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There is no Green without Blue. An analysis of the importance of coastal and marine resources to the development of Green Economies by Caribbean SIDS
(Christopher Corbin - United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2013)
A worldwide transition to a low- carbon, resource- efficient Green Economy will not be possible unless the seas and oceans are a key part of these transformations. The marine environment provides a range of services including ...
Outlook Report on the State of the Marine Biodiversity in the Pacific Islands Region
(South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2010)
This report provides a summary of current information regarding pressure, state and responses to these threats for the Pacific Islands region, as well as the responses by PICTs in addressing, alleviating and/or mitigating ...
Economics of Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean - Summary
(United Nations (UN) - Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), 2009)
This document presents an aggregate economic analysis of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean based on the national and subregional studies carried out on the topic in the region. It summarizes the results ...
SIDS-FOCUSED Green Economy: An Analysis of Challenges and Opportunities
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2012)
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have placed sustainable development prominently on their agenda for twenty years, since the 1992 Earth Summit recognised the special case of SIDS. The concept of the Green Economy is ...
A situation report -The nature and extent of environmental crimes in Seychelles
(Institute for Security Studies, 2009)
This research was undertaken by the Environmental Crime Project (ECP) of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) as part of an eight-country study to determine the nature and extent of environmental crime in Eastern Africa. ...
Emerging Issues for Small Island Developing States
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2014)
In 2013, UNEP identified priority emerging environmental issues that are of concern to small island developing states (SIDS). This report provides an overview of 20 issues critical to the sustainable development of SIDS. ...
SPREP Country Report - American Samoa
(South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), 1980)
The American Samoa Government (ASG) is now in receipt of the Economic Development Plan 1979-1984 (EDP). It anticipates receipt in the near future of a companion document, the Quality of Life Plan (QLP). The recently complied ...
SPREP Country Report - Cook Islands
(South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), 1980)
The fifteen Cook Islands are distinguished by being vastly separated from each other and varying greatly in terms of their population numbers and resource endowments. The necessity therefore arises in this Country Report ...
State of Environment Report - Vanuatu
As part of the mid-term review of the implementation of the indicative programmes for Vanuatu the European Commission requires a Country Environmental Profile. The objective of this study is to provide decision makers in ...
State of Environment Report - American Samoa
(American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency, 2002)
The 2002 State of Environment Report is a brief ' environmental report card' on the resources of the Territory. The report is designed to provide American Samoan residents and policy makers with a foundation to build their ...