The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that was established in 1972. UNEP is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya and coordinates environmental activities and assists developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies. UNEP's mission is to provide leadership on environmental issues and encourage partnerships to improve quality of life without compromising future generations. UNEP's main activities include addressing climate change, disasters, ecosystems, environmental governance, harmful substances, and resource efficiency.

1. United Nations Environment Program
(UNEP)
Prepared By
Md. Arifuzzaman Arif
Student ID: 130538
Forestry & Wood Technology Discipine
Khulna University

2. Content of the Presentation:
1. Introduction of UNEP
2. Structure
3. Mission of UNEP
4. Objectives
5. The role of UNEP
6. Main Activities
7. News published from UNEP
8. UNEP Program
9. Tourism and UNEP
United Nations Environment Program
(UNEP)

3. United Nations Environment
Program (UNEP)
# UNEP established on 5th
June, 1972 as a Sub-organization of United Nations.
# Its headquarter is in Nairobi, kenya.
# UNEP is an agency that coordinates environmental activities and assisting developing
countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices.
# UNEP also has six regional offices and various country offices.
# IDB Bhaban, Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh
Introduction:

4. Structure
It is led by United Nations Under-Secretary-General and
Executive Director, and Supported by a Deputy Director.
It works through its divisions, regional, liaison and out-
posted offices. It also hosts several environmental
conventions, secretariats and inter-agency coordinating
bodies. It is almost entirely funded by direct, voluntary
contributions -largely from Member States.

5. Mission of UNEP
UNEP's mission is to provide leadership and
encourage partnerships in caring for the environment
by inspiring, informing and enabling nations and
people to improve their quality of life without
compromising that of future generations.

6. Objectives
 To develop environmental instruments and
institutions for the wise management.
 To assess the global, regional and national
environmental conditions.
 Facilitating the transfer of knowledge and
technology for sustainable environment
development.
 To provide leadership and encourage partnership in
caring for the environment
 To formulate of guidelines for good environment.

7. The role of UNEP:
1. Assessing global, regional and national environmental conditions and trends.
2. Encouraging new partnerships and approaches within civil society and the private
sector.
3. Developing international and national environmental agreements and legal
instruments.
4. Strengthening institutions for the wise management of the environment.
5. Integrating economic development and environmental protection.
6. Facilitating the transfer of knowledge and technology for sustainable development.

8. Main Activities
 Climate change Including the Territorial Approach
to Climate Change (TACC)
 Disasters and conflicts
 Ecosystem management
 Environmental governance
 Harmful substances
 Resource efficiency.
UNEP publishes many reports, atlases
and newsletters. It main activities are
related to:

9. Activities
 Tourist Management
 Research on environmental pollution
 Reduce Harmful chemical for
environment
 Work for global concern

10. Activities

11. News published from UNEP

12. UNEP Programs
PEI Program in Bangladesh

13. Tourism and UNEP
 UNEP wants to make sustainable tourism
development by demonstrating the economic,
environmental, and socio-cultural benefits of
sustainable tourism.
 It gives suggestions to the member states to make
eco-tourism.

14. Mission of UNEP for tourism
To mainstream sustainability into tourism
development by demonstrating the economic,
environmental, and socio-cultural benefits of
sustainable tourism

15. Summary:
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) is the
leading global environmental authority that sets the
global environmental agenda.

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