UNECE Water Convention to introduce Implementation Committee

On 1 February 2012, following two years of negotiations, the Legal Board of the UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) finalized the proposal for a ...
[Friday, 03 February 2012]

Wood confirmed as the primary source of renewable energy in Europe

Wood energy accounts for 3% of the total primary energy supply (TPES) and 47% of the renewable energy supply (RES) in the UNECE region[1] in 2009, confirming its role as the leading source of renewable ...
[Friday, 03 February 2012]

Green economy: UNECE walks the talk and prepares for Rio

The spotlight will be on the green economy at Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development to be held in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012.  Much has been published and discussed about this ...
[Thursday, 02 February 2012]

UNECE and World Bank organize Sustainable Real Estate Markets Forum in Moscow

Moscow The Forum on “Sustainable Real Estate Markets: Principles and Guidance for Development” was held today to draw attention to ways in which secure and well protected property rights, and accurate and accessible information, can ...
[Friday, 27 January 2012]