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Caspian Sea State of the Environment Report
(2011)
This State of the Caspian Sea Environment Report should be seen and considered as a first try out and starting point towards the creation of a shared environmental information system promoting and securing data collection, ...
Marine litter: Vital graphics
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2016)
Every year, the sum of humanity’s knowledge increases exponentially. And as we learn more, we also learn there is much we still don’t know. Plastic litter in our oceans is one area where we need to learn more, and we need ...
Practical Sourcebook on Mercury Waste Storage and Disposal
(2015)
The Practical Sourcebook aims to enhance the capacity of governments and other relevant stakeholders to store and dispose mercury wastes in an environmentally sound manner.
The United Nations Environment Programme and the 2030 Agenda: Global Action for People and the Planet
(2015)
Unemployment, resource scarcity, climate change, food insecurity and inequity all signal the need for radical change in our societies. To bring this change, the entire UN system must meet the challenge of delivering ...
Global Mercury Modelling: Update of Modelling Results in the Global Mercury Assessment 2013
(2015)
Global Mercury Modelling: Update of Modelling Results in the Global Mercury Assessment 2013
Economics of Conversion to Mercury-Free Products (US and EU experiences)
(2011)
This report provides information from case studies of two firms involved with transitioning from mercury-containing to mercury-free products in the medical technology industry. One firm, American Diagnostic Corporation ...
Desk Study on Waste Management Practices and Trade Flow of Dental Amalgam and its Alternatives in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
(2012)
This desk study was initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Oral Health Program in collaboration with the respective Ministries of Health and the Ministry ...
List of Alternatives to Mercury-Added Products
(2014)
Brochure On Alternatives To Mercury-Added Products
Inventory of Mercury Releases in Tanzania
(2012)
The National Mercury Inventory for the United Republic of Tanzania has been developed by the Vice President’s Office – Division of Environment through multi-stakeholders task force. The inventory was made with the use of the
Inventory of Mercury Releases in Cameroon
(2011)
Inventory for anthropogenic releases of mercury constitutes an important deci-sion making tool in the process of mitigating environmental impacts from this highly toxic substance in Cameroon. Estimate of both the relative ...