The set of actions presented can support employees and customers to enhance sustainability in their daily lives. The target audience is urban workplaces (and the organizations that work with them) that are developing sustainable lifestyle initiatives and campaigns. The list is meant to spark discussion, generate new ideas and be a “living document” that is modified with experience. The actions have been prioritized because they are more effective at reducing the ecological footprint.

In observation of World Ozone Day, 16 September 2020

The International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) was launched in 1994 as a partnership of developing and industrialized governments, non-government organizations (NGOs), international organizations, multilateral development banks and private sector aimed towards conservation, sustainable use and effective management of coral reefs and their associated ecosystems. The key to its success is seen in global and regional cooperation augmenting national initiatives

The report is one of the products of the Waste and Climate Change project funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment and implemented by UNEP IETC in partnership with the Ministry of Environment and Tourism of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar City Mayor’s office, and the Asia Foundation. This new study is expected to play a vital role in policy development, as the city had relied on the outdated waste composition study conducted in 2007 until this new report was completed. The composition of waste varies drastically between seasons and between apartments and gear area, where in winter the largest portion of waste is ash (75%) due to the extremely low temperatures and the type of heating used.