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Eastern Africa Atlas of Coastal Resources: Federal Islamic Republic of Comoros
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2002)
This manual is designed to allow a comprehensive approach to coastal and marine environment the islands of the Comoros and its human uses.
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 ...
UNEP in 2006: Annual Report
(UNEP, 2007)
The 2006 annual report is a summary of UNEP's activities in 2006.
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 ...
The Economics of Land Degradation in Africa: Benefits of Action Outweigh the Costs;A complementary report to the ELD Initiative
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)
Land degradation and desertification are among of the world’s greatest environmental challenges. It is estimated that desertification affects about 33 % of the global land surface, and that over the past 40 years erosion ...
Investing in Natural Capital for a Sustainable Future in the Greater Mekong Subregion
(2015)
Natural capital has been a key contributor to the subregion’s rapid economic growth over the past 3 decades or so. However, the subregion’s key natural capital stocks are in a state of decline. This is evident by the ...
Freshwater under threat : North East Asia
(UNEP, 2008)
As part of an UNEPs global initiative in vulnerability assessment of freshwater resources under changing climate, this report summarizes results from in-depth vulnerability assessment of freshwater resources in the Northeast ...
Review of the literature on the links between biodiversity and climate change
(Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 2009)
This report draws on recent research to summarise advances in our understanding of the impacts of climate change on biodiversity. The evidence for the impacts on biodiversity comes from three principal sources. First, from ...
Climate action 2009-2010
(UNEP, 2009)
This third annual edition of Climate Action focuses on some of the major issues for resolution in Copenhagen and the actors who can help to implement the solutions. Progress will require commitment and cooperation. ...
Dead planet, living planet: biodiversity and ecosystem restoration for sustainable development
(UNEP, 2010)
Biodiversity and ecosystems deliver crucial services to humankind, from food security to keeping our waters clean, buffering against extreme weather, providing medicines to recreation and adding to the foundation of human ...