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Towards a life cycle sustainability assessment: making informed choices on products
(UNEP, 2011)
Every day, unsustainable patterns of consumption, unsustainable production methods and population growth challenge the resilience of the planet to support human activities. At the same time, inequalities between and ...
Guidebook to financing CDM projects
(UNEP, 2009)
This Guidebook is part of the CDM knowledge management tools produced by the Capacity Development for CDM (CD4CDM) Project, being implemented by the UNEP RISOE Centre, Denmark. The overall objective of the CD4CDM ...
Biofuels and environmental impact: scientific analysis and implications for sustainability
(UNEP, 2009)
This UNESCO-SCOPE-UNEP Policy Brief examines to what extent biofuels can deliver the benefits that are motivating countries and companies to invest heavily in biofuels production.
The global financial crisis and its impact on renewable energy finance
(UNEP, 2009)
This study examines the impact of the global financial crisis on the renewable energy sector drawing upon both survey-based empirical research and transaction-based data analysis.
Coastal management in the Western Indian Ocean region - A capacity needs assessment
(Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA)Coastal Resources Center - University of Rhode Island, 2001)
Developing capacity in coastal and marine issues of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region is a very important activity, given the present growing and projected pressures on the coastal and marine resources.The region s ...
Energy subsidies: lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms
(UNEP, 2003)
This report builds largely on presentations and discussions held during a series of regional workshops on reforming energy subsides, organised jointly by UNEP and the International Energy Agency (IEA) in 2000 and 2001. The ...
Freshwater under threat South East Asia
(UNEP, 2009)
This report is one of the outputs of the Vulnerability Assessment of Freshwater Resources to Environmental Change project, presenting a situation analysis with regard to the vulnerability of water resources system in South ...
OzonAction newsletter no. 39
(UNEP, 2001)
Newsletter dedicated to the protection of the ozone layer and implementation of Montreal Protocol. This is a quarterly publication which details Ozone action programme under the multilateral fund.
London convention and protocol UNEP: guidelines for the placement of artificial reefs
(UNEP, 2009)
This regional sea report on the primary objective to have guidelines to ensure that development of artificial reefs is consistent with London convention and protocol and it is carried out in harmony with the basic principles ...
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.