The name is now UN Environment but they still use the acronym UNEP (see for example the just-released 2018 Emissions Gap report: https://www.unenvironment.org/resources/emissions-gap-report-2018 --in which the official/recommended citation is UNEP as author). In my experience the goal is to get people saying UN Environment, and staff will do so in presentations, press releases, etc, but UNEP is still in wide conversational use. Some folks on this list will recall all the gymnastics around IUCN name changes over the years, while preserving the acronym ...kc
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Charles Chester Sent: Tuesday, December 4, 2018 5:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [gep-ed] "UNEP" vs. "UN Environment" in the real world Hi gep-eders, I’ve not been to an international environmental conference for a few years, so I have a question of protocol for you all: will I be shunned, avoided, and socially ostracized if I say the term “UNEP” in public? In all seriousness, I understand "UN Environment” is what the organization wants to be called…but are people generally saying “UN Environment" these days in international fora? And does the difference between saying “UNEP" and "UN Environment” matter in any consequential way at all? I should emphasize that I really have no agenda with these questions…they are asked out of cloistered ignorance and curiosity…and I suppose I should be saying the right thing to my students….. As usual, if you want to send me your response, I’ll collate them and send out. Many thanks, Charlie Chester ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GEP-guide.net<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gep-2Dguide.net_&d=DwMFaQ&c=U0G0XJAMhEk_X0GAGzCL7Q&r=8vRoE5IxCf4BFRCRiBw2WFrVSCPWA1Qy5B0bHeb6K3c&m=2Tq6-1BvTK87HYbAxPN8o9CA64wOC3uFS6AoQ2NwkDc&s=16vn0HrGupB7CVn8n5FDgB6w4r5bfiI9VS8QcAPqM2c&e=> • BCI<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__batcon.org_&d=DwMFaQ&c=U0G0XJAMhEk_X0GAGzCL7Q&r=8vRoE5IxCf4BFRCRiBw2WFrVSCPWA1Qy5B0bHeb6K3c&m=2Tq6-1BvTK87HYbAxPN8o9CA64wOC3uFS6AoQ2NwkDc&s=fZT86PSdEP1syOp-6mTULpXo57SnLIvk3S-fbFO3Lk4&e=> • Y2Y<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__y2y.net_&d=DwMFaQ&c=U0G0XJAMhEk_X0GAGzCL7Q&r=8vRoE5IxCf4BFRCRiBw2WFrVSCPWA1Qy5B0bHeb6K3c&m=2Tq6-1BvTK87HYbAxPN8o9CA64wOC3uFS6AoQ2NwkDc&s=Rm7ptjH-Aw9AjEZImRpns9tbKFS6X4YBwbCglNKDtlk&e=> • Brandeis<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.brandeis.edu_programs_environmental_&d=DwMFaQ&c=U0G0XJAMhEk_X0GAGzCL7Q&r=8vRoE5IxCf4BFRCRiBw2WFrVSCPWA1Qy5B0bHeb6K3c&m=2Tq6-1BvTK87HYbAxPN8o9CA64wOC3uFS6AoQ2NwkDc&s=mRwZin9qHFn49h1cTwudZuGXtD4lcg_sf2kpt-IghBY&e=> • Fletcher<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__sites.tufts.edu_cierp_&d=DwMFaQ&c=U0G0XJAMhEk_X0GAGzCL7Q&r=8vRoE5IxCf4BFRCRiBw2WFrVSCPWA1Qy5B0bHeb6K3c&m=2Tq6-1BvTK87HYbAxPN8o9CA64wOC3uFS6AoQ2NwkDc&s=1F08hlfwDe4iyIK48liDjdZYR2e786bRAN2FOQjMuEg&e=> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groups.google.com_d_optout&d=DwMFaQ&c=U0G0XJAMhEk_X0GAGzCL7Q&r=8vRoE5IxCf4BFRCRiBw2WFrVSCPWA1Qy5B0bHeb6K3c&m=2Tq6-1BvTK87HYbAxPN8o9CA64wOC3uFS6AoQ2NwkDc&s=POeeacCQcXcIl1zECFVXHsfPEEc97kb301TKDLSaOSg&e=>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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