UNEP

Global ecology body

UNEP is the United Nations Environment Programme, the leading global authority on environmental issues.

Established in 1972, it sets the international environmental agenda and promotes sustainable development: UNEP coordinates global efforts to combat climate change.

The agency is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.

organization

United Nations

International governmental organization

headquarters · secretariat · executive director · governing council · member states · intergovernmental · multilateral · agency · institution · international

initiatives

SDGs

UN's 2030 global priorities

forests · wildlife · species protection · circular economy · renewable energy · carbon neutrality

partnerships

governments

Ruling political authorities

corporations · stakeholders · collaboration · funding · donors · World Bank · IPCC · conventions · treaties · agreements

mission

environmental protection

Safeguarding ecosystems from harm

pollution · ecosystem · conservation · green economy · emissions · ozone layer · advocacy · awareness · policy · regulation

Categories
Opposites
environmental mission

UNEPOPEC

Petroleum exporters' coalition

fossil fuel industry · fossil fuel lobby · ExxonMobil · BP

regulatory authority

UNEPEPA

Federal environmental regulator

enforcement agency · regulatory authority · WTO

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Top 1,000,000
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