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Pollution Implications of Coastal Area Development - Report and Studies No. 19
(1980)
The purpose of the report is to give basic guidelines for the assessment of the effects of coastal area development on the marine environment and its resources. The report is not intended to be an exhaustive compendium, ...
The Law of the Sea and the South Pacific
(1991)
The Law of the Sea Convention has had an enormous impact on the South Pacific region whose States and territories are made up entirely of islands. It has given these countries greatly increased developmental opportunities ...
The Lake Chad Conventional Basin: A Diagnostic Study of Environmental Degradation
(1990)
The Lake Chad Conventional Basin: A Diagnostic Study of Environmental Degradation summarizes the symptoms of environmental "ill health" in the basin, such as erosion of formerly productive lands, overused groundwater, loss ...
The State of the Environment 1987
(Butterworths, 1987)
This book provides an analysis of the state of the environment as viewed by the United Nations organization responsible for the safety and better management of the environment at the global level. It is not meant to be an ...
Report on Non-governmental Organization activities on Environmental Issues related to UNEP programmes: Prepared for the Sixth Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme
(1978)
This document presents an overview of NGO activities in seven of the eight subject areas to be considered at the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Programme's Governing Council.* It illustrates both the ...
Press Coverage: Third Round of Talks on Treaty on Persistent Organic Pollutants
(1999)
Governments convened 6-11 September 1999 in Geneva for the third round of talks on a legally binding global treaty to reduce and/or eliminate persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and so protect public health and the ...
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer: Environmental Effects Panel Report
(1989)
The present report on the environmental effects of ozone depletion deals mainly with the direct effects of increased ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation on man and the environment. The report was written in 1989, the year that ...
Panel of Experts on Environmental management for Vector Control (PEEM): Report of the First Meeting
(1981)
In the past little or no consideration has been given to the health and environmental aspects of water resources development and exploitation.
Environmental Education: A Sourcebook (For General Education)
(1976)
This sourcebook is not intended to be a school book for a new subject added to other school educational subjects, but to be available to curricula designers, school-book authors, teachers and trainers, in all schools within ...
Electricity and the Environment: Proceedings of a Senior Expert Symposium on Electricity and the Environment
(1991)
The Senior Expert Symposium on Electricity and the Environment was held from 13 to 17 May 1991, in Helsinki, Finland. The objective of the Symposium was to provide a comprehensive assessment of the environmental and health ...