PRESS RELEASE

The document highlights EC-UNEP activities on issues related to international environmental governance, sustainable consumption and production, global management of chemicals, protecting the natural environment and biodiversity, and water and sanitation.

It also discusses collaboration between the EC and UNEP at the regional level including: working in the developing world, working in the Mediterranean, working in Europe and post-conflict environmental actions.

The brochure was distributed by the European Commission at the 10th Special Session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum in the Principality of Monaco in February 2008.

The EC and UNEP continue to work together to promote better and more efficient world environmental governance, to support sustainable development for all through the execution of relevant UN decisions and to ensure that environmental challenges are met with decisive action all around the world.