This Summary for Policymakers highlights the findings of the sixth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6) report and is prepared by the UN Environment Secretariat with:


Guidance from members of the GEO-6 High Level Intergovernmental and Stakeholder Advisory Group (HLG)


Nassir S. Al-Amri, Hæge Andenæs, Juan Carlos Arredondo, Sara Baisai Feresu, Benon Bibbu Yassin, Simon Birkett, Gillian Bowser, Joji Carino, Fernando E.L.S. Coimbra, Victoria de Higa Rodriguez, Laksmi Dhewanthi, Noasilalaonomenjahary Ambinintsoa Lucie, Arturo Flores Martinez (alternate), Sascha Gabizon, Prudence Galega, Edgar Gutiérrez Espeleta, Keri Holland (alternate), Pascal Valentin Houénou (Vice-chair), Yi Huang (Co-chair), Ingeborg Mork-Knutsen (alternate), Melinda Kimble, Asdaporn Krairapanond, Yaseen M. Khayyat, Pierluigi Manzione, Veronica Marques (alternate), Jock Martin, John M. Matuszak, Megan Meaney, Naser Moghaddasi, Bedrich Moldan, Roger Roberge, Najib Saab, Mohammed Salahuddin, Jurgis Sapijanskas (alternate), Paolo Soprano (Co-chair), Xavier Sticker, Sibylle Vermont (Vice-chair), Andrea Vincent (alternate), Terry Yosie.


Guidance from the co-chairs and vice-chairs of the GEO-6 Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP)


Nicholas King (Co-chair), Sarah Green (Co-chair), Maria del Mar Viana Rodriguez (Vice-chair), N.H. Ravindranath (Vice-chair)


Technical inputs from the GEO-6 Co-chairs and Authors


Paul Ekins (GEO-6 Co-Chair), Joyeeta Gupta (GEO-6 Co-Chair), Frederick Ato Armah, Giovanna Armiento, Ghassem Asrar, Elaine Baker, Graeme Clark, Irene Dankelman, Jonathan Davies, Nicolai Dronin, Mark Elder, Pedro Fidelman, Sandor Fulop, Erica Gaddis, Ania Maria Grobicki, Steve Hedden, Andres Ernesto Guhl, James Hollway, Fintan Hurley, Klaus Jacob, Mikiko Kainuma, Terry Keating, Peter King, Richard King, Andrei Kirilenko, Peter Lemke,


Paul Lucas, Oswaldo Lucon, Diana Mangalagiu, Diego Martino, Shanna McClain, Gavin Mudd, Nibedita Mukherjee, Farhad Mukhtarov, Andrew Onwuemele, Leisa Perch, Laura Pereira, Walter Rast, Jake Rice, Peter Stoett, Michelle Tan, Detlef van Vuuren, Pandi Zdruli,


and


all authors whose contribution in the GEO-6 main assessment report served as a basis for the GEO-6 Summary for Policymakers


It was negotiated and agreed on 24 January 2019 by:


Afghanistan, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bhutan, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Eswatini, European Union, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan,


Jordan, Kenya, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Niger, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, United Republic of Tanzania, Thailand, Timor Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay, Zambia


Palestine attended the meeting as an observer The UN Environment Secretariat included


Pierre Boileau (GEO-Head), Hilary Allison, Matthew Billot, Jillian Campbell, Charles Chapman, Kilian Christ,


Yunting Duan, Valentin Foltescu, Francesco Gaetani, Caroline Kaimuru, Eddah Kaguthi, Angela Kim, Rachel Kosse, Allan Lelei, Jian Liu, David Marquis, Patrick Mmayi, Caroline Mureithi, Franklin Odhiambo, Brigitte Ohanga, Adele Roccato, Edoardo Zandri


Production team


Jennifer Odallo, Catherine Kimeu (UNON Publishing Services Section), Janet Forbes, Ibrahima Diallo, Bo Sorensen, Francisco Vasquez (UNON Division of Conference Services)


What is the Global Environment Outlook?


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