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Fisheries subsidies and overfishing: towards a structured discussion
(UNEP, 2002)
This publication examines the economic, environmental and social effects of subsidies and explores approaches to developing policy reforms for the sustainable fishery management.
Checklist of CITES Species 2003
(UNEP, 2003)
This edition of the Checklist of CITES Species takes into account the amendments of the CITES Appendices and the changes in nomenclature adopted at the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES ( Santiago 2002 ...
Assessment of environmental hot Spots in Iraq
(UNEP, 2005)
It is estimated that Iraq has several thousand contaminated sites resulting from a combination of general industrial activities, military activities, post-conflict damage and looting. Many of the sites are derelict and ...
Integrated assessment of trade liberalization and trade-related policies: a country study on the Ecuador banana sector
(UNEP, 2002)
The international trade in bananas is one of the most import economic activities for Ecuador, and is very significant in terms of labour and use of natural resources. Given that bananas have become one of the most controversial ...
Global Environment Outlook: user profile and impact study
(UNEP, 2004)
Global Environment Outlook.
Selection, design, and implementation of economic instruments in the solid waste management sector in Kenya: the case of plastic bags
(UNEP, 2005)
This report presents Kenyan government's efforts to reduce the negative environmental impacts associated with the production and disposal of solid waste.
Assessing human vulnerability to environmental change: concepts, issues, methods and case studies
(UNEP, 2003)
This report presents concepts, issues, methods and case studies relating to human vulnerability to environmental change. Assessments of vulnerability can provide an important guide to the planning process and to decisions ...
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 ...
Perspectivas del medio ambiente urbano - GEO El Alto
(Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA) para el Gobierno Municipal de El Alto (GMEA), Bolivia, 2008)
El presente documento forma parte de los procesos de evaluaciones ambientales integrales - GEO Ciudades - que el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA) ha emprendido en cumplimiento de la Agenda 21. ...
Perspectivas de Medio Ambiente Urbano - GEO Cobija
(Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA) para el Gobierno Municipal de Cobija, Bolivia, 2008)
La ciudad de Cobija esta enclavada en la Amazonia Norte de Bolivia, que ademas forma parte del Sudoeste de la Amazonia Continental, una region de gran biodiversidad y de predominancia boscosa.