United Nations Environment Programme

UNEP OzonAction is deeply saddened by the death of environmental film maker Robert Paul Lamb. Robert  was a widely respected thought leader and practitioner in factual TV production, and in communicating science and sustainable development issues using the media. He has produced a number of videos for OzonAction.  Ozone Day 2009 Video News Release |  Ozone Day 2009 Curtain Raiser: Montreal Protocol |  Tribute page on  tveap.org |  Tribute page on unep.org 

 

 

Bangkok, 8 February 2012 – Today the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in cooperation with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) launched the Regional Enforcement Network for Chemicals and Waste (Project REN), a US$1.56 million project that aims at detecting and preventing illegal cross border trade of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS), other harmful chemicals and hazardous waste in 25 countries of the Asia Pacific region.  Read more...
 

Job Title:  Head, OzonAction Branch, D1
Department/Office: United Nations Environment Programme
Location:  Paris
Posting Period: 29 November 2011 - 27 February 2012
Job Opening number:  11-ADM-UN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME-21516-R-PARIS
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The launching ceremony of Project REN will be on 8 February 2012 at 10:30 am, Bangkok, Thailand. The event will highlight the trends in the illegal trade of harmful chemicals and hazardous waste and details on Project REN.  Read more

 

The 2012 World TV Awards, organized by the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) in collaboration with UNEP OzonAction Programme, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP), is now open to all broadcasters in Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America and the Pacific from public, private sector and freelance producers. 
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20 January 2012 - Universal ratification of the ozone treaties has once again been achieved with the Republic of South Sudan, the newest UN Member State, becoming the 197th Party to ratify the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.  Read more...
 

The HCFC-phaseout in China is impacting chemical production, foam, industrial and commercial refrigeration, air conditioners, refrigeration servicing and solvent sectors, whose total output amounts to billions of Renminbi and will involve tens of thousands of enterprises and millions of workers.  Read more.