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International Trade in Shark Fins
(International Union for Conservation ot Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), 1991)
Over the last few years there has been growing disquiet about the increasing numbers of sharks being fished and traded on domestic and world markets. A major buyer quoted in the New York Times (1989) said "The shark is the ...
Environmental Impact Assessment: Sewage Treatment Plant for Port Said. UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 133
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 1991)
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) document was largely an extensive effort of one person from one agency and had therefore in itself a limited effect with regards to experience in inter-ministerial and inter-agency ...
Guidebook for implementation of codes of good practice: phasing out ODS in developing countries, refrigeration sector
(UNEP, 1998)
This publication was developed to help developing countries phasing out the use of ozone-depleting substances. It provides guidance to the National Ozone Unit and industry on how to design and implement codes of good ...
Conservation evaluation of some natural forests in Sri Lanka
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 1993)
The recently created Environmental Management Division within the Forest Department is currently undertaking a National Conservation Review (NCR) of all remaining natural forest and related grasslands within Sri Lanka, as ...
Aerial survey of the destruction of Mt. Kenya, Imenti and Ngare Ndare forests reserves
(Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), 1999)
The aerial survey of the destruction of Mt. Kenya, Imenti and Ngare Ndare forests was undertaken to provide a rapid systematic assessment and monitorable baseline information on these forests, as a sample to represent the ...
Protected Areas of the World: a review of National Systems. Vol 1: Indomalaya, Oceania, Australia and Antarctic
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 1992)
The book is organised into national (or occasionally sub-national) accounts, each comprising a description of the national protected areas system, accompanied by a summary list and map of protected areas. The book is divided ...
Designing an optimum protected areas system for Sri Lanka's natural forests. Volume 1
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 1997)
Sri Lanka is a small but biologically diverse country that is recognized as a biodiversity hotspot of global importance for plants. Many plants and animals are endemic to the island, 26% in the case of flowering plants and ...
Ecologically Sensitive Sites in Africa. Volume 6: Southern Africa
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) , World Bank, 1993)
This publication is made in response to requests from task managers in the Africa region who wanted to know the location and properties of the ecologically sensitive sites in Africa to which they could refer while implementing ...
Ecologically Sensitive Sites in Africa. Volume 3: South-Central Africa and Indian Ocean
(UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) , World Bank, 1993)
This publication is made in response to requests from task managers in the Africa region who wanted to know the location and properties of the ecologically sensitive sites in Africa to which they could refer while implementing ...
State of the Environment Report : Uganda : 1996
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 1996)
This 1996 report was organized along the issue - pressure state- response framework. This report highlights the key issues under the themes land resources, water resources, and aquatic ecosystems, and biodiversity. The key ...