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International Environmental Information System INFOTERRA: International Directory of Sources - Seventh Edition Volume B
(1992)
The INFOTERRA International Directory of Sources, with its companion subject index (Cumulative Index), is a catalogue of environmental information sources which have been carefully selected and registered by government-designated ...
The Global Terrestrial Observing System and the Convention to Combat Desertification
(1997)
International Conventions that are concerned with the conservation or utilisation of renewable natural resources do form a potential user group for GTOS.
POPs: Regulatory Actions and Guidelines concerning Persistent Organic Pollutants
(1998)
This publication provides POPs related regulations/recommendations from the countries and international organizations listed under 'Geographical Area or Organization' under point 2.2.2. Only national/federal (not ...
Teaching for a Sustainable World
(1996)
The origin of this publication lies in the recognition that Teaching for a Sustainable World - produced by Griffith University with the support of AusAid and the Australian Association for Environmental Education - was one ...
Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes at the Interface of Environment and Trade - Environment and Trade 7
(1994)
This paper is not intended primarily as an addition to the already substantial literature on the situation of developing countries targeted for illicit hazardous waste disposal. While giving due consideration to this serious ...
The UNEP Biodiversity Programme and Implementation Strategy: A Framework for Supporting Global Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
(1995)
The Biodiversity Programme and Implementation Strategy (BPIS) is a flagship activity of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It is the first major result of the efforts to refocus UNEP's activities and to ...
Water Management of the Amazon Basin
(1991)
This paper analyzes annual maximum precipitation series for the Xingu and Tapajos basins located both in the Amazon basin. The analysis has the objective of indicating a probability distribution function that can be used ...
The National Plan of Action to Combat Desertification in Bahrain
(1991)
A team of consultants and National experts was commissioned by UNEP-ROWA to prepare a National Plan of Action to Combat Desertification (NPACD) for the State of Bahrain.
The Application of Economic Instruments in Environmental Policies in Brazil, China and South Korea: A Synthesis Report
(1997)
The motivation behind the growing interest in economic instruments in Brazil, China and South Korea, as in other developing countries, has been to some extent similar to that of OECD countries but with the added urgency ...
Water is Life Volume I: Facts and Incentives - A Joint UNEP / WAGGGS Environment Project on the Protection of Freshwater Resources through Action and by Creating Awareness among Women, Youth and Children
(1991)
This book is the first of two volumes produced by WAGGGS and UNEP and dealing with the dependence of man and other living things on water, its conservation and distribution. It also addresses the problems of water, of water ...