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Abandoned, Lost or otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear
(2009)
This report reviews the magnitude and composition of ALDFG, and while noting that information is not comprehensive and does not allow for any global estimates, suggests that gillnets and fishing traps/pots may be the most ...
UN-REDD Policy Board Terms of Reference
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), FAO, UNDP, 2009)
These Policy Board Terms of Reference and Rules of Procedure provide guidance on the functioning of the Policy Board and its related mechanisms, and are based on best practices from UNDP‐administered multi donor trust funds ...
Global report on validated alternatives to the use of methyl bromide for soil fumigation
(UNEPFAO, 2001)
Methyl bromide (MeBr), used as a fumigant to control several soil-borne pests in various crops, is a strong ozone depleter, and governments and international agencies aware of the problem have agreed to establish a programme ...
Afghanistan Wakhan Mission: Technical report
(2003)
The mission was commissioned by the United National Environmental Programme (UNEP), as one of five missions visiting a selection of environmentally important locations in Afghanistan with purpose of making an initial ...
Manual for training of extension workers and farmers: alternatives to methyl bromide for soil fumigation
(UNEP, 2001)
Leveraging existing infrastructure. Trained extension workers will promote the use of methyl bromide alternatives. Jointly produced by UNEP and FAO, this training manual outlines specific alternatives to methyl bromide as ...
Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear
(2009)
This report reviews the magnitude and composition of ALDFG, and while noting that information is not comprehensive and does not allow for any global estimates, suggests that gillnets and fishing traps/pots may be the most ...
Biological Diversity and the Urban Environment - Ecosystem Conservation Group Issue Paper
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2001)
At its eighteenth session, held on 9 July 1998 at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAQ), in Rome, the Ecosystem Conservation Group (ECG) decided that the issue of biological ...
Land Cover Classification System: Classification Concepts and User Manual
(2000)
The main objective of the initiative for definition of a reference classification is to respond to the need for standardization (or harmonized collection of data, as mentioned in UNCED's Agenda 21 Chapter 10, for which FAO ...
Proceedings of Second Expert Meeting on Harmonizing Forest-Related Definitions for Use by Various Stakeholders
(2002)
report on harmonizing forest-related definitions for use by various stakeholders
Proceedings of the FAO/UNEP Expert Consultation on Strategies for Global Land Cover Mapping and Monitoring
(2002)
The assessment of land cover (LC) and the monitoring of its dynamics are essential requirements for sustainable management of natural resources and environmental protection. They provide the foundation for environmental, ...