Humankind is currently faced with several environmental challenges. While attempting to tackle these issues, we have realised the relevance of elements specific to environmental governance processes. The aim of this study is to identify the approach of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to environmental governance and the elements that comprise this concept from the organization's point of view. Although this study is based on an analysis of the frequency at which the topic environmental governance occurs, it also is qualitative and is based on bibliographical research and on the analysis of the content of publications collected from the international UNEP website (web.unep.org) from August 2016 to January 2017. This documental study is based on publications under the Environmental Governance tab (general information on UNEP, books, catalogues, reports, protocols, guides and bulletins, course reviews, stories, and press releases). The results indicate that although the organization proposes an inclusive environmental governance that counts on the public participation of all groups in society, the material published is more specifically designed for governing authorities or regional leaders, which makes it more difficult for groups with lesser influence, or even civil society, to participate. Legal discourse stood out among the topics related to governance, indicating the belief that treaties and international agreements are the most effective means to solve environmental problems.

人类目前面临着几个环境挑战。在尝试解决这些问题时，我们已经意识到环境治理流程中特定元素的相关性。本研究的目的是从组织的角度确定联合国环境规划署（UNEP）进行环境治理的方法以及构成该概念的要素。尽管此研究基于对环境治理主题发生频率的分析，但它也是定性的，基于书目研究以及对从国际环境署网站（web.unep.org）收集的出版物内容的分析。 ），从2016年8月至2017年1月。本文献研究基于环境治理下的出版物标签（有关环境署的一般信息，书籍，目录，报告，议定书，指南和公告，课程评论，故事和新闻稿）。结果表明，尽管该组织提出了一种包容性的环境治理，要依靠社会上所有群体的公众参与，但是所发布的材料是专门为理事机构或区域领导人而设计的，这使得影响较小的群体更加困难，或者甚至民间社会也可以参与。法律论述在与治理有关的主题中脱颖而出，表明人们相信条约和国际协定是解决环境问题的最有效手段。