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Seagrasses of East Asia: Environmental And Management Perspectives - RCU/EAS Technical Report Series No.6
(1995)
Seagrasses are the only group of submerged flowering plants in tropical and temperate marine environment. Thriving mostly in shallow-water coastal habitats, they are adapted to live submerged in saline medium, with an ...
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: The Role of Voluntary Programmes
(1997)
The United Nations estimates that total global energy consumption in the agri-cultural, buildings, industrial, and trans-portation sectors together could be reduced by 35 per cent by the year 2020 through the adoption of ...
Residue Utilization Management of Agricultural & Agro-industrial Residues: Presentations by Participants Volume 2
(1977)
The General Assembly of the United Nations at its 27th session late in 1972 adopted Resolution 2997 (XXVII) declaring itself "Convinced of the need for prompt and effective implementation by Governments and the international ...
Reefs at Risk: Coral Reefs, Human Use and Global Climate Change - A Programme of Action
(1993)
For once, the popular mythology contains some truth. Coral reefs can be likened to tropical forests in certain important ways. Both reefs and jungles are biologically diverse in comparison with other ecosystems. Reefs are ...
Voices from the Desert
(1985)
Ancient civilizations that once reigned 40 over green and fertile lands are now ruins shrouded in shifting sands. These haunting silhouettes of tired stone serve as a reminder of a threat which, if not impeded, moves swiftly ...
Conservation of Animal Genetic Resources : Prolific Tropical Sheep
(1980)
In 1973 FAO and UNEP launched 'their joint studies on the conservation of livestock breeds with a pilot project entitled conservation of animal genetic resources". Its report (975) made a 'brief survey of livestock breeds ...
Conservation of the Genetic Resources of Fish: Problems and Recommendations - Report of the Expert Consultation on the genetic resources of fish - FAO Fisheries Technical Paper 217
(1982)
The report reviews arguments for the preservation of the genetic resources of fish and various strategies for accomplishing this in both marine and continental waters. It reviews the significance of genetic diversity, ...
Contingency Plan for the Combating of Oil Pollution in the South-East Pacific in Cases of Emergency - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 43
(1984)
The Contingency Plan set forth below is one of the developments under the Action Plan for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Areas of the South-East Pacific, signed in Lima on 12 November 1981 by Colombia, ...
Consultative Meeting on Environment and Economics : Summary Record - Environmental Economics Series Paper No.4
(1992-02)
The Consultative Meeting on Environment and Economics was sponsored by UNEP in order to solicit expert advice on how the discipline of economics can assist UNEP better fulfil its catalytic, coordinating, consensus-building ...
Contaminant Monitoring Programmes Using Marine Organisms: Quality Assurance and Good Laboratory Practice - Reference Methods for Marine Pollution Studies No. 57
(1990)
The Regional Seas Programme was initiated by UNEP in 1974. Since then the Governing Council of UNEP has repeatedly endorsed a regional approach to the control of marine pollution and the management of marine and coastal ...