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Ecosystems and human well-being: El Maghara, Northern Sinai, Egypt
(UNEP, 2010)
This assessment report is part of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. This initiative is a landmark in endeavour to understand and to formulate a decisive response among decision makers
Integrated assessment of trade liberalization and trade-related policies: a country study on the export crop sector in Nigeria
(UNEP, 2002)
This study attempted to assess the degree of the impacts of trade liberalization and trade-related policies on the environment, and consider the linked social and economic effects using the cocoa sector and rubber sub-sector ...
Sustainable travel in the United Nations
(2010)
This report seeks to provide guidance on what UN and organizations can do to improve sustainability of their travel, and in particular how to reduce their travel related climate footprints. The report provides an overall ...
Environment for Development: An Ecosystems Assessment of Lake Victoria Basin Environmental and Socio-Economic Status, Trends and Human Vulnerabilities
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Pan African START Secretariat (PASS), 2006)
In relation to the development of an Environment Outlook Report of the Lake Victoria basin, a stakeholder workshop on Lake Victoria was convened by the Pan African START Secretariat (PASS) in September 2004, through funding ...
Blue harvest: inland fisheries as an ecosystem service
(UNEP, 2010)
This report focuses on the importance of inland fisheries as an ecosystem service that significantly contributes to food production and livelihoods in many parts of the world but at the same time depends upon a sustained ...
State of the environment in the Arab world: a progress report
(UNEP, 2003)
This assessment report provides background, baselines, trends and challenges that serve to identify the progress made in achieving sustainable development over a decade of rapid economic and social development in the Arab ...
Making science for sustainable development more policy relevant
(ICSU, 2002)
The ICSU series of science for sustainable development is produced by international council for science in connection with preparation for the 2002 world summit on Sustainable development.
Global gender and environment outlook: The critical issues
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2016)
The global gender and environment outlook provides an overview of critical evaluations and analyses of the interlinkages between gender and the environment, and their importance for gender-sensitive policymaking and actions.
Dams and development: relevant practices for improved decision making
(UNEP, 2007)
This is a compilation of relevant practices of dealing with environmental and social issues during the planning, design and management of dams. It is designed as an informative learning tool for decision-makers and technical ...
Sustainable trade and poverty reduction : new approaches to integrated policy making at the national level
(UNEP, 2006)
This publication summarises the results of a capacity building process, which started in 2003, to integrate environmental, social and economic considerations in public policies. A particular focus is on promoting sustainable ...