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Grenada - National Report for Third International Conference
(United Nations Development Programme Subregional Officefor the OECS and Barbados, 2012)
Twenty years after the BPOA, the third International Conference on the SustainableDevelopment of SIDS will once again bring to fore the vulnerabilities anddevelopment needs of SIDS, with a view to identifying solutions and ...
The Emissions Gap Report 2012: A UNEP Synthesis Report
(2012)
This report reviews a number of successful policy actions that have been effective in substantially reducing emissions at the national level. For example, appliance standards, performance standards for vehicles, and economic ...
Sahel atlas of changing landscapes: tracing trends and variations in vegetation cover and soil condition
(UNEP, 2012)
This atlas aims to illustrate a rigorous scientific basis for understanding processes of landscape change in the Sahel and describes landscapes climate vegetation and trends in vegetation and soil health. The atlas provides ...
Policy implications of warming permafrost
(UNEP, 2012)
This report describes the current and potential future status of permafrost and makes policy recommendations to address the impacts of permafrost degradation in a warming climate. Climate projections in the fifth Assessment ...
Arctic Report Card: update for 2012 (NOAA 2012)
(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 2012)
What's new in 2012? New records set for low snow extent and sea ice extent, and for widespread ice sheet melting, despite air temperatures - a key cause of melting - being unremarkable relative to the last decade. Multiple ...
Changing taiga: challenges for Mongolia’s reindeer herders
(UNEP, 2012)
This publication addresses the current state of reindeer husbandry of northern Mongolia and presents recommendations from the Mongolian reindeer herders for improving the sustainability of reindeer herding and the management ...
Greening the Blue Helmets: Environment, Natural Resources and UN Peacekeeping Operations
(2012)
This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of how peacekeeping operations affect and are affected by natural resources and environmental conditions. The report is divided into two main parts. Part 1 reviews the ...
Measuring Progress: Environmental Goals and Gaps
(UNEP, 2012)
This report outlines findings from a UNEP study that, with support from the Government of Switzerland, has catalogued and analyzed existing Global Environmental Goals contained in the international agreements and conventions. ...
Application of the Sustainability Assessment of Technologies Methodology: Guidance Manual, Nov 2012
(UNEP, 2012)
When making decisions on investments, an economic consideration often takes precedence over environmental and social factors. This may lead to unsustainable decisions and investments. The SAT methodology guidance manual ...
Seychelles National Report to the RIO+20 Conference
(Government of Seychelles, 2012)
The Seychelles National Report to the RIO+20 Conference represents more than 20 years of commitment to sustainable development which has transformed Seychelles to status of upper middle income country.