14 Facts About UNEP

In 1988, the World Meteorological Organization and UNEP established the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change .

UNEP is one of several Implementing Agencies for the Global Environment Facility and the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol.

The finances related to all programs of UNEP is voluntarily contributed by Member states of the United Nations.

Between 1974 and 1986 UNEP produced more than 200 technical guidelines or manuals on environment including forest and water management, pest control, pollution monitoring, the relationship between chemical use and health, and management of industry.

UNEP was secretary-general of both the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment and the Earth Summit .

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UNEP was succeeded by Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Klaus Topfer, Achim Steiner, and Erik Solheim .

UNEP's acting executive director, Joyce Msuya, took office in November 2018 following the resignation of Erik Solheim.

UNEP has registered several successes, such as the 1987 Montreal Protocol for limiting emissions of gases blamed for thinning the planet's protective ozone layer, and the 2012 Minamata Convention, a treaty to limit toxic mercury.

UNEP has sponsored the development of solar loan programmes, with attractive return rates, to buffer the initial deployment costs and entice consumers to consider and purchase solar PV systems.

In 2001, UNEP alerted about the destruction of the Marshlands when it released satellite images showing that 90 percent of the marsh had been lost.

Two decades, UNESCO and UNEP led the International Environmental Education Programme, which set out a vision for, and gave practical guidance on how to mobilize education for environmental awareness.

UNEP is the co-chair and a founding partner for the Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy, which is a public-private partnership of over 50 global organizations and governments seeking to support the transition to a global circular economy.

UNEP protects seas by promoting international conventions through education and training.

In December 2012, following the Rio+20 Summit, a decision by the General Assembly of the United Nations to "strengthen and upgrade" the UNEP and establish universal membership of its governing body was confirmed.