United Nations Environment Programme

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United Nations Environment Programme

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (== Template:IPA ==

The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.

Pronunciation

The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.

Etymology

The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.

Related Terms

  • Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
  • Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
  • Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
  • Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.

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Languages: - East Asian 中文, 日本, 한국어, South Asian हिन्दी, Urdu, বাংলা, తెలుగు, தமிழ், ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, မြန်မာဘာသာ, European español, Deutsch, français, русский, português do Brasil, Italian, polski) is a programme of the United Nations that coordinates the organization's environmental activities and assists developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices.

Etymology

The United Nations Environment Programme was established in 1972 following the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (also known as the Stockholm Conference) held in Stockholm, Sweden. The conference was the first international forum to consider the broad environmental and developmental needs of the world's population and marked the beginning of global environmental governance.

Related Terms

  • Sustainable Development: A development strategy that aims to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. UNEP promotes sustainable development through its work.
  • Climate Change: A long-term change in the earth's climate, especially a change due to an increase in the average atmospheric temperature. UNEP works to combat climate change through various initiatives and programmes.
  • Biodiversity: The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem. UNEP is involved in efforts to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity.
  • Ecosystem: A community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment, interacting as a system. UNEP works to protect and restore ecosystems around the world.
  • Environmental Governance: The processes of decision-making involved in the control and management of the environment and natural resources. UNEP is a key player in global environmental governance.

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