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UNEP 2011 annual report
(UNEP, 2012)
2011 proved a landmark year in which many of the transformational reforms, launched in 2008, really began to bear fruit in terms of a transition to a results-based, more effective and more responsive UNEP. This is a ...
Enhancing information for renewable energy technology deployment in Brazil, China and South Africa
(UNEP, 2012)
This report documents crucial information to support deployment of renewable energies in three key emerging markets - Brazil, China and South Africa - and provides information for policy-making aimed at supporting renewable ...
Green hills, blue cities: an ecosystems approach to water resources management for African cities
(UNEP, 2011)
Africa is currently the least urbanised region in the world, but this is changing fast. Of the billion people living on the African continent, about 40 per cent lives in urban areas. The urban population in Africa doubled ...
Technology, Finance and Statistics for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific
(2015)
As this report points out, mostly the news is good. In 2001, it may have seemed a daunting task to halve the 1990 poverty rate − the proportion of people living on less than $1.25 per day. In fact Asia and the Pacific has ...
UNEP Year Book 2011: emerging issues in our global environment
(UNEP, 2011)
The UNEP Year Book 2011 shows that we have been experiencing an exceptional level of ecological extremes. However, scientists and policy makers have been making headway on addressing some of the most pressing environmental ...
Towards a global map of natural capital: key ecosystem assets
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2014)
Natural capital is fundamental to human wellbeing, underpinning the global economy. Natural capital comprises both ecosystem assets (such as fresh water) and natural resources (such as fossil fuel deposits). This report ...
UNEP Year Book 2014: emerging issues in our global environment
(UNEP, 2014)
Ten years after the first Year Book in this series appeared, a special e-book anniversary edition – UNEP Year Book 2014 – presents a fresh look at ten issues highlighted over the past decade. This UNEP Year Book 2014 takes ...
Africa Mountains Atlas
(UNEP, 2014)
The mountains of Africa provide water and food, rich biodiversity, recreational areas and serve as important centres of cultural integrity and heritage. However, Africa faces growing challenges in ensuring the sustainable ...
ILAC Colombia
(Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA)Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo TerritorialDepartamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística, 2013)
El informe de seguimiento de los indicadores de la Iniciativa Latinoamericana y Caribeña para el Desarrollo Sostenible (ILAC) Colombia, constituye una información útil como herramienta de monitoreo y evaluación de los ...
GEO-6: Global Environment Outlook: Regional assessment for Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2016)
The sixth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6) Regional Assessment for Asia and the Pacific paints a comprehensive picture of the environmental factors contributing to human health and well-being at the regional level. Backed ...