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GEO Ciudad de Mexico : 2003
(UNEP, Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente y el Centro de Investigacion en Geografia y Geomatica, 2003)
This report is a part of the GEO cities project and is a tool that seeks to enhance the decision making process and promote strategic action. It was prepared within the PSIR framework -Pressure, State, Impact and Response. ...
Regional Report on River-coast Interactions in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region
(2009)
This report presents an assessment of hydrological and land use characteristics affecting river‐coast interactions in the West Indian Ocean region. One of the key areas of concern for the WIO region relates to the int ...
Regional Synthesis Report on the Status of Pollution in the Western Indian Ocean Region
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA), 2009)
The focus of this report is on land-based sources of marine pollution, typically addressed under the UNEP Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA) and the ...
Guidelines for the Establishment of Environmental Quality Objectives and Targets in the Coastal Zone of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) Region
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), 2009)
This report describes the main ecotones of the WIO region and reviews the pressures on these ecosystems, with emphasis on those arising from land-based activities. The sensitivity of these ecotones and key species which ...
Environmental Problems of East African Region: UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 012
(1982)
Decision 8/13 (C) of the eighth session of the governing council of UNEP called for the development of an action plan for the protection and development of marine and coastal environments Of East African region. As a result, ...
Global International Waters Assessment: Arctic Greenland, East Greenland Shelf, West Greenland Shelf, GIWA Regional Assessment 1b, 15, 16
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), GEF, University of Kalmar, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, UCC-Water, NERI-Denmark, 2004)
Globally, people are becoming increasingly aware of the degradation of the world's water bodies. The need for a holistic assessment of transboundary waters in order to respond to growing public concern and provide advice ...
Global International Waters Assessment: Canary Current, GIWA Regional Assessment 41
(University of Kalmar on behalf of United Nations Environment Programme, 2012)
This report presents the GIWA assessment of the Canary Current region, which covers the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem and the river systems draining into it. The region has several drainage systems of both national ...
Contribution of the thermal infrared band of Landsat-7 ETM+ in the detection of seawater pollution along the Lebanese shoreline
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2010)
The marine environment in Lebanon has been recently affected by land-derived pollution. This problem mostly concerns areas with dense urban activities. While threatening the marine ecosystem, it also affects, as a consequence, ...
GEO Brasil 2002
(IBAMA Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambientee dos Recursos Naturais Renovveis, 2002)
This report of the GEO Brazil Water Resources presents a set of essential information and recommendation for public policy formulation and implementation. It aims to promote sustainable access and conservation of water ...
Waste Account, Australia, Experimental Estimates
(Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2013)
The Waste Account, Australia, Experimental Estimates, 2013 provides a series of experimental tables showing information on the generation and disposal of waste to landfills or to recycling facilities, the supply of recycled ...