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Converting Waste Plastics into a Resource-Assessment Guidelines
(UNEP, 2009)
This document pertains to the methodology for waste plastics characterization and quantification (mainly for conversion into resource/fuel) and the assessment of current waste management system including the identification ...
Vital GEO graphics
(UNEP, 2009)
Vital GEO Graphics is an electronic booklet that is based on the UNEP publication Global Environment Outlook 4 (GEO-4). This is one of many publications produced within the popular Vital Graphics series. The aim is to ...
Khaidarkan mercury: addressing primary mercury mining in Kyrgyzstan
(UNEP, 2009)
This overview document outlines the situation regarding the world’s last known exporting mercury mine at Khaidarkan in southern Kyrgyzstan. For the past two years, significant efforts have been taking place at the international ...
Assessment report: Excess Mercury Supply in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2010-2050
(2009)
The UNEP Governing Council decision GC 24/3 IV identified seven priority areas for action to reduce the risks from releases of mercury, two of which are: • To reduce the global mercury supply, including considering curbing ...
National Emissions Inventory of Mercury in Panama
(2009)
In the last two years, Panama has had significant progress concerning the sound chemicals management, becoming a pioneer country in the Central American Region in topics such as the implementation of the Strategic Approach ...
The Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for the Protection of the Western Indian Ocean from Land-Based Sources and Activities
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2009)
The Strategic Action Programme for the protection of the coastal and marine environment of the Western Indian Ocean from Land-based sources and activities (SAP) has been completed at a time when it is most needed. The ...
Regional Report on River-coast Interactions in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region
(2009)
This report presents an assessment of hydrological and land use characteristics affecting river‐coast interactions in the West Indian Ocean region. One of the key areas of concern for the WIO region relates to the int ...
Common carbon metric for measuring energy use and reporting greenhouse gas emissions from building operations
(UNEP, 2009)
Leading experts from around the world have, through extensive international cooperation, developed a universal method of measuring a building's carbon footprint. Supported by the United Nations Environment Programme, this ...
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 ...