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Review of marine turtles legislation in Tuvalu
(Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), 2010)
This review documents existing legislation and policies as well as the country's participation in international/regional agreements and conventions relevant to marine turtles.
Barbados national assessment report of progress made in addressing vulnerabilities of SIDS through Implementation of the Mauritius Strategy for Further Implementation(MSI) of the Barbados Programme of Action
(The Ministry of the Environment Water Resources and Drainage - Government of Barbados, 2010)
The United Nations General Assembly (GA) Resolution 63/213 (February 2009) reaffirmed the GA decision 62/191 to review the progress made in addressing the vulnerabilities of small island developing states through the ...
Are you a green leader? Business and biodiversity making the case for a lasting solution
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2010)
Produced jointly between UNEP-WCMC and UNEP's Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, this document reviews the business case for biodiversity
Arctic Biodiversity Trends 2010: Selected Indicators of Change
(CAFF, 2010)
For this report, twenty-two indicators were selected to provide a snapshot of the trends being observed in Arctic biodiversity today. The indicators were selected to cover major species groups with wide distributions across ...
Vital climate change graphics for Latin America and the Caribbean 2010
(UNEPECLAC, 2010)
Vital Climate Change Graphics for Latin America and the Caribbean demonstrates both the urgent need to act and the significant benefits that could be gained by taking early action to adapt and reduce the regions vulnerability ...
High mountain glaciers and climate change: challenges to human livelihoods and adaptation
(UNEP, 2010)
Climate change is causing significant mass loss of glaciers in high mountains worldwide. Although glacier systems show a great amount of inherent complexity and variation, there are clear overall trends indicating global ...
Ecosystems and human well-being: El Maghara, Northern Sinai, Egypt
(UNEP, 2010)
This assessment report is part of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. This initiative is a landmark in endeavour to understand and to formulate a decisive response among decision makers
Sustainable travel in the United Nations
(2010)
This report seeks to provide guidance on what UN and organizations can do to improve sustainability of their travel, and in particular how to reduce their travel related climate footprints. The report provides an overall ...
Africa water Atlas
(UNEP, 2010)
This Atlas is a visual account of Africa's endowment and use of water resources, revealed through 224 maps and 104 satellite images as well as some 500 graphics and hundreds of compelling photos. However the Atlas is more ...
IEA training manual volume two themes: vulnerability and impact assessment for adaptation to climate change
(UNEP, 2010)
This module presents a methodology to assess vulnerability to, and impacts of climate change at national and sub-regional level. Supported by examples and exercises, the module describes the process for addressing climate ...