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Payments for Ecosystem Services: Getting Started - A Primer
(2008)
This primer is designed to provide you with a solid understanding of what Payments for Ecosystem Service (PES) are and how PES deals work. It is intended for an audience interested in exploring the potential of PES either ...
State of the Environment Report - 2008 - Solomon Islands
(Ministry of Environment Conservation and Meteorology - Solomon Islands, 2008)
The rapid pace and level of exploitation of the country’s natural resources cannot be isolated from the environmental challenges with which the country is faced. At the same time, it should be remembered that environmental ...
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Cargo village - Cabo Verde
(BCEOM Société Française d’Ingénierie, 2008)
This Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) concerns the whole Port of Praia Expansion and Modernization Project but focuses on three project items which are going to be implemented as a first step: the Cargo Village, the ...
Environment and Security: Transforming Risks into Cooperation - The case of Eastern Europe: Belarus – Moldova – Ukraine
(UNEP, 2008)
This report is about the role and impact of environmental factors in securing human safety and sustained development of the eastern Caspian Sea region, including the parts of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan opening onto the ...
The UNEP-SEFI Public Finance Alliance
(UNEP, 2008)
Prepared in conjunction with the 2008 launch of the SEFI Public Finance Alliance. This document supports the establishment of an international platform for managers of public and publicly backed funds dedicated to building ...
Public venture capital study
(UNEP, 2008)
This report examines the clean energy venture financing landscape, focusing on the role of public sector-sponsored venture capital as a catalyst for private investment, filling funding gaps in the commercialization of clean ...
Assessing the vulnerability of local communities to disasters: an interactive guide and methodology
(UNEP, 2008)
Most communities face risks which they have to assess and manage. Risks may arise from human activities such as industrial accidents, or they may be of natural origin such as floods, earthquakes, etc. Risks need to be taken ...
Our Planet: renewable energy, generating power, jobs and development
(UNEP, 2008)
The United Nations Environment Programme's flagship magazine.
Tunza vol. 6 no. 2: food and the environment
(UNEP, 2008)
UNEP magazine for youth.
Global glacier changes: facts and figures
(UNEP, 2008)
Glaciers are a critical component of the earth system. This report shows how the current accelerated melting and retreat of glaciers have severe impacts on the environment.