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National Environment Policy - Mauritius
(2007)
This White Paper defines the new National Environment Policy of the Republic of Mauritius, establishes a clear policy framework and sets appropriate environmental objectives and strategies. It is based on a review of key ...
Korea Environmental Policy Bulletin - Policies on Conservation of the DMZ District Ecosystem
(Ministry of Environment - Korea Environment Institute - Republic of Korea, 2007)
The Korean Peninsula has been divided by the 248km-long Military Demarcation Line (MDL) from East to West across the areas of Ggeutseum Ganghwa-gun, and Myeongho-ri Goseong-gun since the end of the Korean War in 1953. Along ...
Asian Development Outlook 2007 Update
(Asian Development Bank (ADB), 2007)
Developing Asia's prodigious growth continued through the first half of 2007, setting the scene for another bumper year. The region is now expected to expand by 8.3. But this Asian Development Outlook 2007 Update cautions ...
UNU-IAS Pocket Guide: Access to Genetic Resources, Benefit Sharing and Bioprospecting
(United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS), 2007)
For several thousands of years humankind was freely using as well as exchanging biological and genetic resources around the world for betterment of life. This situation has now changed due to emergence of issues like ...
Balkan vital graphics
(UNEP, 2007)
Environmental protection is one of the areas where the Balkan countries still face a big challenge to catch up with their western neighbours. After the 1990s conflicts and the breakup of Yugoslavia, six new Balkan states ...
Kathmandu valley Environment Outlook
(UNEP, 2007)
This publication provides a detailed account of the status of the Kathmandu Valley environment. The report highlights the five key environmental issues of air quality, settlement, drinking water, waste management, and ...
UNEP handbook for drafting laws on energy efficiency and renewable energy resources
(UNEP, 2007)
With its emphasis on adaptation to local country needs and conditions, this handbook describes key environmental and implementation issues associated with efficiency and renewable energy resources, presenting legislative ...
After the Tsunami sustainable building: guidelines for South-East Asia
(UNEP, 2007)
The Tsunami disaster of 26 December 2004 affected a dozen Indian Ocean countries, including Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, India and Maldives, Malaysia and Myanmar, with a death toll reportedly exceeding 250,000 and ...
Analysing our energy future: some pointers for policy-makers
(UNEP, 2007)
A non-technical summary of the International Energy Agency's World Energy Outlook focusing on the alternative policy and beyond the alternative-policy scenarios, highlighting the implications of future energy development paths.
Mangroves of Western and Central Africa
(UNEP, 2007)
This report presents new spatial data for mangrove area coverage in West Africa, and brings together for the first time information on the uses of mangroves, current drivers of change and threats to mangroves at the national ...