Browsing UNEP Knowledge Repository by Country/Region "Madagascar"
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A Regional Overview & Assessment of Marine Litter Related Activities in the Western Indian Ocean Region
(2007)The study aims to collate existing information about marine litter in the Region and use it to determine whether or not there is a need to be concerned, and to recommend a way forward. -
Area Based Planning tools and Regional Cooperation in the Western Indian Ocean meeting
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Atlas of Africa Energy Resources
(2017)This Atlas compiles and synthesizes regional and national information. It presents the scale and distribution of energy resources, production and consumption trends, as well as the existing potential for environmentally ... -
Bamboo biodiversity: Africa, Madagascar and the Americas
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2004)Bamboos are distinct and fascinating plants, with many values and uses, ranging from construction to irrigation systems, musical instruments to food and fuel. But we still know relatively little about most bamboos in the ... -
Blue economy: sharing success stories to inspire change
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)Oceans are vital, not only to a wide array of biodiversity and ecosystems, but also to the food chains, livelihoods and climate regulation for a human population heading towards nine billion people. That is why this report ... -
Call for Demo Project Concepts - Implementation of the Strategic Action Programme for the protection of the Western Indian Ocean from land-based sources and activities (WIOSAP)
(2018)The Contracting Parties to the Nairobi Convention have received funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to implement a Project entitled ‘Implementation of the Strategic Action Programme for the protection of the ... -
Challenges in Complying with the Reporting Obligations under the Stockholm Convention – Experience of Madagascar
(2018)https://www.unenvironment.org/events/workshop/global-inception-workshop-un-environmentgef-project-integrated-sc-toolkit-improve -
Coastal management in the Western Indian Ocean region - A capacity needs assessment
(Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA)Coastal Resources Center - University of Rhode Island, 2001)Developing capacity in coastal and marine issues of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region is a very important activity, given the present growing and projected pressures on the coastal and marine resources.The region s ... -
Compendium of Environmental Laws of African Countries Volume 1: Framework Laws and EIA Regulations (1997 Supplement to Volume I, 1996 edition)
(1997)The Compendium of Environmental Law of African Countries is prepared by the Environmental 'Law and Institutions Programme Activity Centre (ELIJPAC) under the auspices of the UNEP/UNDP Joint Project on Environ-mental Law ... -
Compendium of Environmental Laws of African Countries Volume I - Framework Laws and EIA Regulations
(1996)The Compendium of Environmental Laws of African Countries was published for the first time in 1996. Volume I contains texts of framework laws as well as EIA Regulations, which had been received by that time. -
Coral Reef Status Report for the Western Indian Ocean (2017)
(Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN)/International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), 2017)This report presents the latest compilation and quantitative assessment of data on coral reef health by the regional monitoring networks in the WIO, adding to the global GCRMN reports published from 1999 to 2008. The main ... -
Cover Memo for Transboundary meeting NBO
(2014-11-28)The meeting will discuss the process for establishing a Transboundary Marine Protected Area between Kenya and Tanzania including, reviewing transboundary issues between South Coast in Kenya; Tanga; Pangani; Zanzibar and ... -
Economic Values and the Environment in the Developing World - Environmental Economics Series No 14
(1994)This volume assesses the state of the art in applying economic valuation techniques to environmental problems in developing countries. It is in fulfilment of a contract between the United Nations Environment Programme ... -
Eighth Conference of Parties REPORT June 2015 Mahe Seychelles
(2015-06-26)The Convention for the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Eastern African Region (Nairobi Convention) and its two protocols (Protected Areas and Wild Fauna and Flora in the ... -
Energy Profile: Madagascar
(2017)Madagascar’s population in 2013 was 22.92 million (World Bank, 2015). Electricity produced in 2015 was 223 ktoe of which 61.8 per cent came from fossil fuels and 36.3 per cent from hydro sources. Final consumption of ... -
Engagements de Madagascar dans le cadre de la célébration de la Journée Mondiale de la protection del la Couche d'Ozone 2019 et du 32ème Anniversaire du Protocole de Montréal: Lundi 16 septembre 2019
(2019)2019 World Ozone Day activities in Madagascar -
Guidance manual on valuation and accounting of ecosystem services for Small Island Developing States
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2014)Valuation and accounting of island ecosystem services is fundamental to our ability to achieve sustainable green growth in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), also known as large ocean states. SIDS are characterized ... -
Guidance on Country Work
(2018)https://www.unenvironment.org/events/workshop/global-inception-workshop-un-environmentgef-project-integrated-sc-toolkit-improve -
Guidelines for Seagrass Ecosystem Restoration in the Western Indian Ocean Region - Western Indian Ocean Ecosystem Guidelines and Toolkits
(2020)Although governments acknowledge the importance of seagrass, restoration efforts have not kept pace with increasing degradation of this vital habitat. The new Guidelines on Seagrass Ecosystem Restoration for the Western ... -
Guidelines for the Establishment of Environmental Quality Objectives and Targets in the Coastal Zone of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) Region
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), 2009)This report describes the main ecotones of the WIO region and reviews the pressures on these ecosystems, with emphasis on those arising from land-based activities. The sensitivity of these ecotones and key species which ...