Browsing UNEP Knowledge Repository by Subject "FERTILIZERS"
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Alternatives for the Use of Glyphosate - Foresight Brief No. 010 October 2018
(2018-10)Glyphosate is the most widely applied herbicide in agriculture and is often used in conjunction with crops that are genetically modified. Farmers’ dependency on glyphosate has grown steeply in recent years as it is easy ... -
Assessing Soil Degradation: Report of an FAO/UNEP Expert Consultation
(1977)There is a urgent need for a better understanding of the risks of soil degradation and their geographical distribution as well as a better knowledge of where degradation occurs at present. -
Characterisation and Assessment of Groundwater Quality Concerns in Asia-Pacific Region: The Aquifers of the Asian-Pacific Region - An Invaluable but Fragile Resource
(1996)The purpose of this report is both to inform and advise. It assesses the current and likely future groundwater quality problems, both natural and anthropogenic, in the region and identifies the principal threats to the ... -
Directory of Experts and Institutions on Soils and Fertilizers in Africa
(1995)The African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) decided and recommended the establishment of Eight Regional Technical Cooperation Networks on environment and ecodevelopment in Africa during their meeting in ... -
Final Report on the Project for Training Workshops on Safe Handling & Use of Pesticides for Women Groups' Leaders in Thailand
(1990)This document is the report of activities of the Project for Training Workshops on Safe Handling and Use of Pesticides for Women Groups Leaders in Thailand undertaken by the Department of Non-formal Education in collaboration ... -
Informe Sobre la Elaboracion de un Programa Tendiente a Fomentar la Utilizacion de las Materias Organicas Como Fertilizantes
(1976)El presente informe es consecuencia de la Consulta, y tiene por objeto incorporar las recomendaciones en un programa coordinado de acci6n de nivel internacional. Dados los importantes aspectos relativos a la conservac16n ... -
Mineral Fertilizer Use and the Environment
(1998)This document aims to present a balanced view of, on the one hand, the benefits of using mineral fertilizers and on the other hand the environmental risks involved. This review presents the evidence supporting the view ... -
Plant Growth Regulators, Mineral Fertilizer and the Problem of Mycotoxins
(Centre of International Projects, GKNT, 1985)The greatest danger for the health of people in our age of industrialization is pollution of the environment by chemicals. At present Out of the known five million chemicals more than 60 thousand are widely used: 1500 of ... -
Reducing Pollution and Health Impacts through Fiscal Policies - Policy Brief
(2020)Pollution is one of the major challenges of our time, affecting human health, damaging the environment and leading to significant socio-economic costs. Preventing and addressing pollution and associated health impacts is ... -
Study on the Effects of Taxes and Subsidies on Pesticides and Fertilizers: Background Document to UNEA-5 Review Report on the Environmental and Health Effects of Pesticides and Fertilizers
(2020)This study aims to improve understanding of the scope and effects of subsidies and taxes on fertilizers and pesticides globally based on a review of available literature. Based on a review of existing research, the study ... -
Transformation des déchets ménagers en fertilisant agricole au nord du Burkina Faso - Switch Africa Green
(2019)Transformation of Waste to Organic Fertilizer