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An In-depth Look at the United Kingdom Integrated Permitting System
(US Environmental Protection Agency, National Center for Environmental Innovation, 2008)
This report is the culmination of a two-year effort to research, assess, and document the United Kingdom (UK) integrated permitting system. The report is based on literature reviews and research along with site visits ...
Technology, Finance and Statistics for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific
(2015)
As this report points out, mostly the news is good. In 2001, it may have seemed a daunting task to halve the 1990 poverty rate − the proportion of people living on less than $1.25 per day. In fact Asia and the Pacific has ...
MDG Report 2014: Assessing Progress in Africa toward the Millennium Development Goals
(2014)
African Member States have made remarkable progress towards achieving the MDGs despite difficult initial conditions. Indeed, previous MDG Progress Reports for Africa have shown that when effort and initial conditions are ...
Towards a global map of natural capital: key ecosystem assets
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2014)
Natural capital is fundamental to human wellbeing, underpinning the global economy. Natural capital comprises both ecosystem assets (such as fresh water) and natural resources (such as fossil fuel deposits). This report ...
Global Drinking Water Quality Index Development and Sensitivity Analysis Report
(2007)
This document outlines an approach taken to develop a global water quality index, as well as preliminary sensitivity analysis and validation of the index against real water quality data. Limitations to the index are ...
Environment Outlook in Amazonia – GEO Amazonia
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO), 2009)
GEO Amazonia is intended to present a vision of Amazonia from the perspective of the Amazonian countries and with the participation of Amazonian stakeholders
Perspectivas de la Biodiversidad en Centroamérica
(Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA)Comisión Centroamericana de Ambiente y Desarrollo (CCAD), 2003)
El proyecto Perspectivas de la Biodiversidad en Centroamérica 2003 busca realizar un análisis regional que trascienda el análisis por países, aplicando el enfoque de ecosistemas recomendado desde el año 2000 por la Conferencia ...
Integración, Comercio y Ambiente en El Mercosur - GEO Mercosur
(Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA)Centro Latino Americano de Ecología Social (CLAES), 2008)
El MERCOSUR es una experiencia de integración regional en América Latina que ha alcanzado progresos significativos en términos políticos, económicos, culturales, sociales y ambientales con importantes implicaciones en la ...
ILAC Colombia
(Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA)Ministerio de Ambiente, Vivienda y Desarrollo TerritorialDepartamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística, 2013)
El informe de seguimiento de los indicadores de la Iniciativa Latinoamericana y Caribeña para el Desarrollo Sostenible (ILAC) Colombia, constituye una información útil como herramienta de monitoreo y evaluación de los ...
ILAC Costa Rica
(Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA)Ministerio del Ambiente y Energía (MINAE)Observatorio del Desarrollo, Universidad de Costa Rica, 2005)
El monitoreo del progreso en procura de las metas establecidas por la Iniciativa Latinoamericana y Caribeña para el Desarrollo Sostenible (ILAC), que se documenta en el presente informe, busca contribuir a hacer patente ...