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State of the Environment Report - Solomon Islands
(South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), 1993)
The report assesses the current state of the Solomon Islands environment, and the last section highlights some of the environmental issues and problems facing the country.
Environment Program: Greening Growth in Asia and the Pacific
(Asian Development Bank (ADB), 2011)
This publication presents a snapshot of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) environmental strategies, programs, initiatives, partnerships, and a range of activities that demonstrate ADB’s commitment to support environmentally ...
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 ...
State of the Environment Report - Niue
(South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), 1993)
The State of the Environment Report for Niue has been commissioned by the Government of Niue and sponsered by the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) as part of the process of developing a National ...
Communicating sustainability: how to produce effective public campaigns
(UNEP, 2005)
This guide profiles public campaigns from around the world that have already proved their positive impact on the public, including communications on energy savings, water and air pollution, waste management, and natural ...
Capacity building for sustainable development: an overview of UNEP environmental capacity development initiatives
(UNEP, 2002)
This publication details the broad scope of UNEP's capacity building for wise environmental management.
Climate change and sustainable development beyond Kyoto
(UNEP, 2002)
The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) is likely to see the Kyoto Protocol finally coming into force. While this will be a moment to celebrate, there is no cause to be complacent. Although a step in the right ...
Forests in sustainable development: a quick report card on progress since RIO
(UNEP, 2002)
Initiatives that treat forestry as a "sector" seem to be increasingly prone to failure. Forests are resources that other sectors use, in many different and often competing ways, to produce both public and private goods and ...
Implementing the RIO conventions: implications for the South
(UNEP, 2002)
This paper reviews the implications of implementing the Rio Conventions for Southern countries and identifies key challenges for the future, focusing in particular on issues and challenges that are common to the three Rio ...
Environment and human rights: a new approach to sustainable development
(UNEP, 2001)
This paper examines the background to current discussions on Environmental and Human Rights. It has been produced by ANPED, the Northern Alliance for Sustainability, a network of NGOs in all parts of the Northern hemisphere, ...