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The Regional State of the Coast Report: Western Indian Ocean
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2015)
The Regional State of Coast Report for the western Indian Ocean (WIO) is the first comprehensive regional synthesis to provide insights into the enormous economic potential around the WIO, the consequential demand for ...
Caspian Sea State of the Environment Report
(2011)
This State of the Caspian Sea Environment Report should be seen and considered as a first try out and starting point towards the creation of a shared environmental information system promoting and securing data collection, ...
Vital Signs Uganda: The Measure of a Land
(2014)
Vital Signs (VS) was designed to address this challenge by providing integrated, near real-time measurements of agriculture, ecosystem services, and human well-being. These measurements are made at all of the scales relevant ...
Environmental, social and economic assessment of the fencing of the Aberdare Conservation Area
(The Kenya Wildlife ServiceKenya Forest ServiceKenya Forests Working GroupUnited Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)Rhino Ark, 2011)
This study was carried out to assess the environmental, social and economic effects of the electrified fence around the Aberdare Conservation Area – a length of fence of nearly 400 km. The construction of the fence took ...
Forest Ecosystems in the Transition to a Green Economy and the Role of REDD+ in the United Republic of Tanzania
(2015)
The main objective of this study is to assess whether there is an economic rationale for the reduction of deforestation in the United Republic of Tanzania, by calculating the economic costs and benefits based on current ...
Marine litter: Vital graphics
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2016)
Every year, the sum of humanity’s knowledge increases exponentially. And as we learn more, we also learn there is much we still don’t know. Plastic litter in our oceans is one area where we need to learn more, and we need ...
Statistics of Forest Consession Estate
(2012)
This publication provides an overall picture of forest concession estates in Indonesia that can be used as a reference of policy making in forestry. The statistical data on forest concession estates covers active forest ...
The United Nations Environment Programme and the 2030 Agenda: Global Action for People and the Planet
(2015)
Unemployment, resource scarcity, climate change, food insecurity and inequity all signal the need for radical change in our societies. To bring this change, the entire UN system must meet the challenge of delivering ...
GEO-6: Global Environment Outlook: Regional assessment for North America
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2016)
The sixth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6) Regional Assessment for North America paints a comprehensive picture of the environmental factors contributing to human health and well-being at the regional level. Backed by a ...
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 ...