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Global Outlook Report looks at worldwide efforts in promoting Sustainable Consumption and Production |
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Apr 25, 2012 |
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Successful initiatives to promote sustainable consumption and production are flourishing around the globe, but further efforts are needed to embed such practices in existing policy frameworks, according to a new Global Outlook Report published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in collaboration with the European Commission. The Report released at Stockholm+40, an event marking the 40th anniversary of the UN Conference on the Human Environment, presents an overview of efforts worldwide to shift towards sustainable consumption and production (SCP) patterns. The aim is to identify and share promising examples of effective policies and to propose recommendations to help support for SCP move ahead.
The report contains seven main sections: SCP at the global level; and SCP at regional levels - Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe region, West Asia. The report presents 56 case studies within these sections, among which is a case study for sustainable forestry (global level). UNEP (2012), Global Outlook on SCP Policies: taking action together DG Environment press release |
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