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UNEP Year Book 2014: Emerging issues in our global environment
(United Nations Environment Programme (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 ...
Kigali State of the Environment and Outlook Report
(Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA), 2013)
The report provides decision makers with information about the state of Kigali’s environment and suggests policy responses to make Kigali “a state of the art and aesthetically appealing city”, as per Rwanda’s Vision 2020. ...
Island Biodiversity – Island Bright Spots in Conservation & Sustainability
(Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 2014)
Islands are taking action to effectively conserve biodiversity and promote sustainable livelihoods. Despite significant vulnerabilities facing islands, leaders of island countries and countries with islands have made ...
Ecological Footprint and Investment in Natural Capital in Asia and the Pacific
(Asian Development Bank (ADB)World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF International), 2012)
The widespread loss of natural ecosystems and biodiversity is much more than a conservation issue. Natural ecosystems provide socially and economically valuable services--such as food and fiber resources, clean water and ...
Sustainable, resource efficient cities making it happen!
(UNEP, 2012)
This publication aims to formulate a broader framework of integration which is required for cities to transition to sustainable, resource efficient development and to realise green urban economic growth trajectories ...
Feed-in tariffs and a policy instrument for promoting renewable energies and green economies in developing countries
(UNEP, 2012)
This report is intended as a resource for policy makers in developing countries to make informed policy decisions about the whether, when and how of FITs and to support nationally appropriate policy measures to scale up ...
Tipping the balance towards climate protection through the HCFC phase-out
(UNEP, 2011)
This is a special issue of Ozone action 2011 towards climate protection through HCFC phase out.
Fresh water for the future: a synopsis of UNEP activities in water
(UNEP, 2012)
This publication gives a snapshot of the significant contribution that UNEP with its partners have made around the world in protecting our limited fresh water resources for the improvement of livelihoods, focusing on the ...
Global Environment Outlook 5 for local government: solving global problems locally
(UNEP, 2012)
This report provides an assessment of the state and trends of the global environment in relation to internationally agreed goals
Why a green economy matters for least developed countries
(UNEP, 2011)
This publication examines the idea that Least Developed Countries (LDCs) possess the economic conditions, the natural and cultural assets, and the policy setting to embrace, if not lead, a green economy transition, which ...