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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.
Eastern Africa Atlas of Coastal Resources: Tanzania
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2001)
This Atlas of marine and coastal resources in Tanzania is designed to raise the awareness and understanding of non-specialists, particularly decision makers, resource managers, students, and the general populace, on coastal ...
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 ...
Working towards a balanced and inclusive green economy: a united nations system-wide perspective
(UNEP, 2011)
The EMG's Issue Management Group on Green Economy was tasked to prepare a report to assess how the United Nations system could coherently support countries in transitioning to a green economy. The report is expected to ...
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 ...
Assessing Mineral Resources in Society: Metal recycling - Opportunities, Limits, Infrastructure - Summary
(2013)
A Product-Centric approach is necessary to promote metals recycling in the 21st century. This means the application of economically viable technology and methods throughout the recovery chain to extract metals from the ...
Handbook on integrated assessment of trade-related measures: the agriculture sector
(UNEP, 2005)
This Handbook on Integrated Assessment of Trade-related Measures: The Agriculture Sector (hereafter the Handbook) contributes to UNEP's work in this area, moving towards goals that were set out at the WSSD. It also builds ...
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. ...
SPREP Country Report - Guam
(Commission du Pacifique Sud - Noumea Nouvelle-Caledonie, 1980)
RAPPORT NATIONAL DE GESTION DE L'ENVIRONNEMENT POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT
SPREP Country Report - French Polynesia
(South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), 1980)
French Polynesia comprises approximately 130 islands, including one hundred of which are atolls and thirty high islands somewhat larger. In fact, all these islands are very small and many of the mountainous islands are so ...