UNEP observes the condition of the environment worldwide
UNEP was established by the United Nation General Assembly right after the first global environment conference, the Stockholm Conference in 1972. UNEP shall act as the United Nations leading body for the environmental sector. Around 190 countries are members in UNEP. The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency is supporting with its expertise together with the Ministry of Environment regarding the Swedish work with UNEP.
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is especially interested in issues regarding the evaluation of the state of the environment and the ability to forecast environmental degradation in an early state. This is also part of the report on the state of the environment worldwide, the Global Environmental Outlook (GEO), which UNEP publishes every fifth year.
Swedish EPA’s cooperation with Sustainable UN and UN Environment
"Partnership for an environmentally sustainable One UN", in cooperation with the Sustainable UN facility within UNEP, is a sub programme of Swedish EPA's Global Programme, financed by Sida.
The sub programme´s objective is to support UN agencies with the implementation of environmental management systems. The ultimate long-term desired impact is that UN agencies have reduced their negative environmental impact and enhanced their positive environmental impact. Using environmental management systems for internal environmental sustainability gives the UN organizations credibility and has the potential to help them achieve robust, continuous and long-term improvements in environmental performance.