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Desertification Control Bulletin Number 26, 1995: A Bulletin of World Events in the Control of Desertification Restoration of Degraded Lands and Reforestation
(1995)
In this issue: International Convention to Combat Desertification - Sixth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee; Interactions of Desertification and Climate: An Overview; Use of Highly Saline Water for ...
Environmental Impact of Large-Scale Mining in Papua New Guinea: Mining Residue Disposal by the Ok Tedi Copper-Gold Mine
(1995)
The Ok Tedi copper-gold mine, located in the eastern part of the central mountain range of New Guinea, discharges daily approximately 80,000 tons of ore processing residues and a similar volume of waste rock and overburden ...
The El Nino Phenomenon - UNEP/GEMS Environment Library No. 8
(1992)
Places as far apart as Australia and North America, Peru and India are affected by recurrent climatic anomalies known as El Niño. Originating in the Pacific region, El Niño effects a reversal in the direction of winds and ...
The Impacts of Climate on Fisheries - UNEP Environment Library No. 13
(1994)
This volume of the UNEP Environment Library summarizes the potential implications of climate change and variability on fisheries and on the societies that depend on them. It is based on a review of several fisheries case ...
Desertification Control Bulletin Number 28 1996: A Bulletin of World Events in the Control of Desertification Restoration of Degraded Lands and Reforestation
(1996)
In this issue: The 8th Session of INCD; World Day to Combat Desertification; Climate Fluctuation as a Source of Desertification in a Semi-Arid Region of Argentina; The Potential Impact of Global Climate Change on Soil ...
Environmental Law in UNEP
(1991)
The thrust of UNEP's environmental law activity comes from the decisions of its Governing Council and is strengthened by such major UNEP programme documents as the "In-depth Review of Environmental Law" (pertaining to ...
Country Case Study on Sources and Sinks of Greenhouse Gases in Poland : Final Report
(1995)
In accordance with Article 4 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), all Parties are required to develop, periodically update, publish and make avail-able to the Conference of the Parties, ...
Country Case Study on Sources and Sinks in Morocco : Final Report
(1995)
In accordance with Article 4 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), all Parties are required to develop, periodically update, publish and make avail-able to the Conference of the Parties, ...
Climate Change 1995 : The Science of Climate Change - Contribution of WGI to the Second Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(Cambridge University Press, 1996)
The IPCC Scientific Assessment Working Group (WGI) was established in 1988 to assess available information on the science of climate change, in particular that arising from human activities.
Climate Change 1995 : Impacts, Adaptations and Mitigation. Contribution of Working Group II to the Second Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - Summary for Policymakers
(1995)
This Summary for Policymakers provides an overview of the Working Group's full report. It reviews the developments in our scientific understanding since the first IPCC assessments of impacts and response options in 1990, ...