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Air Pollution in Asia and the Pacific: Science-based Solutions
(2019)
The impact of air pollution on human heath represents a serious public health crisis across Asia and the Pacific. Fewer than 8 per cent of the region’s people are exposed to levels of air pollution that do not pose a ...
Protected Planet Report 2018: Tracking Progress Towards Global Targets for Protected Areas
(2018)
Based on the world’s most up to date records in the World Database on Protected Areas, managed jointly by UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, the report confirms that almost 15% of the earth’s land surface and inland waters, and just above ...
Restoring the Natural Foundation to Sustain a Green Economy: A Century-long Journey for Ecosystem Management
(2011)
The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the success of Rio+20 through demonstrating the key role that Ecosystem Management has in underpinning the Green Economy and illustrating the advantages of this approach. In ...
The ABC for Sustainable Cities: A Glossary for Policy Makers
(2016)
The ABC for Sustainable Cities aims to bring clarity on this. Rather than providing a single univocal definition of what is a “Sustainable City”, it brings together key elements of it by compiling terms and concepts from ...
Nature-based Solutions for Water 2018: The United Nations World Water Development Report 2018
(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2018)
More than 2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water and more than double that number lack access to safe sanitation. With a rapidly growing global population, demand for water is expected to increase by nearly ...
Inclusive Wealth Report 2012: Measuring Progress Towards Suatainability
(2012)
The primary objective of the Inclusive Wealth Report is to provide quantitative information and analysis that present a long-term perspective on human well-being and measures of sustainability. In addition, the main ...