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An assessment of risk and threats to human health associated with the degradation of the environment
(UNEP, 2000)
The health and well being of human cannot be separated from the natural environment. The challenge lies in maintaining people's health while simultaneously improving the health of ecosystem.
Ecosystem-based Management of Fisheries. UNEP Regional Seas Report and Studies No. 175
(UNEP, 2001)
To effectively manage our fisheries, we need to manage fish in the context of the environment in which they exist, that is an ecosystem. This means understanding the complex ecological and socioeconomic environments in ...
Rapport sur l'Etat de l'Environnement de Madagascar - REEM 2007
(Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Ecologie et des Forêts, 2007)
Rapport sur l'Etat de l'Environnement de Madagascar - REEM 2007
ILAC México
(Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA) ;Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, MéxicoInstituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI)Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD), 2005)
El desarrollo de los indicadores en México se realizó de manera conjunta por la Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (Semarnat) y el Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI). El ...
Bamboo biodiversity: Africa, Madagascar and the Americas
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2004)
Bamboos are distinct and fascinating plants, with many values and uses, ranging from construction to irrigation systems, musical instruments to food and fuel. But we still know relatively little about most bamboos in the ...
Global Drinking Water Quality Index Development and Sensitivity Analysis Report
(2007)
This document outlines an approach taken to develop a global water quality index, as well as preliminary sensitivity analysis and validation of the index against real water quality data. Limitations to the index are ...
ILAC Costa Rica
(Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA)Ministerio del Ambiente y Energía (MINAE)Observatorio del Desarrollo, Universidad de Costa Rica, 2005)
El monitoreo del progreso en procura de las metas establecidas por la Iniciativa Latinoamericana y Caribeña para el Desarrollo Sostenible (ILAC), que se documenta en el presente informe, busca contribuir a hacer patente ...
ILAC Perú
(Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA)Ministerio del Ambiente (MINAM)Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI), 2008)
La Iniciativa Latinoamericana y Caribeña para el Desarrollo Sostenible (ILAC) surge a raíz de las metas propuestas durante la Cumbre Mundial sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible (Johannesburgo, 31 de agosto del 2002), en una ...
Marine and coastal ecosystems and human well-being: a synthesis report based on the findings of the millennium ecosystems assessment
(UNEP, 2006)
This report is a synthesis of the findings of the MA on marine and coastal ecosystems, taken from the global and sub-global assessments. This synthesis report sets out to provide answers to a series of questions that all ...
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: State of the Environment Report
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2003)
The objectives of the DPR Korea State of the Environment ( SoE) report are: identify the key environmental issues that act as barriers to attain sustainable development, and provide policy settings and options that can be ...