Crucial input to UN Millennium General Assembly and Rio+10 summit. 2000 Millennium Declaration adopted:"ensuring environmental sustainability"as one of eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). .MDG 7 sets environmental targets. Close to 87%increase in access to drinking water.MDG's 89%target likely to be surpassed "94 million hectares increase in size of protected areas,covering 13%of the world's forests 2001 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants(POPs)adopted. 。176 parties. "18 chemicals listed targeted for elimination 15 centres for capacity building and technology transfer. 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development Re-affirmed UNEP's central role in sustainable development. Linked poverty alleviation and environmental protection. 2 new targets:To halve by 2015 people without access to basic sanitation;and to eliminate by 2012 destructive fishing practices. 2003-2012 2005 Bali Strategic Plan for Technology Support and Capacity-building adopted by the UNEP Governing Council. "Framework for UNEP's delivery of technology support and capacity building. 2005 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment highlights the importance of ecosystems to human well-being, and the extent of ecosystem decline Highlighted importance of ecosystems to human well-being. Influence on policy and decision making worldwide. 1.360 scientists from 95 countries. 2007 Fourth IPCC Assessment Report states that warming of the climate is unequivocal. .Mainstreamed scientific understanding of climate change and stirred public action. 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. Bali Action Plan-calling for comprehensive action beyond 2012. Integration of climate change and sustainable development policies. 2007 The Economics of Ecosystems Biodiversity (TEEB)launched Crucial input to UN Millennium General Assembly and Rio+10 summit.  2000 Millennium Declaration adopted: “ensuring environmental sustainability” as one of eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).  MDG 7 sets environmental targets.  Close to 87 % increase in access to drinking water. MDG’s 89 % target likely to be surpassed.  94 million hectares increase in size of protected areas, covering 13 % of the world’s forests. 2001 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) adopted.  176 parties.  18 chemicals listed targeted for elimination.  15 centres for capacity building and technology transfer.  2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development  Re-affirmed UNEP’s central role in sustainable development.  Linked poverty alleviation and environmental protection.  2 new targets: To halve by 2015 people without access to basic sanitation; and to eliminate by 2012 destructive fishing practices. 2003-2012 2005 Bali Strategic Plan for Technology Support and Capacity-building adopted by the UNEP Governing Council.  Framework for UNEP’s delivery of technology support and capacity building. 2005 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment highlights the importance of ecosystems to human well-being, and the extent of ecosystem decline.  Highlighted importance of ecosystems to human well-being.  Influence on policy and decision making worldwide.  1,360 scientists from 95 countries. 2007 Fourth IPCC Assessment Report states that warming of the climate is unequivocal.  Mainstreamed scientific understanding of climate change and stirred public action.  2007 Nobel Peace Prize.  Bali Action Plan – calling for comprehensive action beyond 2012.  Integration of climate change and sustainable development policies. 2007 The Economics of Ecosystems & Biodiversity (TEEB) launched