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Global International Waters Assessment: South China Sea, GIWA Regional Assessment 54
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), GEF, University of Kalmar, Sweden, 2005)
This report presents the GIWA assessment of the South China Sea region, which lies in the global centre of tropical marine biodiversity and comprises nine nations: China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, ...
Global International Waters Assessment: Yellow Sea, GIWA Regional Assessment 34
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), GEF, University of Kalmar, Sweden, 2005)
This report presents the results of the GIWA assessment of the Yellow Sea region and the adjacent Bohai Sea sub-system. The Yellow sea is a semi-enclosed water body bordering the Chinese mainland to the west and the Korean ...
Global International Waters Assessment: Sulu-Celebes (Sulawesi) Sea, GIWA Regional Assessment 56
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), GEF, University of Kalmar, Sweden, 2005)
This report presents the GIWA assessment of the Sulu-Celebes (Sulawesi) Sea region, which includes some of the land and sea areas of the three nations the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia. The region is situated in the ...
Global International Waters Assessment: Indonesian Seas, GIWA Regional Assessment 57
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), GEF, University of Kalmar, Sweden, 2005)
This report presents the GIWA assessment of the Indonesian Seas region, which comprises some 18 000 islands, is geologically and topographically diverse, and lies at the global centre of tropical marine biodiversity. The ...
Global International Waters Assessment: East China Sea, GIWA Regional Assessment 36
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), GEF, University of Kalmar, Sweden, 2005)
This report presents results of the GIWA assessment of the East China Sea region, which is one of the largest marginal seas in the world. This region receives tremendous inflow of freshwater and terrestrial sediments, ...
Global International Waters Assessment: Benguela Current, GIWA Regional Assessment 44
(University of Kalmar on behalf of United Nations Environment Programme, 2005)
This report presents the GIWA assessment of the Benguela Current region, which includes the entire extent of the Benguela Current system and the freshwaters that drain into it. The environmental and socio-economic problems ...
Ecosystem and Human Well-Being - Opportunities and Challenges for Business and Industry
(World Resources Institute (WRI), 2005)
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) is a four-year international scientific assessment of the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being. A multisectoral Board of Directors' consisting of senior representatives ...
Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources
(UNEP, 2005)
Integrated water resource management (IWRM) incorporating an ecosystem approach is a key building block for achieving the water, sanitation and human settlement targets of the Millennium Development Goals. It is evident ...
GIS Assessment of the Status of Protected Areas in East Asia
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2005)
East Asia is comprised of eight countries and territories: People's Republic of China (China),Hong Kong, Japan, Democratic People's Republic (DPR) of Korea, Republic of Korea,Macau, Mongolia and Taiwan, with a combined ...
Forging links between protected areas and the tourism sector: how tourism can benefit conservation
(UNEP, 2005)
Many tourism companies include visits to protected areas, including World Heritage sites, as part of their tourism excursions. These visits could also benefit conservation and site protection, but this requires forging ...