manipulation and measures to reduce human vector contact.

Several experiments covering a relatively broad range of activities in desertification control have been initiated in the field, including environmental protection in rural and urban areas as well as initiatives designed to improve production.

Environmental

Placing on special record his many bold initiatives political, diplomatic and organizational and his important achievements, in particular with respect to the Millennium Development Goals, peace and security issues, environmental issues and United Nations reform,

Regional initiatives

Country initiatives

New initiatives

Tricontinental initiatives

Other initiatives

Regional initiatives

Partnership initiatives

Environmental activities

Environmental concerns

Environmental Convention

Environmental monitoring

Environmental accounting

Environmental treaties

Strong partnerships have been established with other agencies and organizations working on urban related issues, including the International Development Research Centre, the International Institute for Sustainable Development, the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, and UN Habitat.

Environmental threats The Galápagos Marine Reserve faces a number of environmental threats.

The analysis on environmental goods and services (EGS) focuses on identifying environmental goods of potential environmental and trade interest for developing countries.

Quick impact initiatives

Child related initiatives

Some Positive Initiatives

Quick win initiatives

Other regional initiatives

Such initiatives include

Other international initiatives

Some Parties indicated that research activities are coordinated by their national meteorological services, and others indicated that climate change research is included under other environmental and energy related activities or in the context of international or regional initiatives.

Where initiatives already exist, they should develop replication strategies and scale up existing initiatives.

Sovereign Environmental Risk

Ensuring environmental sustainability

C. Environmental sustainability

(b) Environmental Health

Environmental monitoring techniques

Best Environmental Practices

International Environmental Law