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Conservation and Wise Utilization of Tropical Forests : A Directory of Information Sources
(1980)
The present directory on tropical forests represents a listing of some 350 institutions able to supply information to enquirers, on request and under mutually agreed terms, on one aspect or another of the following subjects ...
Combating Global Climate Change by Combating Land Degradation: Proceedings of a Workshop held in Nairobi, Kenya
(1995)
An International Workshop was held to consider land degradation in drylands and its management, particularly as it relates to carbon management as a means to combat global warming. Twenty specialists from nine countries ...
Combating Desertification in China
(1982)
In 1951, the Advisory Committee on Arid Zone Research was established within UNESCO to organize the first systematic investigations into problems affecting and lands. As time passed, some 200 desert research institutes ...
Vanadium in the Environment - MARC Report Number 2
(1976)
The purpose of this paper is to review the published literature on vanadium insofar as it relates to environmental problems. A summary is given of vanadium concentrations in soil, water, air, fossil fuels and biological ...
Combating Desertification Through Integrated Development - International Scientific Symposium
(1981)
This volume includes abstracts of papers presented at the International Scientific Symposium held under the aegis of the UNEP/USSR Project "Combating Desertification through Integrated Development". While being an integral ...
Suggestions for the Development of a Hazard Evaluation Procedure for Potentially Toxic Chemicals - MARC Report Number 3
(1976)
This document presents initial thinking on the development of a methodology designed to identify those chemicals being released into the environment which are likely to cause undue perturbations in essential biological processes.
Radar Design for Determining the Strength of Tropical Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal : MARC Report Number 6
(1977)
An especially severe and recurring natural disaster is the tropical cyclone particularly as affecting the land surrounding the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. A particularly well documented case there was the cyclone ...
Kinetic and Exposure Commitment Analyses of Lead Behavior In A Biosphere Reserve : A Technical Report - MARC Report Number 15
(1979)
The detailed analysis of an environmental system is a prerequisite to efficient monitoring design. Such analysis includes the sampling scheme, field measurements, pathway analysis and exposure response. The exposure ...