Protection of the marine environment from land-based activities*

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Noting that coastal and marine ecosystems have social, economic and strategic values with various functions and benefits for the environment and human life that depends on the resources contained therein and the need for achieving sustainability and healthy coastal and marine ecosystems,

Innovation on biodiversity and land degradation*

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Recalling the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, and also acknowledging the importance of conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and land restoration conservation and sustainable management in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals,

Addressing single-use plastic products pollution*

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Concerned that waste, in particular, plastic waste, is not managed effectively in all member states,

Conscious that only nine percent of the nine billion tonnes of plastics ever produced have been recycled1 and that most of it ends in landfills, dumps and the environment,

Sound management of chemicals and waste*

Submitted by the European Union and its member States, the African Group and Switzerland

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Recalling the 2030 Agenda target 12.4 to "By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water, and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment",

Environmentally sound management of waste*

Submitted by the League of Arab States, Chile, Sri Lanka and Turkey

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Appreciating UNEA 4’s focus on Innovative Solutions for Environmental Challenges and Sustainable Consumption and Production,

Marine plastic litter and microplastics*

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Noting with concern that the high and rapidly increasing levels of marine litter, including plastic litter and microplastics, represent a serious environmental problem at a global scale, negatively affecting marine biodiversity, ecosystems, animal well-being, societies, livelihoods, fisheries, maritime transport, recreation and tourism, and economies,

Sustainable infrastructure*

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Recalling General Assembly resolution 66/288 of 27 July 2012, on the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled “The future we want”, which calls upon countries to invest in and develop a sound, effective, and efficient economic and social infrastructure that supports sustainable development and creates jobs,

Addressing environmental challenges through sustainable business practices*

The United Nations Environment Assembly

Recalling the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, which provide a global framework for regional, national and international efforts towards sustainable development,

Sustainable mobility*

Submitted by Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Recalling the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), its Kyoto Protocol, its Doha Amendment, and the Paris Agreement adopted under the UNFCCC and noting the outcomes of the UNFCCC 24th Conference of the Parties in Katowice, Poland,

Recalling World Health Assembly Resolution 68.8 entitled Health and Environment Addressing the health impacts of air pollution,

Promoting sustainable practices and innovative solutions for curbing food loss and waste*

The United Nations Environment Assembly,

Appreciating the focus of UNEA 4 on innovative solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable consumption and production,

Deeply concerned that around one-third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year which is equivalent to approximately 1.3 billion tonnes to a value of around USD 990 billion gets lost or wasted while nearly 821 million1 of people suffer from undernourishment,