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Mauritius Environment Outlook Report
(Government of Mauritius, 2011)
Since 1990, environment and sustainable development have been positioned high on the world’s agenda. The global community has become increasingly conscious of its fundamental dependency on ecosystems and its simultaneous ...
Atlas of Our Changing Environment: Arab Region
(UNEP, 2013)
Increasingly, and through satellite images, we see stark evidence of the impact human activities are having on the planet. Viewing the Earth from this remarkable range and scale allows us to better comprehend the environmental ...
Eastern Africa Atlas of Coastal Resources: Tanzania
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2001)
This Atlas of marine and coastal resources in Tanzania is designed to raise the awareness and understanding of non-specialists, particularly decision makers, resource managers, students, and the general populace, on coastal ...
Coastal management in the Western Indian Ocean region - A capacity needs assessment
(Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA)Coastal Resources Center - University of Rhode Island, 2001)
Developing capacity in coastal and marine issues of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region is a very important activity, given the present growing and projected pressures on the coastal and marine resources.The region s ...
The 4th National Report of Iraq - Convention on Biological Diversity
(Ministry of Environment - Republic of Iraq, 2010)
It is fitting that as Iraq issues its first comprehensive report on the biological diversity of the country, the United Nations designates 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity. Environmental issues such as ...
SPREP Country Report - Guam
(Commission du Pacifique Sud - Noumea Nouvelle-Caledonie, 1980)
RAPPORT NATIONAL DE GESTION DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT
Impacts of Ocean Fertilization on Marine Biodiversity
(Barnard, N., Hain, S., 2009)
On behalf of the CBD Executive Secretary, UNEP-WCMC has compiled and synthesized available scientific information on ocean fertilization and its observed and predicted impacts on marine biodiversity and habitats. The study ...
SPREP Country Report - French Polynesia
(South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), 1980)
French Polynesia comprises approximately 130 islands, including one hundred of which are atolls and thirty high islands somewhat larger. In fact, all these islands are very small and many of the mountainous islands are so ...
State of the Environment Report - Cook Islands
(The Regional Ervionmental Technical Assistance (RETA) Proiect, 1993)
This State of the EnWonment Report provides a description of the environment covering elements of the Cook lslands' physical and biological features, and demographic and economlc features, environmental issues prevailing: ...
Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Marine Biodiversity
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 2010)
UNEP-WCMC has provided technical support to the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to conduct a major study of more than 300 scientific literatures to synthesise the observed and predicted impacts ...