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Compendium of Technologies for Treatment/Destruction of Healthcare Waste
(2012)
This compendium reviews basic data on healthcare waste, including material constituents, moisture content, incombustibles, heating value, chemical composition, and bulk density. The classifications of healthcare waste are ...
Carbon Emissions from Forest loss in Protected Areas
(, 2008)
This study combines the best available data on carbon stocks and deforestation with protected area data to estimate the area of forest loss within the protected area network of the humid tropical forest biome during ...
Biodiversity Indicators Capacity Strengthening: Experiences from Africa: Progress, Lessons Learnt and Needs for Future Indicator Development
(, 2005)
In the past few decades there has been growing understanding that human well-being' is fundamentally linked to the state of the environment. One manifestation of this is the increasing acceptance of biological diversity ...
Climate Change, Its Consequences on Employment and Trade Union Action - A Training Manual for Workers and Trade Unions
(, 2008)
The purpose of this Manual is to enhance understanding of climate change and related mitigation and adaptation issues and their consequences on employment. Trade Unions are uniquely placed to sensitize workers about the ...
Biodiversity and Poverty Reduction; The Importance of Biodiversity for Ecosystem Services
(, 2007)
This report reviews existing scientific knowledge regarding the links between biodiversity and the sustainable provision of ecosystem services, and considers the implications of these links for development policy. It does ...