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Status of the Environment in the Republic of Palau
(Belhaim Sakuma -Executive Director - Palau Conservation Society, 2004)
Palau is blessed with a wealth of natural resources. We enjoy clean air, clean water, abundant marine life, and healthy, productive reefs. Our stunning Rock Islands and majestic dive sites continue to draw admiration from ...
L’ÉTAT DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT EN POLYNÉSIE FRANÇAISE
(Ministère de l’Environnement, 2006)
Les grandes orientations d’une politique de développement durable doivent reposer sur une connaissance approfondie et actualisée des données environnementales, mais aussi parce que l’on ne protège bien que ce que l’on ...
Capacity building for sustainable development: an overview of UNEP environmental capacity development initiatives
(UNEP, 2002)
This publication details the broad scope of UNEP's capacity building for wise environmental management.
Climate change and sustainable development beyond Kyoto
(UNEP, 2002)
The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) is likely to see the Kyoto Protocol finally coming into force. While this will be a moment to celebrate, there is no cause to be complacent. Although a step in the right ...
Forests in sustainable development: a quick report card on progress since RIO
(UNEP, 2002)
Initiatives that treat forestry as a "sector" seem to be increasingly prone to failure. Forests are resources that other sectors use, in many different and often competing ways, to produce both public and private goods and ...
Implementing the RIO conventions: implications for the South
(UNEP, 2002)
This paper reviews the implications of implementing the Rio Conventions for Southern countries and identifies key challenges for the future, focusing in particular on issues and challenges that are common to the three Rio ...
Environment and human rights: a new approach to sustainable development
(UNEP, 2001)
This paper examines the background to current discussions on Environmental and Human Rights. It has been produced by ANPED, the Northern Alliance for Sustainability, a network of NGOs in all parts of the Northern hemisphere, ...
The links between migration, globalisation and sustainable development
(UNEP, 2001)
Increased migration is one of the most visible and significant aspects of globalisation: growing numbers of people move within countries and across borders, looking for better employment opportunities and better lifestyles. ...
Targeting toxic chemicals on the way to the Johannesburg summit
(UNEP, 2001)
The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) offers the opportunity for concerted action by governments, industry, and NGOs to insist on proper chemical testing and to reinforce calls to halt production and use of ...
Industry and environment: big challenge for small business
(UNEP, 2003)
Industry and Environment is a periodical of the United Nations Environment Programme. Challenges and opportunities ◆ Tools and approaches ◆ SMEs as models ◆ Role of supply chains