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Health effects of black carbon
(WHO, 2012)
Black carbon is a good indicator of combustion-related air pollution, and was only recently recognized as a short-lived climate-forcer, which contributes to warming the Earth's atmosphere.This report presents the results ...
Environmental effects of ozone depletion and its interactions with climate change: 2010 Assessment
(UNEP, 2010)
This quadrennial Assessment was prepared by the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel (EEAP) for the Parties to the Montreal Protocol. The Assessment reports on key findings on environment and health since the last full ...
Carbon in Drylands: Desertification, Climate Change and Carbon Finance
(Trumper, K., Ravilious, C., Dickson, B., 2008)
This paper reviews the potential for carbon sequestration in dryland ecosystems, which includes forests, but also covers other habitats, such as grasslands, and, importantly, soils. It also considers ways in which carbon ...
Tourism and mountains: a practical guide to managing the environmental and social impacts of mountain tours
(UNEP, 2007)
This publication is part of a series of Practical Guides to Good Practice developed by Conservation International and the United Nations Environment Programme for various sectors of the tourism industry. One set of these ...
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2008 Report on the Environment (ROE)
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 2008)
EPA’s 2008 Report on the Environment demonstrates the importance of scientifically sound information to help us understand the state of the environment, identify areas of concern, and monitor progress. We can all celebrate ...
Report on the Latin American and Caribbean initiative for sustainable development (ILAC): five years after it was adopted
(UNEP, 2004)
Working document for both preparatory meeting of high level experts and the ministerial segment
Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable and Poverty Eradication
(2011)
This report demonstrates that the greening of economies is not generally a drag on growth but rather a new engine of growth
GESAMP: Pollutant Modification of Atmospheric and Oceanic Processes and Climate: Some Aspects of the Problem - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 117
(UNEP, 1990)
Regional Seas Reports and Studies to provide advice relating to the scientific aspects of marine pollution , to prepare periodic reviews and identify problems.
Tourism and Coastal Resources Degradation in the Wider Caribbean
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 1996)
This report of Tourism and Coastal Resources Degradation includes Island Resources Foundation’s assessment of the extent of coastal resource degradation due to tourism and recommends approaches to address this degradation ...
State of the Environment Report - Bermuda
(Ministry of Environment - Government of Bermuda, 2005)
The information contained in this report is extensive and covers a range of different topics describing the Island’s environmental health at the year 2000. Its purposes are to improve public understanding of the Island’s ...