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Nitrogen: Strategies for resolving an urgent environmental problem
(German Advisory Council on the Environment, 2015)
The excessive release of nitrogen compounds into the environment is one of the biggest problems of our time. Nitrogen compounds, such as nitrogen oxides and ammonia, pollute the environment and endanger human health in ...
Sources, Fate and Effects of Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Global Assessment
(International Maritime Organization (IMO), 2015)
The GESAMP assessment focuses on a category of plastic debris termed ‘microplastics’. These small pieces of plastic may enter the ocean as such, or may result from the fragmentation of larger items through the influence ...
The Regional State of the Coast Report: Western Indian Ocean
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2015)
The Regional State of Coast Report for the western Indian Ocean (WIO) is the first comprehensive regional synthesis to provide insights into the enormous economic potential around the WIO, the consequential demand for ...
The European environment — State and Outlook: Synthesis Report
(European Environment Agency (EEA), 2015)
This report synthesises the information resulting from four decades of implementation of a well-defined and ambitious EU policy agenda. It represents the tip of the knowledge available to EEA and its network, Eionet. The ...
UNEP Medium Term Strategy 2014-2017
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)
The UNEP medium-term strategy for the period 2014–2017 plots the direction that UNEP will take in pursuit of that goal. It lays out the vision, strategic objectives and the results which UNEP aims to achieve by 2017. Key ...