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UNEP participates in the 3R Senior Officials Meeting (3R-SOM) in Tokyo, Japan [6-8 March 2006]

The 3R approach, focusing on reduce, reuse, and recycle, essentially aims to set up a sound material cycle society within the concept of a life-cycle economy, where consumption of natural resources is minimized and the environmental load is reduced, as much as possible.

For UNEP, the issue of 3R takes on added significance with the priorities placed on it by the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) and one of its key outcome documents - the '10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production'. Para 22 of the WSSD Joint Plan of Implementation specifically endorses the 3R policy approach as a means to achieve sustainable consumption and production.

Various activities are being planned as a part of the follow-up to WSSD and the 10-Year Framework Programme for Sustainable Consumption and Production (the 'Marrakech Process'). Activities such as Sustainable Consumption, Cleaner Production, and the Life Cycle Initiative, are at the heart of UNEP's contribution to the Framework.

UNEP's Bali Strategic Plan for Technology Support and Capacity-building, aims to strengthen the capacity of governments at all levels and provide systematic, targeted, long and short-term measures for technology support and capacity building.

It is within this context that UNEP has been actively involved in the 3R Initiative, launched by the Ministry of Environment in Japan. As a contribution to the 3R Ministerial Meeting of April 2005, UNEP launched the "3R Platform". This is an implementing mechanism for 3R issues related to sustainable production and consumption.

The platform provides support for concrete 3R activities, such as demonstration projects and institutional strengthening exercises. It builds on experiences in Japan and other countries, and tailors them to the needs and specific conditions of each country.

1. Strategic Elements in Implementing the 3R Platform: UNEP's Contribution (PDF 72KB)

2. Government of Japan/Ministry of Environment: 3R Initiative

   • 3R Ministerial Meeting [April 2005]

   • 3R Senior Officer's Meeting [March 2006]

3. Background Information:

   • World Summit on Sustainable Development

   • WSSD Plan of Implementation (PDF)

   • 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Production and Consumption (The Marrakech Process)

   • UNEP Bali Strategic Plan for Technology Support and Capacity Building (PDF)

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