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Ecosystem services and rural livelihoods in the Sahel: environmental accounting and wealth surveys
(UNEP, 2012)
This report uses environmental accounting in conjunction with data from the literature to evaluate the costs and benefits of different land use systems in the Sahel on environmental services and ultimately on the populations ...
Kenya wetland atlas
(UNEP, 2012)
Wetlands are among the most important ecosystems in Kenya. This atlas details many of Kenya's wetlands and the specific pressures facing them.
Atlas of Our Changing Environment: Arab Region
(UNEP, 2013)
Increasingly, and through satellite images, we see stark evidence of the impact human activities are having on the planet. Viewing the Earth from this remarkable range and scale allows us to better comprehend the environmental ...
The greening of water law: managing freshwater resources for people and the environment
(UNEP, 2010)
A central challenge facing nations today is how to ensure that both people and the natural environment have adequate freshwater to sustain and nourish their existence.
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 ...
Cambodia Environmental Outlook
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Ministry of Environment, Kingdom of Cambodia, 2009)
The process of developing Cambodia Environment Outlook was a great cooperation between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Assessment Programme and the Kingdom of Cambodia. The population growth and increasing ...
GEO for Youth of the Caribbean
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)Caribbean Youth Environment NetworkCaribbean Conservation Association, Barbados, 2008)
The GEO for Youth of the Caribbean report is part of the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) programme of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), an integrated environmental assessment process that began in 1995. ...
Caribbean Environment Outlook
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2004)
Over the last three decades, environmental degradation and the unsustainable use of natural resources have reduced the availability of ecosystem goods and services, with negative consequences for sustainable social and ...
Caribbean Environment Outlook
(, 1999)
The Caribbean Environment Outlook (CEO) is part of a UNEP project to produce state of the environment assessments for the countries of the Caribbean, Western Indian Ocean and Pacific Islands. The objective of the CEO is ...