Press Releases

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4 September 2002 - "Work Man Like Plan Agreed to Fight Against Poverty and Fight for Sustainable Development Says Klaus Toepfer - Nations Accept Environment's Key Role in Delivering a Healthier and Cleaner World" (PDF - 71KB)

3 September 2002 - "Trade and Environment Task Force Strengthened in Johannesburg" (PDF - 92KB)

3 September 2002 - "Massive Destruction of Great Ape Habitats Likely Over the Next 30 Years Unless Current Trends Reversed" (PDF - 100KB)

2 September 2002 - "295 financial institutions call for "People, Planet, Prosperity" approach in Johannesburg" (PDF - 145KB). Recommendations made by the UNEP Finance Initiatives (FI) (PDF - 131KB).

1 September 2002 - "Putting Energy into Sustainable Development - UNEP launches new Global Clean Energy Network at Johannesburg World Summit" (PDF - 112KB)

30 August 2002 - "Innovative Business Approach Helps Provide Clean Energy to World's Needies - Report Finds NGOs and Community Based Organizations Can Work Together to Jumpstart and Sustain New Energy Enterprises" (PDF - 96KB)

27 August 2002 - "Senior Judges Adopt Ground-Breaking Action Plan to Strengthen World's Environment-Related Laws" (PDF - 135KB).

22 August 2002 - "UNEP teams up with the car industry to promote Internet-based Greening Driving campaign" (PDF - 101 KB).

18 August 2002 - "Top Judges Meet in Johannesburg to Boost Prospects for Enforcing Environment-Related Laws. Biggest Gathering of its Kind Comes Days Before Crucial World Summit on Sustainable Development" (PDF - 96KB)

12 August 2002 - "UNEP calls for more action on water issues at Johannesburg Poverty Summit" (PDF - 90KB)

12 August 2002 - "Regional and Global Impacts of Vast Pollution Cloud Detailed in New Scientific Study - Growing Threats to Food Security and Human Health in South Asia Challenges World Leaders at World Summit on Sustainable Development", in English (PDF - 109KB) in French (PDF - 111KB)

8 August 2002 - "New pledges for multibillion-dollar environment fund a boost for World Summit on Sustainable Development", in English (PDF - 11 KB).

1 August 2002 - "Wildlife Atlas underlines vital role of ecosystems in reducing poverty and delivering prosperity ahead of World Summit on Sustainable Development", in English (PDF - 98KB), in French (PDF - 121KB).

5 June 2002 - "First comprehensive "real-time" way to observe state of world's oceans, UN Oceans Atlas launched on World Environment Day", in English (PDF - 107KB)

3 June 2002 - "Global survey shows slow progress on un-sustainable consumption guidelines", in English (PDF - 98KB)

2 June 2002 - PrepComIV UNEP side event, "UNEP urges progress in tourism sector and launches new industry sector reports on sustainability performance", in English (PDF - 28KB).

15 May 2002 - The Industry as a partner for sustainable development series was launched in Paris. Press release "The state of the planet is getting worse, but for many it's 'business as usual' - industry and the environment, achievements, unfinished business and future challenges", in English (PDF - 28 KB) or French (PDF - 31 KB).

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