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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. ...
Malawi State of Environment and Outlook Report
(Ministry of Natural Resources Energy and Environment, 2010)
Malawi is endowed with a diversified natural resource base, including some of the most fertile soils for agricultural use in Southern Africa, closed forest resources covering about 30 percent of the land, abundant water ...
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 ...
Australia: State of the Environment Report 2011 In Brief
(2011)
The Australia state of the environment 2011 report was prepared by an independent committee using a range of best available information to support assessments of environmental condition, pressures, management effectiveness, ...
Waste Account, Australia, Experimental Estimates
(Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2013)
The Waste Account, Australia, Experimental Estimates, 2013 provides a series of experimental tables showing information on the generation and disposal of waste to landfills or to recycling facilities, the supply of recycled ...
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 ...